Views?
Anyone who knows me knows that I quite often pop into pubs on bike rides - beginning, end or middle. And when I used to lead rides I would usually try to seek out a good pub with decent beer.
But I was wondering how it counts as fuel?
I know there are views that beer is "empty calories" but I take that to mean that it's not a balanced diet. Not a great problem for a cyclist scoffing cake, wine gums, malto fuel etc on rides.
I also don't buy the "diuretic" line - I mean a pint of liquid is a pint of liquid - it's not going to produce a deficit of liquid in your body.
I stress that I am not advocating seriously inebriated riding (tho have had the odd episode in my longish life).
So, views? , and a pic, for scientific nutritional analysis/case for the prosecution.
Breakfast pint before a long tough ride.
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