Weight / Fat loss

Its not the most refreshing of drinks though. The protien makes it kinda meal like. I just like the idea of maximising my daily protienb intake.

The 4:1 ratio was only actually tested against a 1:0 ratio. So it was'nt exactly a complete study.

I find it to be fine, at least it was until my digestive system fought back after 16hr on the bike.

Where did you hear that guff from? There's been tonnes of studies with differing ratios of carbohydrate to protein and the effect on endurance. Five second google..
http://pacifichealthlabs.com/Accelerade-Research.asp

I'm sure you could find more 'proper' documents to show this.