Sweets.

hammy7272
hammy7272 Posts: 236
edited January 2011 in MTB general
Out on rides I seem to flutter between Tangfastics and Jelly Babies. Surely they can't be beaten, Can they?

Think I need to broaden my horizons, what do you guys take with you to spur you on?
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  • allthegearnoidea
    allthegearnoidea Posts: 4,077
    babies were made for Cycling!!!! :wink:

    the bags you can get in some petrol stations. yellow red writing with either 1/4 poundbag or 1/2 pound bag, normally 99p ish are really goodespecially the Monster jelly beans! loads of sugar! :twisted:
    Timmo.
    After all, I am Cornish!
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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    Jelly babies and snickers, ultimate riding energy food.
    Production Privee Shan

    B'Twin Triban 5
  • ricardo_smooth
    ricardo_smooth Posts: 1,281
    I was packing rainbow astro belts today :lol:
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Supermix > Tangfastics.
    Uncompromising extremist
  • Bacon1983
    Bacon1983 Posts: 17
    Natural Confectionary Company - Jelly worms or Dinos... Awesome!
  • Lagavulin
    Lagavulin Posts: 1,688
    Reversy Percys and Percy Pig and Pals or Jelly Beans.
    2010 Cannondale CAAD 9
    2008 Wilier Izoard
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    Bacon1983 wrote:
    Natural Confectionary Company - Jelly worms or Dinos... Awesome!

    Never tried those, but they do have good ads

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXU9Ur9QznE[/url]
    Uncompromising extremist
  • Cferg
    Cferg Posts: 347
    Percy Pigs or cheap alternative from the likes of Asda or Sainsburys. Nothing beats it.
  • jonnyboy66uk
    jonnyboy66uk Posts: 260
    Bacon1983 wrote:
    Natural Confectionary Company - Jelly worms or Dinos... Awesome!

    I second this... NCC dinosaurs rock!
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    also agreeing on the m&s percy pigs range....

    Natural Confectionary Jelly Snakes are my favourite though,
    Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.

    H.G. Wells.
  • MacAndCheese
    MacAndCheese Posts: 1,944
    Haribo tangfastics are kind of standard issue, but sometimes I'll go for sour mix, or M&S percy pigs. Also, not strictly sweets, but those little boxes of small flapjack squares you can get from most supermarkets are awesome.
    Santa Cruz Chameleon
    Orange Alpine 160
  • MacAndCheese
    MacAndCheese Posts: 1,944
    almost forgot - 'Swedish fish' from Ikea are also excellent.
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    Orange Alpine 160
  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    MacAndCheese wrote:
    almost forgot - 'Swedish fish' from Ikea are also excellent.
    O.o

    Explain.
  • isitamonster
    isitamonster Posts: 59
    Anything :)

    Mars bar, then maybe some trident :)
    2011 NS Core 2. Boing boing.
  • MacAndCheese
    MacAndCheese Posts: 1,944
    bennett_346 wrote:
    MacAndCheese wrote:
    almost forgot - 'Swedish fish' from Ikea are also excellent.
    O.o

    Explain.
    http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50099230
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  • Scottsparkrider
    Scottsparkrider Posts: 59
    Wine gums
  • Beardface
    Beardface Posts: 5,495
    This thread definitely gets this:

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    Jelly babies every time for me, as well as Lucozade glucose sweets :)
    Bird Aeris
  • t0pc4t
    t0pc4t Posts: 947
    any jellies really, at the moment Haribo christmas mix sometimes NC stuff, can't get their sour ones at the moment though which is a shame

    basically anything jam packed fiull of chemicals and sugar
    Whether you're a king or a little street sweeper, sooner or later you'll dance with the reaper.

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  • ohara227
    ohara227 Posts: 225
    I used to love the Kit Kat Chunky Peanut, but now they are gone its snickers flapjacks and Cheeky Monkeys for me!
    'The hills are alive with the sounds of panting'

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    MTB - Giant 2008 Trance X2
    Road - Giant 2010 Defy 2
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  • benneally
    benneally Posts: 973
    Cant believe how many of you are eating sugar! Thats what you dont want to be eating, unless you are in the last half hour of your ride!!

    You want carbs that dont sugar for sustained energy in the saddle! I take nutrigrain bars, bananas and a snickers incase I get in trouble.
    Scott Spark 30 Boardman Road Comp Fixie Mud Aero Rims
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    benneally wrote:
    Cant believe how many of you are eating sugar! Thats what you dont want to be eating, unless you are in the last half hour of your ride!

    Because I'm a total arse, I enjoy these conversations, our guide in France started on me... "No, don't eat sweeties, they'll cause you to insulin crash and you'll feel even worse"
    "No they won't"
    No really, they will, it's a terrible idea"
    "Nah, I've looked into this and it's not possible"
    "It definately is, there's loads of research, high sudden sugar intake causes an excessive release of insulin and then your blood sugar level drops even further afterwards"
    "Yeah but I'm diabetic". "
    "..."
    "Sorry about that, as you may have noticed I'm a total arse"
    Uncompromising extremist
  • sheepsteeth
    sheepsteeth Posts: 17,418
    Northwind wrote:
    Bacon1983 wrote:
    Natural Confectionary Company - Jelly worms or Dinos... Awesome!

    Never tried those, but they do have good ads

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXU9Ur9QznE[/url]

    this is the best one i reckon.
    Harry von Big Sticks
  • allen.coulson
    allen.coulson Posts: 424
    Liquorice sticks and sherbert fountains. The equal and opposite reaction as the shite hurtles out is a massive accelerator; but a bit smelly to your followers.
  • sheepsteeth
    sheepsteeth Posts: 17,418
    also, i like snickers for riding food. i dont know if they offer any nutritional benefit of any kind but they seem to perk me up when im flagging.
    Harry von Big Sticks
  • weemo1rush
    weemo1rush Posts: 78
    gotta be Roundtree Randoms.
    Early morning start means really cold Randoms mmmmmm The best
  • D-Cyph3r
    D-Cyph3r Posts: 847
    Just a side note, place an order with both Wiggle and CRC last week, received early this week and NEITHER had a small bag of Haribo.... Not a good start to 2011 bike buying is it.
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    I should give up if I were you.
    Uncompromising extremist
  • getonyourbike
    getonyourbike Posts: 2,648
    Tangtastics for me, I've got a few slices of malt loaf, a porkpie and some tangtasics for tomorrow along with 2l of water to eep me going. I'm not going hungry.
  • specialized989
    specialized989 Posts: 145
    what the hell happened to mars bars? or a cadbury boost? mind you, you dont want to leave either of those two in a backpack in the hot summer...
    Am i strange in that i actually ENJOY going up hills? Yes, yes i am.


    PS: Full - Sussers are for SOFTIES AND BIG GIRLS
  • pugaltitude
    pugaltitude Posts: 191
    Jaffa cakes or if you have leftover sweets from xmas.
    wrappers are a bit annoying though.

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