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Hi all, first time poster here.
I do most of my riding on our group's short, bi-weekly ride. This is usually a 24 mile ride at a 22-23 mph pace. I really like these rides with my current group so I tried to do a weekend ride with them. This was a vastly different experience. We did a 70 mile out and back up the foothills of the Sierra Nevada's. Honestly, I was not prepared, nutritionally, for this long ride with that much climbing. I was only carrying water and 2 small Gu gel packs. I definitely needed something more. I was almost completely cramped up for the final 10 miles of the ride. I talked to many members of our group and got their opinons, but I also wanted to get some other opinions. What is the best thing to drink on long climbing rides to keep from cramping? Seems like a lot of people like the hammer nutrition line of products. What do people eat at rest breaks? I really like the Gu's. I probably need at least 3 times as many as I brought though and I imagine they would get old eventually. Seems like a lot of guys in our group like powerbars. What do you guys think of that? Bottom line, I didn't feel "winded" at the end of the ride, I was just cramping up way too much. Thanks for all the help! :thumbsup:
I do most of my riding on our group's short, bi-weekly ride. This is usually a 24 mile ride at a 22-23 mph pace. I really like these rides with my current group so I tried to do a weekend ride with them. This was a vastly different experience. We did a 70 mile out and back up the foothills of the Sierra Nevada's. Honestly, I was not prepared, nutritionally, for this long ride with that much climbing. I was only carrying water and 2 small Gu gel packs. I definitely needed something more. I was almost completely cramped up for the final 10 miles of the ride. I talked to many members of our group and got their opinons, but I also wanted to get some other opinions. What is the best thing to drink on long climbing rides to keep from cramping? Seems like a lot of people like the hammer nutrition line of products. What do people eat at rest breaks? I really like the Gu's. I probably need at least 3 times as many as I brought though and I imagine they would get old eventually. Seems like a lot of guys in our group like powerbars. What do you guys think of that? Bottom line, I didn't feel "winded" at the end of the ride, I was just cramping up way too much. Thanks for all the help! :thumbsup: