Last year I went for a bike ride with a friend ,on the way back I started to feel strange and my foot kept slipping off the pedal I went as far as I could but had to stop ,my pal got me a energy drink and bar of chocolate .He called it the bonk your body needs energy it's a awful feeling so now I always have chocolate or something on me.
Bonk
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Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
Yes that's right I learned the hard way we did stop for a coffee my pal had sandwiches and cake with him but I just had a coffee I always have chocolate and some jelly babies on me now.
raymondo60
A life behind bars
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- Surrey Hills
You're not a proper cyclist til you've bonked 🤣
I have lots of custom made bonk bags . All hand made by missus B
Mercian Musette by rebalrid, on Flickr
Brooks Musette by rebalrid, on Flickr
What do you carry in them?
Only happened to me once. It wasn't a long ride, maybe 25 on the Penine way.
Only 5 miles from home and everything 'went'......energy disappeared and I couln't carry on.
I had energy bars and drink so found somewhere to sit while I recovered. It is not a nice feeling.
Only 5 miles from home and everything 'went'......energy disappeared and I couln't carry on.
I had energy bars and drink so found somewhere to sit while I recovered. It is not a nice feeling.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
It's never happened to me. Not in the dramatic way I read other people describe it, and certainly not something that can be remedied with a bit of food and drink. I tend to just get a gradual increase of knackeredness building up. That's like a ratchet - I can't turn it back by having something to eat.
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- Inside my skull
Avoiding the bonk is easy, it’s just a case of noticing changes in your perceived exertion and how much harder it’s getting compared when you started. Carry some food and drink on the bike and eat / drink if necessary. The bonk doesn’t suddenly happen, plenty of signs before if paying attention.
I was on the Wirral way done about 30 plus miles didn't know what was happening my pal knew straight away took some time to come right never skip having something to eat .
First sign was my foot slipping off the pedal I thought there was something wrong with the pedal or my shoe .lesson learnt the hard way is the ones you remember.
- Location
- Inside my skull
There will have been many signs before then, you just weren’t paying attention. Listen to your body when exercising.
Roseland triker
Cheese ..... It's all about the cheese
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- By the sea
Have you considered a recumbent trike and clipless pedal's?
No
No just eat plenty .Have you considered a recumbent trike and clipless pedal's?