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"Earl Bollinger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Tom Keats" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > maxo <[email protected]> writes:
> >> On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:27:58 +0000, saki wrote:
> >>> Is there something I could put together at home (ided tea with sugar,
> >>> for
> >>> instance) or is there something that's really sure-fire for an energy
> >>> kick?
> >> I like half Coca-cola, half water. Really.
> >> Cheap, effective, and annoys the health nuts.
> > This past summer, after a hardworking stint of spreading
> > crush gravel in a construction site excavation, without
> > eating anything all day, I was left wondering how the heck
> > I was going to make it home at the end of the day. I was
> > too pooped to walk, let alone ride. I had just enough coin
> > to buy a Coke at the gas station next door to the site.
> > Boy, that hit the spot! Just remembering that reminds me
> > of the rendition of the tune 'Survival' by Yes on their
> > first album. I got home okay.
> > I also recall how a Coke on an empty stomach can lead to
> > some gaseously turbulent consequences. I don't blame ya
> > for steppin' on it with water.
> > cheers,
> > Tom
>
> Well actually a number of bike racers use a "flat coke" as a fast recovery
> drink after a race.
> A flat coke would not have all the carbonated bubbles to cause gas
problems.
>
>
Eddy B. used to have his racers carry a shot of espresso for an extra kick
at the end of a long ride.
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> "Tom Keats" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > maxo <[email protected]> writes:
> >> On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:27:58 +0000, saki wrote:
> >>> Is there something I could put together at home (ided tea with sugar,
> >>> for
> >>> instance) or is there something that's really sure-fire for an energy
> >>> kick?
> >> I like half Coca-cola, half water. Really.
> >> Cheap, effective, and annoys the health nuts.
> > This past summer, after a hardworking stint of spreading
> > crush gravel in a construction site excavation, without
> > eating anything all day, I was left wondering how the heck
> > I was going to make it home at the end of the day. I was
> > too pooped to walk, let alone ride. I had just enough coin
> > to buy a Coke at the gas station next door to the site.
> > Boy, that hit the spot! Just remembering that reminds me
> > of the rendition of the tune 'Survival' by Yes on their
> > first album. I got home okay.
> > I also recall how a Coke on an empty stomach can lead to
> > some gaseously turbulent consequences. I don't blame ya
> > for steppin' on it with water.
> > cheers,
> > Tom
>
> Well actually a number of bike racers use a "flat coke" as a fast recovery
> drink after a race.
> A flat coke would not have all the carbonated bubbles to cause gas
problems.
>
>
Eddy B. used to have his racers carry a shot of espresso for an extra kick
at the end of a long ride.