What do you put in your bottle?

[HLaB]

In the past I've use Zipvit and Torq stuff in my bottle and it was great but to save money, I started using water; its maybe psychological but I felt just that tad weaker on rides. So I thought I'd try some home made stuff and found this recipe on br

Making your own sports drinks will save you a fortune and there are two main ways to tackle this. These will make up 1 litre of sports drink. The first involves taking 60-80g of table sugar, adding half a teaspoon of table salt, adding no-added-sugar cordial and topping up with water.

although as it was a 750ml bottle I used 3/4 of the ingredients (45-50g of sugar or 9 tea spoons full). Again it may be psychological but it seemed to have done the trick and I felt better on my ride tonight, especially towards the end 36.5 mile later , I think I'll be using it again What do other people put in their bottle ?

 

[iAmiAdam]

Longer riders, 75g of psp22 in the 750ml bottle, dash of orange squash if I can't be bothered with the taste.

 

[Cyclist33]

Any time I've put anything other than water in, bad biological things happen inside the bottle!
Stu

 

[ianrauk]

Water only. Tried some of that SIS stuff on Sunday. Bloody disgusting and made me feel more thirsty.

 

[Hacienda71]

I use aptonia hydra energy powder drink on longer rides but tend to go for cordial if it is short and not too hilly. Also depends on what i have taken to eat.

 

[gaz]

Water

Once tried some fanta. never again

 

[darkstar]

Only water, same with running, anything else just doesn't work for me and is unnecessary.

 

[pepecat]

Water for me too; can't be doing with anything sweet/energyish when cycling. Doesn't 'clear the mouth' properly. Have a pint of squash when i get home though!

 

[Garz]

I use a 'fitness water' my friend introduced me to years ago from america. It's basically an electrolyte powder not an energy powder but there was no option to vote for that.

(called Propel)

 

[Fab Foodie]

I've used water, home-made concoctions (like your recipe, but use Honey instead of Sugar!), SIS GO and have finaly found favour with Nuun electrolyte tabs and a teaspoon of honey.
Water alone is pretty good though and hast the advantage you can wash your hands with it and pour it over your head for a bit of cooling.

 

[rusty bearing]

High 5 gels and bars, only ones that taste decent. Wild berry is my personal favorite

 

[Keith Oates]

I can only get on with water if the ride is less than 1 Hour so I normally drink Gatorade and find that's all I need unless it's a really long ride then some food is always helpful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mr_hippo]

Just water in my insulated bottles and into the freezer overnight - stays cold for up to 5 hours in the heat here. Sometimes flat lemonade/7Up/Sprite (take the cap off and let it go flat) then add half teaspoon of salt. DO NOT add salt before it goes flat - you will have a volcano!. For emergencies, I always have a few sachets of ORS (Oral Rehydration Salts).

 

[jayonabike]

Squash for me mainly, sometimes just water.

 

[amnesia]

Plain water in one, water and a Nuun electrolyte tablet in the other for a long ride.