Nutrition during ride

[NickR]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

So how did the scaled back intake feel? Better? Worse?

i would say the same, didn't feel any performance difference.

[Jgrooms]

I like the Perp. But cut the qty a lot. Blend in a banana & honey w mango juice/water. Bam 'real' food w my unreal food.

Like others sugg, palatable solid later. But not too much. 5 cliffs! Oh my that is a lot of oats.

[kurto]

Nice ride, Nick. Even though it's after the fact, I'll chime in with my perspective. Since you now have a baseline for what works, you can try tweaking it. I find that I run better on higher fat, so if I'm going for a long ride I'll have a peanut or almond butter sandwich or two. For shorter rides where I still want to eat, I've found that Lara bars agree with me the best, and they're higher in fat. Definitely don't assume you can only have carbs on the ride; it looks like you had a higher fat breakfast and performed pretty well.

[DrSpoke]

Coconut macaroons!

http://www.bicycling.com/training-nu...oss/power-puff

[bcroslin]

I've found the Cliff Bar "Z bars" are pretty awesome on long rides. Each one is 100 calories and they actually taste pretty good. I have issues swallowing anything dry or crunchy while riding and the Z bars are pretty moist by Cliff bar standards. I've also found the GU Brew with extra sodium to be good on hot days.