energy drinks and recovery drinks

inaperfectworld
inaperfectworld Posts: 219
edited August 2008 in Road beginners
i keeo reading about drinks for rides but am not sure what sort of drinks are being discussed. are these things like lucozade sport or powerbase from supermarkets or are they something more specialised. there have also been gels mentioned to dissolve in your water bottle, where do you get these? and what are recovery drinks do you get them at tesco or similar?

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  • John C.
    John C. Posts: 2,113
    The drinks you refer to are sports specific drinks and can be obtained from any decent bike shop, they tend to have far more carbohydrate in them than the stuff from supermarkets which you could always use as a last resort. Another + for the powders is you can pre weigh out a dose into a plastic bag and then keep it in your back pocket to be diluted later in the day.
    On long rides these drinks do work especially when it is hot as they replace the lost salts etc. as for the gel sachets, I only used them for the first time last Sunday on the Rydale Rumble , I was exhausted after 50 miles, I took my first gel at about 65 miles riding the long hills around Egton, at 90 miles I took another gel, on 95 miles I rode Rosedale Chimney, most the riders around me pushed.
    http://www.ripon-loiterers.org.uk/

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    Hills are just a matter of pace
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    You put the gels down your throat not in your bottle :wink:

    I quite like the SIS products - "Go" is a carbohydrate / electrolyte mix so it's good in hot weather (replaces the stuff you sweat out). "Rego" is their recovery drink - like a watery milkshake full of proteins - yum!

    Other brands that spring to mind are Maxim, Lucozade do make a carbo drink (avail in Boots etc), Torq etc. - none are particularly cheap but you can buy plain carbo powder in vitamin / supplement shops and make your own flavours a bit cheaper.
    It's a Lifestyle! -+-+- Coggan Training Levels
  • howiejmidlands
    howiejmidlands Posts: 389
    I like the SIS stuff.

    I use the Watermelon for electrolyte drink, and at 10%. I would buy the sample pack and try them.

    Gels are a matter of taste. Some are really vile, others i could slug back all day like the banana gel and forest fruits.

    Another good method is a bag of Jellie Babies, and i am told the orange ones make you go faster!!
    Just a fat bloke on a bike
  • huggy
    huggy Posts: 242
    My local tesco sells SIS powders and gels etc in their cycling section - check it out...
  • beakyboy
    beakyboy Posts: 38
    I can't praise the High5 stuff enough, it is so gentle on the stomach compared to other stuff on the market.Tastes nice too.
    May the wind always be at your rear!
  • richa
    richa Posts: 1,632
    High5 +1.

    A little harder to find than SIS & Powerbar products but worth the effort.

    Yor local Tesco has a cycling section!

    Other than Tesco & LBS, its also worrh trying "health" food shops (GNC, etc)
    Rich
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Tescos have a cycling section?

    The below are the 2 I use. They are both suitable for before during and after, although I take Protein after a good ride.

    http://monstersupplements.com/store/p/4 ... --1kg.html

    http://monstersupplements.com/store/p/7 ... --1kg.html

    Quite a few people make their own, I cant be arsed.

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