.." best food to take on a ride???

[dodgy]

I don't carry food normally, but on longer rides I'll have some tracker bars. I just forage for whatever I can find en route :?:

Dave.

 

[Mr Pig]

I just forage for whatever I can find en route.

I have a mental picture of a cyclist rummaging through the long grass looking for berries and bugs!

 

[Over The Hill]

You junky! ;0)

I was taking cans of Red Bull to work for a while. Then I noticed that far from making me feel better I was feeling strange and getting headaches when I 'didn't drink it! These things are properly addictive. They might seem to pick you up at the time, but on average you're a lot worse for drinking them.

Yes, energy drinks do make a difference, definitely. I tend to only use them if going for a ride that's a bit longer than normal. Lucazade is quite good value, although it's £6 for a tub it does quite a few litres. It a fraction of cost of the drinks you buy in sachets.

I think it was Jamie Oliver who said about kids drinking Red Bull that you'd be better giving your kids a line of coke!

I admit it! I usually only 'do' coffee. Had a machine at work where I kept helping myself to it and moved up through the strengths.
Red Bull only comes out on the long cycle rides and even then I will save it for the final 10-15 miles.

 

[Over The Hill]

Another vote for maltloaf. Cut in half, squash it down and then wrap each bit in foil. It seems to have good 'keepdownability' as well.

You part timer! Only half a loaf! I managed to eat a whole one on a 100 miler (and my cheese sandwich).

I blame Nick Park - he started it all with turnoffandonable on the heating adverts.

 

[MessenJah]

Malt loaf is the baddest cycling food. I could eat it all day but after a few slices it tends to make my teeth hurt.

 

[simoncc]

i'm doing a 45 mile ride next sunday,
not a very long one for most of you guys on here , but my biggest yet,
so was just wondering what food to take as i wont have too much space to carry it,

Bottle of water and a 99p bag of Jelly Babies. And take some cash in case you run out of go, though that's very unlikely.

 

[Kirstie]

Malt loaf is bogging. It sticks to your teeth and is all clarty. Yeuch.

Best thing is haribo tangfastics and torq bars.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Lashings of ginger beer and piles of ham sandwiches. Wizard!

 

[gbspark]

hi guys
when you have malt loaf, which i love, but only with butter do you put butter on it when you ride????
should imagine its a bit messy?

 

[MessenJah]

no butter for me.

 

[Aperitif]

Chomp it from the wrapper - au naturel... no mess, no fuss, all gone. - time your toilet breaks appropriately.

 

[red_tom]

No butter. I take it out of the wrapper as you can squidge it down to about a third of its original size.

 

[Saddle bum]

Add Figrolls to the list.

Soft bread rolls (small) with honey embedded inside them.

 

[Over The Hill]

Malt loaf is bogging. It sticks to your teeth and is all clarty. Yeuch.

Best thing is haribo tangfastics and torq bars.

You can find a bit in your teeth later to chew on

Butter! Nooooooo Dont do butter or the other stuff.

 

[Paulus]

I have a bowl of porridge with honey for breakfast before I leave, and on a 40-50 mile ride I would take a couple of bananas and a few Jordans Frusli bars. Two large bottles of water and away I go.