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roadcc peoples choiceWhich is the best cycling drink? Help decide the road.cc People's Choice
What do you drink on the road? Tell us in this week's People's Choice poll.
It's essential to drink while you're riding any significant distance, but what's your preferred tipple? Energy drinks? Plain water? Electrolyte replacements? Or do you just stop often at cafes and pubs to take on essential fluids?
Here's your chance to tell us exactly which drinks you prefer.
A weekend's cycling drinks (CC BY 2.0 Sizbut|Flickr)
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Etixx Isotonic (orange)
https://etixxsports.com/en/products/isotonic
I've found it harder to get and more expensive than SIS but it's a very smooth, easy going drink and doesn't taint the bidon as much once it's finished and washed out.
Pineapple 30%
coconut water 20%
water and a pinch of salt
or just water and lick the salt off your upper arms.
Water! There's no need for additives. No medical evidence to support them.
Coffee, hot and sweet. I have a thermal travel mug that fits nicely into a cage
Water plus Maltodextrin(12), works best for me.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Carton-Bicycle-Accessory-Carrier-Smoot...
Whole Milk or better still, cream. No excuse to back off the gains even if you're cycling
Carbo load with ale the night before, rise at dawn, water only on the ride, finish and carbon replenish with ale. Sorted.
Beer. The larger bottles fit well in the bottle cage, and if you have no respect for dentistry they're easily opened on the fly. Shame they have to be downed though.
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Whilst I agree with the sentiment, Spanish beer on an American bike? Really? If you don't want to be openly laughed at you really need to at least attempt to match the beer to the bike. American brewing has improved enough for quality to no longer be an excuse
American beer remains generally disgusting though IMO, at least the kind you get in the supermarket anyway. More importantly, the bottles don't have enough girth to stay in the cages and tend to fall out over the bumps.
If anything, I though I'd fet flayed for the bizzare upside down image (no idea why that's occured).
I thought that was weird, but it shows up the correct way up if you open the image in a new tab so I assumed it was website gremlins, not you
OTE Orange or Blackcurrent energy powders in plain water for any ride of 90mins or more and OTE Choco (Soy) milk for when i get home . I have tried others but these are the only ones that do not cause me any stomach issues. (thanks Guys). I also appreciate the little card thanking me for the purchase.. feels like some honest gratitude for my custom.
http://www.otesports.co.uk/product/orange-energy-drink-bulk-pack/
High5 Energy Source Mojito Flavour (wiggle exclusive)
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/high5-energy-source-22kg-wiggle-exclusive/
Comes in a big tub, last for a while, great flavour for the Summer.
They also do an energy gel with the same flavour.
Just water for shorter rides.
Tea at the caff
Hig 5 Zero extreme. great for hydration ith caffeine for performance
Robinson's Summer Fruits Squash
Ugh. Water and lemon/lime.
Food for energy/electrolytes.
Some of these "refreshment" suggestions are making me choke and I'm not even on the bike, much less at the top of a two hour climb.
www.precisionhydration.com
different strength of sodium choice and they taste better than other tablets i tried, seem to cramp less when i use them
2/3rds orange juice, 1/3 rd flat cola AKA sludge
Water. Till the pub stop. Then beer.
Obviously if it is a cold day, straight onto the gin.
Nuun.
Water, obvs.
But for when I use a hydration drink definitely Skratch Labs - sooo tasty and no artificial rubbish (sucralose gives me headaches and is in almost every hydration-only drink).
If you have ridden in Asia you will have seen Pocari Sweat - tastes a lot better than it sounds. Superb stuff, especially when the temp goes over 30c
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocari_Sweat
Jimmy's Iced Coffee - Mocha
After riding 16k to the meet point for a club ride, this is my personal cheeky coffee break
Open the wings of the pack so it sits flatter in a jersey pocket and completely flat when empty until you find a bin
http://jimmysicedcoffee.com/meet-the-family-new-packs/index.html
For very long rides, I use Torq Energy drinks. A couple of scoops in a couple of of bottles, job done. Not too sweet, and just a hint of flavour.
Agree. I like the pink grapefruit flavour. My son prefers the vanilla flavour (does that count as 2 votes??).
Kasteel Barista Quad.
Vimto in the winter http://www.vimto.co.uk/squash.aspx#vimtoOriginal
Hot, in a thermos if it's really baltic
SIS blackberry electrolyte in the summer http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/science-in-sport-go-electrolyte-sport...
Skratch Labs Exercise Hydration mix
https://www.skratchlabs.com/products/exercise-hydration-mix
Tap water.
I may some times take an extra electrolyte drink for really long rides, but I always have a bottle of water as a minimum.
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