Energy drinks?

Dick Scruttock

Does anyone bother with energy drinks on rides?

The Northern Monkey

yep.

TheNorthernTrain

when you say energy drinks do you mean caffeine orientated ones or the lucozade types?

I will take lucozade and would love to take monster, but unfortunately as good as it tastes, it does horrible things to my insides.

26 to Life

Little from column a, little from column b.

I usually avoid sugar like the plague, but I'll do half and half energy drink and water on a longer day out. Prefer Monster Ripper at the moment, nom nom nom.

forcutty

I drink high five zero
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/High5_Zero_Drink/5360044213/

I find that you don't get that sugar/caffeine rush as you do with some, it works great.
If you want a sugar pick up get a mars bar!!
However everyone has a preferance to taste.

.blitz

Rick Draper wrote:

Does anyone bother with energy drinks on rides?

This time of year I take a pint of tea, 750ml of Torq mixed with Relentless Juiced/Monster/Red Bull & Cola, a litre of orange & mango squash and a tot of Laphroaig.

clwydian_rider92

I used SIS GO but now got Lucozade powder from JJB as i had vouchers. Usually water will suffice, but after reading a walking mag, they were sayin that if you just have water you might aswell have orange squash etc as they contain electrolytes and other vitamins.

mudsucker

Hi,

i used to use powerbar carb mix in my camelbak but it dyed it a horrid yellow/green colour! Can anyone recommend one that doesn't do that that works well?

I have also been looking at the elete water which is just an electrolite addative to mix with squash. Has anyone used this stuff before? would it be as good as a torq type thingy?

sorry for a poss stupid question.

Ben

BigJimmyB

Pint of this 1.5 hrs before a ride.

http://www.zipvitsport.co.uk/sportsnutr ... nk%20Elite

Then this when I get back if it's been a big/long one...

http://www.zipvitsport.co.uk/sportsnutr ... %20Manager