What to take on a long ride

[li10up]

I'm trying to lose some weight so I try to keep the calories as low as possible on my rides. For the first hour you probably only need water - 2 bottles. I like one water and one Gatoraid though. Anything much longer than an hour you will need to re-fuel. But don't overdo it. Remember, you probably only burn about 500-600 calories an hour (this varies of course) so you don't want to take in too much. Just eat a few bites of something every 15 minutes and stay hydrated.

Copperas Cove? I'm just up the road from you. We ought to get together and ride!

[HappyAnika]

I really liked this thread on snacking, it has a lot of good ideas:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ghlight=snacks

Depending on how long I'm going to be out, I take a combination of water bottles with water and "sport" water, like vitamin water. For longer rides I take the camel back. I like to err on the side of more water than I think I will need if I'm riding where I can't refill. Same for food, I always take more than I think I will need. I absolutley love fig newtons since eating one at a time is easier for me than trying to eat a whole power bar (granted I could eat just part of the bar, but then it can messy trying to save the rest). If I'm unsure whether facilities will be available I bring some tp in a plastic baggie so I don't have to drip dry. I always have a small amount of cash, a credit card, my ID, phone, tube, pump, multi-tool, presta-schraeder adapter, my asthma inhaler, and a patch kit in case I get more than 1 flat.

[DDH]

Never thought of fig newtons, thats an easy and quick thing to eat while riding. I like the peanut butter crackers thing too.

Right now, I can ride an hour with just water and it doesn't seem to bother me to much. I need to start taking some gatorarde or something though I think, because I sweat profusely in this humidity.


You bet Li10up, I would love to find someone to ride with on occasion. Pm me sometime and let me know where you are?