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Damnit! Would you just stop! And I'm moving to a new house that has a bar that I'm wanting to convert to a coffee bar.

I loved my SS hard tail, and then I took it on the trail. There is nothing more fun that steel SS on trails! So much fun! That Hungry Monkey must be an unbelievable experience.

V12man, you need to stop. I'm starting to look around and feel like I'm cheating on Sylvia.

That's what I like to hear. Although it doesn't make the waiting any easier! Orange or Blue?

I understand your views. It was a very long slog for me to get to a point where I really felt strong again on very low carb. The kicker also is this: maintaining this state is even harder. I had to go to India for work where I had very little control on meals. I tried to be strict but often had no options. It was a single week of eating "badly", and it put me right back into the starting point again. I went from easily maintaining 2.8 mmol/L ketone levels to struggling to get to 0.8 mmol/L. Even once your in stable longer term ketosis, there is another set of adaptations that need to happen in the muscles (additional mitochondrial growth, and enlarging) to allow them to become more efficient at burning fatty acids directly. This takes me almost a month to regain. It seems just one or two insulin spikes completely reverses this in a day. It's tough. I'm not 100% sure it's sustainable if you really want to race on low carb....

Agree. Auber was very simple to deal with, and their installation instructions were very clear. Do it DIPS! It could already have been on it's way!!!

Giving this a bit more thought, I wonder whether contacting the prof over at potch electrical engineering dept. They may well be able to whip something up... Student that needs some cash?

I haven't seen it locally anywhere. I eventually gave up and ordered from here: www.auberins.com It's made a HUGE difference on my Silvia.

Hey guys, mini hijack. We need one of those mobile coffee stalls for a function this weekend. The guy we booked had his boiler blow up on him and can't do it. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Will need the full house of milk and espresso based drinks.

Is it November yet?!??

This is very interesting. Particularly your ketone levels. Have you tried a spoon of coconut oil before bed? I use this sometimes if I've over carbed. Mct breaks down into ketones, which also have the effect of lowering blood glucose. Out of interest, how much fat are you eating?

I'm stuck with the name. I haven't thought of anything good enough yet

Were you in A batch with the black and white pyga? Sweet ride! How did you find the climbs?

Got my pre-order Stage Max email on Friday. Time to choose colours and name my bike!! The excitement is next level!!

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Check particle size...

I finally managed to get myself a freestyle optium ketone meter. My first blood ketone test result was 2.8 mmol/L. I was really interested in what it was with the Lionman race pending tomorrow. I'm now pretty torn between racing as is (and hopefully maintaining my current level of ketones) and trying the SuperStarch which finally arrived.... Hmmm. What to do.

When you letting me buy one of those levers?

Me too. In the spirit of this, I have a very good condition 2nd hand rancilio rocky looking for a good home. Pm me for a great deal.

Got my mazzer from him too. He seems to have a knack for the second hand coffee trade...

This is definitely true. Go for a V02 Max test, including blood lactate testing during the test. My crossover point is currently at 87% of max HR. I eat VERY little carb. Basically only what I get from macadamia nuts and dairy (no milk, just cream and cheese etc.)

Yes, the brain can use keytones, but apparently preference is given to the brain for any available glucose. What I mean is, you can't make enough for your muscles from protein.... I understand the replenishment thing the same way. We can only really hope to be more metabolically efficient to slow down the glycogen use. Did you use the SuperStarch pre-race? I can't wait to try the stuff. I wasn't planning on carrying it on the bike, but rather using it 30 mins before the race. My current crossover is a 87% of my max HR (measured in the V02 Max test). I'm not going to get more efficient, so if I want to improve my racing, I'll need to fuel with carbs before hand. The LCHF guy that won the iron man a while back seemed to start with some more carb in the few days leading up to the event, and then smashed all the coke he could find on the day. Seemed to work for him. In summary, same sentiment as you. Race on carbs....

So the science on this that I have read says that to some extent, keytones are used in place of glucose for muscles. The brain still needs glucose, so most of the glucose you produce from gluconeogenesis will be routed to the brain first. Creation of keytones is a more expensive process, so we don't really produce enough to run aerobic for any length of time. There was an experiment where the guys were given a keytone suppliment (Someone has created a process to extract these into a drinkable liquid, making them "free"), where they found that High Intensity performance equalled that fuelled on glucose, but for the rest of us that don't have access to "Free" keytones, the expense to create them is apparently the limitation. So, I see a lot of hype around SuperStarch.... It apparently gives you the carbs with no insulin spike. So you still burn fat optimally, but once you're anerobic, you have a store of glucose (stored in cells as glycogen) to to access. The theory goes, since there is no insulin response, your blood glucose level is maintained for longer. I haven't tried this myself yet (SuperStarch is making it's way to me as we speak).... Of course the thing we all do know is, by living LCFH, you gain metabolic efficiencies that mean you need glucose much later in your intensity curve (you burn fat for longer). For me, the difference was between 110 BPM HR on glucose to 170 BPM HR once fat adapted. Once I exceed 170 and have not fuelled with Carbs, the power loss is quick and brutal. If I lower intensity again, the recovery is very quick, and I'm able to keep going. FAT burning needs oxygen. when there's not enough oxygen, you need loads of keytones or Glucose. There isn't another option (other that alcohol!) as far as I understand.

Stage MAX pre ordered. I'm too excited!

For me it's the Stage Max that's the one to wait for if you're waiting.... Otherwise, I'd be more than happy with a ONETEN29.