Sports Drinks - Page 2

Originally Posted by rayhuang

A silly but effective tip. Pre-tear one of them if you know your on a long or fast ride. Sometimes they rip right open, but sometimes you get putty fingers and woudnt you know the attacks come when your right n the middle of trying to scarf that thing down.

I am going to try Hammer products. I tried the Heed and it went down easy and no bloat or cramps on or after the ride. I tried Gatorade and XLR8 , but they didnt sit well, especially when going up hill and pushing the HR up. But the Heed doesnt have enough calories for a hard 3 hour ride (100 cal/bottle) so i am next trying the Perpetuam. 200 calories, no HFCS!!

I always have one bttle sports drink, one water and either a power bar or banana. I just tried a gell and although it did the job when I was hurting, I dont litter and the package made a mess of my jersey.

Ray