Quote Originally Posted by rocknrollgirl
....that many of you do not take a sports drink for rides under two hours.
If you are out for two hours or less, replacing water is far more important to your body than is electrolyte replacement (assuming excellent health and good nutritional status).

That said, it probably doesn't make a big difference if you chose to drink plain water or a sports drink on shorter rides. More important is to "drink before you are thirsty and eat before you are hungry"!

-traveller