GCN Pro Tip, my ars*

mcstumpy

Was watching a GCN vid recently and was taken with one of their "pro tips", namely to avoid faffing about with food wrappers on a ride by snipping the tops of snack / energy bars before heading out.

Good tip, I thought, so I duly snipped the end of my nakd bar and put it in my jersey pocket. An hour later I thought it was time to re fuel so nonchalantly dipped into said pocket to pull out my snack... and watched in horror as it slipped out of the open packet and bounced along the ride beside me :oops:

So... dodgy pro tip? Or user error?

pblakeney

If you lift any open container open side down then the consequences are fairly predictable.

sungod

sounds like you're using the wrong kind of energy bar

try zipvit choc energy bars, they are so sticky there's no way they'd fall out

Matthewfalle

Try it with a gel and report back.

SME

Matthewfalle wrote:

Try it with a gel and report back.

mcstumpy

Matthewfalle wrote:

Try it with a gel and report back.

Hmm, I will consider that. My concern is that if placed in pocket upside down, I will end up with a wet and messy backside. Although based on my experience of consuming gels, I might just be cutting out the middle man so to speak.

mcstumpy

sungod wrote:

sounds like you're using the wrong kind of energy bar

try zipvit choc energy bars, they are so sticky there's no way they'd fall out

Cheers, the nakd snacks are like bars of soap, something slightly more adhesive should help.

mcstumpy

PBlakeney wrote:

If you lift any open container open side down then the consequences are fairly predictable.

Just tested that out on a jar of peanut butter. Predictably, my worktop is food free and the peanut butter is adhering resolutely to the inside of the jar

pblakeney

McStumpy wrote:

PBlakeney wrote:

If you lift any open container open side down then the consequences are fairly predictable.

Just tested that out on a jar of peanut butter. Predictably, my worktop is food free and the peanut butter is adhering resolutely to the inside of the jar

Predictable.
Which is why I included the word "fairly".

mcstumpy

PBlakeney wrote:

McStumpy wrote:

PBlakeney wrote:

If you lift any open container open side down then the consequences are fairly predictable.

Just tested that out on a jar of peanut butter. Predictably, my worktop is food free and the peanut butter is adhering resolutely to the inside of the jar

Predictable.
Which is why I included the word "fairly".

Perhaps we could work together on a thesis? Container Inversion and Comestible Adhesion.

pblakeney

McStumpy wrote:

PBlakeney wrote:

McStumpy wrote:

PBlakeney wrote:

If you lift any open container open side down then the consequences are fairly predictable.

Just tested that out on a jar of peanut butter. Predictably, my worktop is food free and the peanut butter is adhering resolutely to the inside of the jar

Predictable.
Which is why I included the word "fairly".

Perhaps we could work together on a thesis? Container Inversion and Comestible Adhesion.

You've already made good ground without me.
Carry on.

step83

sungod wrote:

sounds like you're using the wrong kind of energy bar

try zipvit choc energy bars, they are so sticky there's no way they'd fall out

Made the mistake of leaving the yogurt covered one in my jersey last week, that wasn't pleasant! Other flavours seem to fair better though.

chris_bass

To save weight I often leave the tops off my water bottles when on a ride, I find the weight savings are greatly increased if i put them in the bottle cages upside down!

sungod

Step83 wrote:

Made the mistake of leaving the yogurt covered one in my jersey last week, that wasn't pleasant! Other flavours seem to fair better though.

tbh i find the yoghurt coated ones vile

the uncoated choc one is much nicer, doesn't really melt when it gets hot, just gets softer/stickier

Stevo_666

Mountain biker top tip: stop to eat your snacks instead of being a smartypants and trying to eat them on the move.

mcstumpy

Chris Bass wrote:

To save weight I often leave the tops off my water bottles when on a ride, I find the weight savings are greatly increased if i put them in the bottle cages upside down!

I go one better and take the tyres off, saves a few hundred grammes

mcstumpy

Stevo 666 wrote:

Mountain biker top tip: stop to eat your snacks instead of being a smartypants and trying to eat them on the move.

<splutters indignantly into cup of tea>

Wheelspinner

Stevo 666 wrote:

Mountain biker top tip: wait until you are sitting on your ar$e in the van being carried up the next available hill to eat your snacks instead of being a smartypants and trying to eat them on the move.

FTFY

capt_slog

Stevo 666 wrote:

Mountain biker top tip: stop to eat your snacks instead of being a smartypants and trying to eat them on the move.

Despite the above comments there's a lot to be said for that, Stevo. Although I like to be 'quick', I'm not in a race when i ride, and sometimes it's best to stop to eat the food and have a proper drink. I feel like I get more out of it if I relax a bit, plus I don't spend the next few weeks trying to get spilt energy gel out of my brake mechanism.

pblakeney

Capt Slog wrote:

Stevo 666 wrote:

Mountain biker top tip: stop to eat your snacks instead of being a smartypants and trying to eat them on the move.

Despite the above comments there's a lot to be said for that, Stevo. Although I like to be 'quick', I'm not in a race when i ride, and sometimes it's best to stop to eat the food and have a proper drink. I feels like I get more out of it if I relax a bit, plus I don't spend the next few weeks trying to get spilt energy gel out of my brake mechanism.

Sensible advice. Take in the view, enjoy your choice of sustenance, and relax.
No more time consuming than getting stopped at a set of lights.

Stevo_666

Wheelspinner wrote:

Stevo 666 wrote:

Mountain biker top tip: wait until you are sitting on your ar$e in the van being carried up the next available hill to eat your snacks instead of being a smartypants and trying to eat them on the move.

FTFY

Bang on for me. But I'm trying to look at it from the roadie point of view

veronese68

PBlakeney wrote:

Capt Slog wrote:

Stevo 666 wrote:

Mountain biker top tip: stop to eat your snacks instead of being a smartypants and trying to eat them on the move.

Despite the above comments there's a lot to be said for that, Stevo. Although I like to be 'quick', I'm not in a race when i ride, and sometimes it's best to stop to eat the food and have a proper drink. I feels like I get more out of it if I relax a bit, plus I don't spend the next few weeks trying to get spilt energy gel out of my brake mechanism.

Sensible advice. Take in the view, enjoy your choice of sustenance, and relax.
No more time consuming than getting stopped at a set of lights.

I agree, but then I don't ride along pretending I'm a pro either. Like the new sig PB, perhaps I should have specified it was because you recommended going to a pub.

pblakeney

Veronese68 wrote:

I agree, but then I don't ride along pretending I'm a pro either. Like the new sig PB, perhaps I should have specified it was because you recommended going to a pub.

Too late.
I am keeping what little praise I get. No matter the source, or the intention.