Snacks for a 55 mile ride?

Flenser
Flenser Posts: 372
edited May 2010 in MTB beginners
I'm doing a long ride with work in a couple of weeks and was wondering what's best to keep energy levels up on the ride.

Would you recommend specialist energy snacks or are the usual supermarket grain bars and bananas sufficient?
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  • nonnac85
    nonnac85 Posts: 1,608
    I don't use any specialist suff for that distance ride. Nutrigrains, bananas, Jaffa cakes and plenty of fluid keeps me going.
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  • Oxygen Thief
    Oxygen Thief Posts: 649
    a carb is a carb whether it comes in fancy (expensive) packaging or not.
  • M1llh0use
    M1llh0use Posts: 863
    full english brekky? :lol:
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  • flowpro
    flowpro Posts: 64
    I Have 100G of carbs per hour washed down with plenty of water on long rides.

    My carbs of choice. bananas, dates and Fig Rolls. I keep the gels for racing.

    Stay of the fat for a while before.

    Enjoy the ride.
  • godihatehills
    godihatehills Posts: 237
    Ive done 50 milers on a can of coke and fruit pastilles.....
    love the bonk training.
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    As above - fig rolls, bananas, dried fruit, eccles cakes. A little and often.
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    During the 94 train strike, did a few Colchester/London rides. 55 miles too.

    Mtb with slicks. No food, just orange squash. Was bloody starving when I got to work tho!
  • anto164
    anto164 Posts: 3,500
    Dried apricots (Because i love them), banana chips or a proper banana, plus plenty of water. Maybe think about adding in some electrolites to the water to replace some of the ones you burn off.

    That does me just fine :)
  • Flenser
    Flenser Posts: 372
    Thanks guys.

    Got some thing to add to the shopping list there. :D
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  • rowlers
    rowlers Posts: 1,614
    allsports SR3 in your camelbak - is all you need.

    after a good brekkie that is.

    The SR3 is fantastic, cheap, really pleasant to drink and works a treat!

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  • Matt N
    Matt N Posts: 160
    bananas and lylles goldern syrup cake - nations were built on it!
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  • D-Cyph3r
    D-Cyph3r Posts: 847
    Did 44 miles yesterday on 3 bottles of caffeine boost Lucazade, 4 Nutrigrain bars and 4 choc-chip Tracker bars, didn't feel especially hungry for a proper meal when I got back either and I have a ludicrously fast metabolism.
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  • mrfmilo
    mrfmilo Posts: 2,250
    All the recommendations are good, anything with carbs really. Also try out Elete water, great stuff :)
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