Nutrition on the road - What, How and Why?

Personally wouldn't do most of that.

White bread is right bread.

Be wary of eating fatty foods as they reduce your body's ability to process the lovely, lovely sugary goodness you need for riding quick. I'd save the pies for after.

Don't believe everything you read. ;)

Wasn't that debunked?

Wasn't what debunked?

Be wary of eating fatty foods as they reduce your body's ability to process the lovely, lovely sugary goodness you need for riding quick. I'd save the pies for after.

No, just look at GI ratings. Add protein or fat to a meal and it drops the GI. Why? Because your body is now having to process fat or protein and it slow down the glucose getting into your blood stream.

Google "eating fat delay glucose absorption" or something.

So, on a long ride I personally would avoid almost all protein and fat sources because you don't need it and it stops your muscles getting the fuel that they do need.

The overall GI is reduced. The sugars still digest in the same amount of time. The fat just will take so long to be broken down that it won't provide any energy during the ride.

That's not my understanding. Fat slows down or reduces the ability of the stomach to shuffle the carbs out.

"Fat naturally slows digestion"
http://drvergilio.com/delayed_stomach_emptying_%28gastroparesis%29.htm

"Fat slows the rate at which food empties from the stomach into the intestines"
http://diatribe.org/issues/32/thinking-like-a-pancreas

I was talking about sweet fruit pies. Probably still fatty. But I dont eat much fat before or during a ride. As it gives me that full feeling, and makes it hard to drink.

Think I worked out that I drink about 2/3 of what I need. Yet I still find myself riding in Groups where I seem to have the highest water compsumption. Cant help but think scandies have learnt to suck water out of the air via skin osmosis.

Cakes and pies are both high in fat.

That's not my understanding. Fat slows down or reduces the ability of the stomach to shuffle the carbs out.

Are we talking about defecation or the availability of the nutrients?

I'm going to Vegas soon, don't you like my card playin' punnage? #soniamdisappoint

I used to be a croupier, so no.

Shitty job, and even shittier customers.

I know a guy who used to work in the high roller room in Melb's. He never complained but maybe the tips were enough to keep him happy.

Back in my day tips weren't a thing here in the UK.

Most of the customers are cunts though. A tip wouldn't change that.

I didn't even know the UK had casinos? I'm going primarily to race bikes and drink beer anyway so whether or not I'm a cunt I won't be doing much gambling. I like to win and the house always wins so gambling doesn't hold much interest.

Aspinals

Isn't that a cider?

I like to win and the house always wins so gambling doesn't hold much interest.

Very true bar the card room. The house just takes a table charge.

The only card game I actually know the rules to is Snap.

http://rouleur.cc/journal/riding/nigel-mitchell-ingredients-success

Newbie question.

Picture (if you will) 2 fellas.

Number 1 from Yorkshire, early 40's, fit + experienced cyclist w/multigeared super light whizz bang bike.

I'm number 2, nearly 50, enjoying riding FG/SS bikes, sometimes to work on a 40 mile round trip commute but nowhere near as fit as fella number 1.

Northener chum is coming down this weekend for a ride around, I've got a fun 62 mile loop from Dartford to Wandsworth Bridge north over the Thames then back Sarf of the Thames to D'ford I'd like to take him on. I've done it before on my own and it's right at the limit of my abilities energy/fitnesswise, IE-I'm proper-pooped when I get back. This Saturday there's a reasonable headwind thats gonna nobble us a bit on the way back making it even harder. Is there anything Nutrition/foodwise I could do before or during the ride to help me be less-pooped on the way back? Its exposed alongside the Thames and previous experience has taught me wind from the east makes that last 20 mile or so stretch back home a killer (for me).