water or orange juice?

[Maz]

OK, I am doing this ride to Cambridge tomorrow .

Should I put tap water or diluteable orange juice in the bottles?

 

[psmiffy]

I personaly prefer squash - pineapple in my case - I find it tends to satiate my thirst better than plain water - I drink little and very often rather than a large glug every now and then

 

[mcshroom]

Whatever you normally drink on a ride really.

I like blackcurrant squash, but for some reason I prefer it diluted much more when riding than when drinking it normally.

 

[ColinJ]

I don't like squash, which is probably what you mean by 'diluteable orange juice', because it has sugar, artificial sweeteners and other crap in it. I just use 1 part of concentrated orange juice to 2 parts of water. It's a much nicer taste. It's also good to add some freshly squeezed lemon to add a bit of a tang.

 

[andym]

Whichever you prefer the taste of. The amount of sugar in the orange squash is going to make a negligable difference physically.

 

[summerdays]

I like diluted juice - basically I know I will drink more of it than neat water, but I don't want it at normal strength either. And if I'm running out of it I can always find some more water and dilute it again...

 

[Dave Davenport]

For day to day rides I use 1 part orange or grapefruit juice to 2 parts water. If it's very hot I chuck in an electrolite tablet.

 

[asterix]

Just water for me please. If it's very hot and sunny I prefer not to tip orange juice over my head.

 

[andrew_s]

plain water usually, sometimes diluted orange juice (50:50) if I've got some handy.

 

[numbnuts]

I like robinsons tropical with a pinch of salt

 

[yello]

Water for me. I found that anything else got a bit too much (taste wise) after a while.

 

[theloafer]

try these http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/health_and_fitness/4289704.stm

 

[Tenorman]

try these http://news.bbc.co.u...ess/4289704.stm

Their drink 2 "Thirst burst" is pretty much what I do. 50:50 apple juice with water. When camping (like last week - have yet to post report!) I take some general squash - normally lemon - as it means not carrying quite so much liquid with me all the time or depending on being able to buy juice wherever I stop. I always have squash just sweetened with sugar rather than low sugar, nutrasweet varieties.

 

[jayonabike]

Most squash comes in sugar free nowadays.

 

[hubbike]

I just like water. but I will occasionally have cold tea or 50:50 coke and water. I know. I'm weird...