On-bike nutrition advice sought - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-20-2004, 05:23 PM

I did a 90 mile ride on Saturday. I finished pretty strongly, but hit
the bonk in a couple of places in the middle - no power in my legs,
feeling unequal to any gradient, etc. Strangely, the same places I did
the last time, and not even steep hills.

I take Clif bars and Powerade in my water bottle. I love the taste of
Clif bars, but they don't sit well in my stomache while cycling.
Towards the end of the ride, I'll step up to one of the caffeinated "Ice
Series" Clif bars. I also use a GU gel pack for that one most
difficult moment. Total for the ride: 2.5 Clif bars, one 100 calorie
GU gel pack, and 40 ounces of Powerade, supplemented by probably 40-60
ounces of regular water.

Questions: Am I eating enough?

Are there more digestible bars than Clif? I really want something that
digests and comes online as soon as possible. (I don't like the GUs too
much).

Does anybody use one of those "musette" bags for food? (I bet if food
was easier to reach, in smaller bites, I would eat more regularly during
the ride.)

Dave