"Bonked" for the first time in years!

[vickster]

Good morning,



I have one of these as well and I haven't yet wanted to weigh it down with a water bottle holder!

So I kept my last

https://groceries.asda.com/product/sports-drinks/asda-sport-orange-flavour-isotonic-drink/986733

bottle, refill it and carry it in my jersey, I keep meaning to remove the label to save a bit more weight.

Having lost nearly 20lbs over the last 2 and a bit months I feel entitled to a little bit of irrational behavior.

Bye

Ian

What's the difference between having the bottle on you than on the bike, the combined weight is the same (save a few grams for a bottle cage) and you'll be more uncomfortable and the drink will get warm at least you recognise the behaviour is irrational!

 

[Venod]

Petrol Stations and the bonk seem a feature.
I remember having serious bonk on a club run, we had done 40 mile to Skipton from Pontefract into a block headwind, when we got to the cafe everyone was tired so we had a longer than usual rest, when we came out the wind had changed direction so we had a head wind home ! some bright spark suggested we go via Blubberhouse, well it was carnage the ride was getting slower and slower everybody got the bonk, I got to 5 mile from home and had to stop at a petrol station (no shops open on Sundays in them days) I remember sitting with back against the wall forcing Mars bars (other chocolate confections are available) and pop down just to complete the 5 mile home.

 

[Brandane]

I normally carry 2 or 3 of these, but of course yesterday I was out of stock . The chocolate and orange one (not in picture) is especially nice....

 

[bruce1530]

Are they made from real stoats?

 

[Vantage]

I'm always bonking on rides.
I worked out (roughly) a while back that 9 jelly babies has 40 carbohydrates which is about the same as a small meal. Chewed slowly, that should be enough to get me home in dire circumstances.
I naturally keep a really big bag of them in the saddlebag but if you're keeping the weight down, 9 jelly babies isn't going to sink the back wheel into the tarmac

 

[nickyboy]

Peak District isn't quite as desolate as the OPs route but it's easy to do 20-30 miles with no shop or garage.
Up to 3 hours I'm fine with no refuel. More than that I need to plan in a stop somewhere, which means making sure I go through some village that deffo has a shop that's open

In this hot summer, water has been more of an issue as I can only carry enough for a couple of hours hard, hot effort. I've taken to asking folk in their front gardens if they don't mind topping up my bottles. Everyone has obliged

 

[cyberknight]

My last bonk was about 5 years ago. Rode out to see a mate in Newport Pagnell, 12 miles each way. On the return journey I was half way home when someone opened my hatch and removed my batteries. Could hardly walk, never mind ride.

thats proper bonk, a lot of people confuse running a bit low on energy and having to dial it back to all out cant move .Not saying this is the case for @Brandane .
Guy in CC goes on about proper fueling etc when TBH they are not going far or fast enough to need a cake stop let alone bonk

 

[night cycler]

Well done on tackling a 70 odd mile ride-I would struggle at that sort of mileage even with plenty of food & drink.

If you took as much water as you could carry then fair enough. But if you only took one bottle for the distance you had planned to cycle then it’s a bit of a no brainer in rural areas. Lesson learned and experience gained I guess.

 

[Racing roadkill]

These are my current weapon of choice for beating the bonk. Once I got over laughing at the label, it’s actually quite nice. They came in handy yesterday, as I hit a bonk at about 100 miles into my ride yesterday.

 

[cyberknight]

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These are my current weapon of choice for beating the bonk. Once I got over laughing at the label, it’s actually quite nice. They came in handy yesterday, as I hit a bonk at about 100 miles into my ride yesterday.

I like them too, local mini sainsburys sells them but i have never seen them in the main one down the road.In fact a decent brekkie and one of these an im good for 50 miles.

 

[si_c]

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These are my current weapon of choice for beating the bonk. Once I got over laughing at the label, it’s actually quite nice. They came in handy yesterday, as I hit a bonk at about 100 miles into my ride yesterday.

Although nut butter doesn't sound too appetising. A bit too close to shammy cream for my liking.

 

[Brandane]

thats proper bonk, a lot of people confuse running a bit low on energy and having to dial it back to all out cant move .Not saying this is the case for @Brandane .
Guy in CC goes on about proper fueling etc when TBH they are not going far or fast enough to need a cake stop let alone bonk

I've only ever suffered what I would call "bonk" twice. Complete drain of energy meaning shaking legs, hardly able to speak and just wanting to lie down. First time I did lie down which was fine as it was a pleasantly warm summer day and I lay there for about an hour before I got up and headed off in search of food.

Yesterday I resisted even sitting down in case I didn't get up again! It was getting chilly so I put on my thin rain jacket and stood straddling the crossbar for 10 minutes or so. Then, knowing the rest of the ride was all downhill I set off (slowly!) and let gravity do it's thing. Had the remaining miles involved any uphill sections, I don't know what I would have done. Crawling into a ditch at the roadside and dying would have been a more attractive proposition than trying to climb at that stage.

 

[DCBassman]

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These are my current weapon of choice for beating the bonk. Once I got over laughing at the label, it’s actually quite nice. They came in handy yesterday, as I hit a bonk at about 100 miles into my ride yesterday.

Another vote from me, helped by several freebies from the Boardmasters surf festival.
They also do Clif Bloks, a tube of gooey things as an alternative to gels. In berry and (I kid you not) margarita flavours. Something to do with salt and electrolytes was their excuse...