On 2017-07-31 14:44, Duane wrote:
jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, July 31, 2017 at 2:03:07 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-07-31 13:09, jbeattie wrote:
Somehow my news server dropped Jay's response. No idea why.
I felt way better than I should have coming home, I think because of
the HEED -- and a tail wind. Drinking for recovery is just as
important as drinking on the bike, so I had a beer after getting home
-- and then mowed the lawn. That was hard! I drank 120oz of water!
How does Hammer Heed stack up against Ultima Replenisher? That's what I
use so far, the orange version of it. The lemon version tastes too much
like a diet soda IMHO.
Who knew: http://www.texascenterwellness.com/w...rolyte-drinks/
That's a pretty good endorsement.
I try stuff, and if it gives me cramps or tastes like sh**, I stop buying
it. I do prefer GU to Cliff Shots, but I've never tried the Hammer gel
and have few other strong preferences when it comes to magical bike
potions. The Hammer Heed makes me feel better . . . I think. It could
have been the left-over Mexican from the night before. Who knows.
My stomach feel on rides is usually related to the quantity of
blackberries I found and ate. The ones on MTB trails often come in a
month later so that stretches the time of availability. They provide a
lot of fructose as well.
I have a friend (old chick enduro national champion) who swears by this
https://www.infinitnutrition.us/ As long as it isn't total snake oil,
it's basically just pick something you like.
Wow, create your own custom mix. Very fancy.
The Hammer orange flavor is mild and tastes like creamsicles. Fruit punch
anything should be avoided.
Hammer Heed gets a bit expensive so I'm trying these Nuun tablets. Easier
to deal with and no sugar. I don't need the sugar with the cliff shots I
use.
For Ultima I pay about $30 for 90 servings worth of powder. I use one
serving per 17oz water bottle (re-used purified water bottles from the
store).
http://www.ultimareplenisher.com/pro...ving-canister/
I used to get the occasional "almost cramp" during hard MTB rides. Where
I felt it coming up, stopped, massaged, went back into the saddle.
Happens no more and I can now ride through. I still get a very
occasional middle of the night leg cramp, the kind where you almost want
to scream. But that's now down from 20/year to 2-3/year. For my wife who
doesn't ride but had the occasional leg muscle cramp it also helped, her
cramps went almost completely away.
I usually find the gu too much trouble but I just did this Pierre Lavoie
charity ride here and they were giving out these local made maple syrup
based gu packets. Pretty good stuff.
My sister uses goo packets on rides as well and often tries to convince
me. I tried it a few times but didn't like it. I carry home-made "power
bars" that are non-sweet. They have bacon, nuts and all kinds of hearty
stuff in there. A lot of work for my wife to make but worth it. On rides
longer than 4-5h I carry sandwiches made with home-baked bread. The dark
crunchy stuff, similar to European farmer's bread.
... Plus they gave us 2 beers with the
lunch after the ride. Lol. They know marketing...
I don't like competition events but that would be my kind of ride! Has
to be the good stuff though, not any cheap beer brand.
--
Regards, Joerg
http://www.analogconsultants.com/