Thanks for all the great tips and advice. I did get some hammer gel, my daughter also said it works but I will stick to my regular foods and pace.
On Jul 15, 5:34 pm, Lynne Fitz <fitzb...@comcast.net> wrote: > okay then Rob, my comment about the BBQ beef sandwiches is applicable > - they are sold at Centralia. If you are planning to stop right > around there, go ahead and enjoy one (they TASTED wonderful), but if > you've got 100 more miles to go, the next 20 will be... interesting. > I say this as not the only person I know who has had subsequent > digestive challenges riding after eating one :-) > > STP-provided food quality varies. Just sayin'. Lots of convenience > stores on the route to make up for it. > > Lynne F > > On Jul 14, 10:58 pm, Rob Harrison <robha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I love this list. Just gotta say. :) > > > For my ride this weekend (the STP, 2 centuries over 2 days) I'm going > > to stick to PB&J sandwiches, HEED for the first couple hours after a > > big breakfast, Perpetuum and Hammer Gel and Bars after that, along > > with good real food as I see it along the way--just 'cause it's worked > > for me so far as I've trained for this ride and don't want to > > experiment at this point. But I WANT to eat real food, love the idea! > > These are GREAT suggestions Lynne and Estaban--thank you. I will try > > some of this out on rides later in the summer. > > > Michael Pollan is awesome. I'd like to get him and Grant in a room at > > the same time and stand back and listen. Hey, they both live in the > > Bay Area now.... > > > Rob in Seattle > > > On Jul 14, 2010, at 9:21 PM, Lynne Fitz wrote: > > > > Eating - I try to get something relatively substantial down every 20 > > > miles or so (plus drinking water and Gatorade. Gatorade works for > > > me. YMMV.) > > > > Eating - rye-molasses muffins with a big pat of butter. ZOMG! Hard > > > boiled eggs. Sweet Salty Peanut Bars. Gel (Hammer, Clif Shot. With > > > and without caffiene, more with caffiene as the day gets long). > > > Boiled potatoes (yummy with cream cheese and seasoned salt). > > > Bananas. Fig Newtons. PayDay bars. Smartfood. Nuts. Chocolate > > > milk. Sobe. Sandwiches, sometimes, if I make them up, but they've > > > got to be easy to eat. Fritos. Nothing like Fritos sometimes - > > > carbs, salt, fat. Wonderful on a hot day. Sticky cinnamon buns as > > > big as my head (yeah Maggie's Buns in Forest Grove!). Rando-mochas > > > (coffee/hot cocoa mix at the convenience store). Cookies at a > > > supported ride rest stop. Cherry tomatoes. And not to forget the > > > magic restorative power of V-8. Ice cream! Fried chicken, > > > sometimes. Peanut butter, butter and jam sandwiches. > > > > The only thing I would advise against is a BBQ beef sandwich halfway > > > through a 200 mile day ride :-) But you know your stomach better than > > > anyone. > > > > I need to try those sesame crepes that Trader Joes sells (Kent P > > > mentioned them). High calorie per penny ratio. > > > > In other words, mix it up - sometimes one food substance will appeal, > > > another day/time you'll look at it and go...no, I don't think so. > > > > Don't wait until you are 40 miles into a ride before you eat > > > something. Don't feel that you shouldn't eat because you'll slow the > > > people you are riding with. Don't ask how I know these things :-) > > > > Lynne "you gonna eat that? could I finish it?" F > > > > On Jul 14, 12:05 pm, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Kinda depends on hard you're going - but I subscribe to the 250 > > >> calories per hour during brevets or hard riding. For me, that comes > > >> in a variety of forms: Perpetuem, almond butter/honey packs, Payday > > >> bars, etc. When off the bike, I like to eat real food - but not too > > >> much. 'Fiend mentioned Bovine Bakery on the SFR Populaire thread. I > > >> have fond memories of enjoying veggie pizza and corn chowder during > > >> the Valley Ford 200K earlier this year with Rivendellians Nathan & > > >> Tom: > > > >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimg/4338608833/ > > > >> Eat what you like. Not too much. Now I sound like Michael Pollan. > > > >> If any of you haven't seen it, Dustin's blog, Paleo Velo, is rather > > >> exceptional when it comes to nutritionally dense food for > > >> cycling;http://paleovelo.com/ > > > >> Esteban > > >> San Diego, Calif. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
