Jelly babies for me! Easy to eat and convenient size. Those fructose gels give me gut cramps!

Insulin resistance is not when your pancreas does not produce enough insulin, that's insulin deficiency. Insulin resistance is when pancreas emits insulin, but your liver and fat tissue does not respond to it and does not remove glucose from blood. Then pancreas produces more insulin, and eventually cannot produce enough.

I eat turkey pepperoni now... protein, fats and sodium... slower, longer burning fuel... no problems at all for 4-5 hour rides on my hardtail. Add some water with some electrolyte powder and I'm all good. I used to eat Fig Newtons, but I don't eat all that sugary crap anymore. But I occasionally will have a Snickers at the end of the ride 🙂

what about phone on handle bar instead computer ?

Most of my rides 2-3 hours. One big water bottle and a few fig newtons and raisins seems to work fine.

Would you make a video how hard or how difficult is it to design a cycle in Jersey and how to repair one if you got one favourite cycle in Jersey Means a Lot to You and would you make a rating of all the pros cycle in Jersey

Doing almost all my carbs in bottle/bladder now. 2:1 Maltodextrin to Fructose, add sea salt, and dump gatorade powder in preferred flavor to add some more electrolytes and test. It works incredibly well.

A bristle from Chris' mouser poked me in the eye when he came close to the camera

Pinarello is overrated and overpriced, says the guy using an apple laptop.

Yeah Sugar is the enemy, 100%. Very few people can consume it and do it reasonably...that's why so many people in the western world are obese.

Insulin resistance is caused by getting fat! You will never become insulin resistant and develop type 2 diabetes if you remain fit. It is the fat in and around your liver, pancreas, and muscles that cause insulin resistance. Lookup Professor Roy Taylor from Oxford University. He is the leading researcher in the world on type 2 diabetes.

i realized this when after a long ride experiencing muscle soreness. and thats the warning sign i use to prevent cramps. once the soreness starts to increase in the upper zones, i back off. of course it would be easy to push through the soreness but then i know it will lead to cramping and make the rest of my ride more difficult to finish.

I love this. Thanks for sharing

everyone is raving so much about this, it lacks interactions and commentary with the environment and ppl

I did the fred with 360g sugar in 500ml squeezy bottle. Teaspoon of salt in for taste. Thats 60g cho/hr for 6hr work. I did it in 7hrs so just got extra carbs from food i had. I always take a bit of food on long rides even with sugar water just to avoid feeling empty in the stomach. Works a treat 👌🏽 Ps a pack of fruit pastels can work wonders too on shorter rides than that

I do jelly beans because I love them but they're not good for teeth.

Cramps have so many different causes . I used to only get cramps in early season races. I believe it was just fitness because when I became fitter as the season progressed the were no longer a problem unless I raced in very high temperatures sometimes I fell to cramping again. Lately I have been experiencing cramps on the bike and post ride for hours. I have traced it down to a diet deficiency. Salt has been one of those things I increased and found relief along with magnesium, and potassium. The use of a product called “sports legs” has been a game changer for me. Will it work for anyone? Odds are probably not but maybe. It won’t hurt to try and it might work.

I have to disagree. Not completely, but there is a point where cycling nutrition comes in handy. I agree with you can make your own gels and stuff, you can even make your own hydration mix, but NONE of it will work as well as an actual hydration powder. Or maybe you guys just arent using Skratch labs yet......

TRYING TO DO TOO MUCH =CRAMP😢

They have big marketing department but you can buy standard specialized frame for less than half of enve and you build your bike on 10R carbon frame. Geometry is great, clearence is great, external cables and udh also great- and 10R less stiff but very strong frame is probably at least same strong like any other carbón bike now, they did save weight by rounded classic tubes as well so finally on closer look 2+2 is really 4 and it is just great bike… I hate their marketing but just love their bikes 😊 ( I am riding Ridley as well since 9years now)

Haribo Tangfastic seem to be cheap and somewhat effective - available from most petrol stations.

So unless it’s plain black it’s rubbish. Great advice guys 😂

Manesium deficiency, b1 and b 12 deficency are mostly related to cramping

Sugar is not a problem, other substances makes your metabolism lazy✌🏻

I did ride London this year on 1 bog standard supermarket cereal bar for every 10 miles. Just as I did in my training. Admittedly I was in cruising mode for the day, but I never felt close to a bonk and could pick up the pace in the last few miles. When I used to run distance events then my main calorie loading during the event was Kendal mint cake.

i swear by bananas,powerade,mentos and packet chicken

I have one kislux bag I got in 2019, it's the LV white catogram speedy. It's counter quality and it has a nice honey patina now, so the leather is real. I think whatever makes you happy go for it. I've seen LV with plastic leather and blood red glaze...

So why do you cramp when resting or at night in bed?

This is a load of b******s. As said by someone above. Proof he doesnt have any issues with cramp.

The body’s exogenous requirement for carbohydrates is zero

This guy does not know what he is talking about

1. There is an hereditary element in susceptibility to cramp. (personal unproven opinion). 2. This conversation is about dedicated athletes, with a significant degree of monitoring. 3. For the ordinary person doing sports or activities, a small amount of additional salt is the primary preventative, but more empirically, it is the primary relief. (personal experience, but unproven opinion). 4. The ordinary person doesn’t necessarily have the time to gradually become fit for task, so there is a need for practical prevention and relief. 5. I sincerely wish we knew more about cramp, and that the answer was not salt.

On a normal 60km route with 800ele training loop I ride 3-4 times a week. Carb/Elec mix and fruit cake keeps me going. On a longer loop 120km 1200 ele I take some salt tablets and more fruit cake 😂. On a hot day a can of coke from the servo. Just Ride know your body and mind Not forgetting the coffee at the end

Sodium is critical for absorption of fluid. Magnesium and potassium are the two electrolytes that control contraction and relaxation of muscles. Calcium plays a critical and dangerous role if total fluid volume drops too low from losing too much fluid and salt loss which can then elevate calcium levels in the blood stream causing violent arterial leg cramping. You don't sweat out calcium so the level rises in the blood as one sweats out water and salt. The fact this guy does not mention the science tells us he is an idiot and does not understand the biochemistry of how the body absorbs fluid and how electrolytes control muscle operation.

Used a lot of maple syrup and pink Himalayan salt for training! But likewise i did buy expensive maurten gels to test before an event where i knew they were the oncourse nutrition. Id much rather use the on course stuff than have to stop and pickup special needs bags / start mixing bottles etc. and part of being a cheap skate and making cheap fuel, is making the most of free race nutrition! (Trisuit stuffed with maurten gels still as i xrossed the finish line!)

DIY electrolyte mix. 1 gram of sea salt. Two or three 100 mg tablets of potassium. Then add 50-100 mg from magnesium tablets. Finally, 20-50 mg from a calcium tablet. Cut the tablets up using scissors, then turn it into powder by using two spoons mashing it up, it's easy to do. That's pretty much it. Add it to your water bottle, pre-workout and/or post workout shake. Anything. Enjoy.

I lost a good 120lbs on mostly fasted training

i dont compete so I dont need to keep the bike moving when eating. So I prefer stopping at the forest cafe thats so deep into the forest that its thiefsafe. Everybody leaves their bike unlocked, and none gets stolen. There I have a tasteful sandwich or a waffel, a cup of coffee, and if I needs sugerdrink i buy a Solo (nice soda with a bit orangejuice, looks somewhat like Fanta). This cafestop is a sentral pleasure for the ride. Sitting on a bench outside enjoyng the scenery by the lake. Maybe chatting with other bikers. Or maybe just relaxing. I carries 2 waterbottles on long rides, and refills one at the cafe. That ca 30 minute cafestop maybe after 1,5 hours, maybe three hours also freshens my legs so I can get home at good speed.

It’s amazing watching these back to back and seeing the difference between who Francis rides with. Chris is my fav. 😂

Haribo gummy bears for the win

At work I collapse because of heat exhaustion and at the hospital it told my doctor that why I collapse cause I've taken more than enough salt tablets that day. And he said because I've had a lever failure because of the excess salt tablets I've taken.

Can take my mechanical groups from my dead cold hands. AXS rear derailleur not shifting? time to spend $$$ to get a new one. Mechanical shifter not shifting? a few screws and you are sorted. In the process of upgrading my ti rim brake road brake to record 12 mechanical. It's gorgeous and i'm confident will last a long time.

bonk training worked well for Graeme Obree if you read his training book there's a chapter on it. Just ride hard ~90mins until you bonk then get yourself home and eat some pre-prepared quality food

Well, after Abrahamsen's performance at the TdF2024, maybe this myth will come down easier.

In the '70s race drink was water or cold tea with honey /glucose and some salt. Nutrition was a segmented orange in a poly bag, or sometimes on a long ride a sealed poly back of Ambrosia to bit into and suck the rice out of, sometimes a bit of biltong for extra salt and protein.

When I cramp, my electrolyte drink stops them quickly. ????

I ride semi-fasted I guess in the morning, only because I don't have enough time to fuel beforehand due to work. I do use Gatorade powder in my water though. It's only about a 90 min ride. I do notice that I definitely have less power than when I ride on an off-day when I had breakfast.

My brother used a combination of grape fruit juice, salt and ketones for the 200 at unbound. He prefers real food but he did still use gells and similar products to get in the calories. It’s about space and ease of use. Also palatability. The same thing can get hard to swallow after 10 hours. Why grapefruit juice? The ratio of various salts is better than others. Correct ratio of sugars. Also the electrolytes in citrus is good.

I hate gels, and the empty wrappers always get your hands and pockets sticky. Nakd fruit+nut bars are my go-to because they're a convenient size for mid-ride fuelling. Flapjack and malt loaf are great carb sources too. The only necessity is a salts+electrolytes tablet in your water bottle because you lose so much of those things through sweating. It doesn't have to be SIS cycling-specific tablets, any sports electrolyte drink will do the job, but I actually find the SIS ones well-priced and like most of their flavours.

it does when you weigh 103Kgs😂