porqui Posted August 26, 2018 Share Just don't trust myself to peel it while on the bike Start peeling it from the other end to the stem much easier - thats how monkeys do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted August 27, 2018 Share Start peeling it from the other end to the stem much easier - thats how monkeys do it.I thought thats how humans did it as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfcjim Posted August 31, 2018 Share Dont panic. A banana skin is organic.The environment welcomes it.A banana skin takes about two years to decompose. It's litter, take it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase619 Posted August 31, 2018 Share A banana skin takes about two years to decompose. It's litter, take it home. How long does it take a bar or gel wrapper to decompose? And does it give any sort of nutritional value to the environment? fanievb and TheJ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craai Posted August 31, 2018 Share A banana skin takes about two years to decompose. It's litter, take it home.I’ve read that too, although from personal experience I sincerely doubt that it would take a banana skin 2 years to decompose when exposed to the elements. Hell, whole bananas that my 2 year old hides in the car for daddy is black and shriveled in about a week TheJ, Coolspin and IH8MUD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porqui Posted August 31, 2018 Share I thought thats how humans did it as well... Are you calling me a monkey ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partydave Posted August 31, 2018 Share I've stopped over thinking my eating habits on the bike. I used to eat a million gels, energy drinks at double the price of petrol and all kinds of crap to stay "fueled" I've now started seriously upping my distance and chucked all the crap in the bin. On long training rides, I have a big bowl of cereal and black coffee before the ride and chuck a couple of cookies in my jersey pocket and 2 bottles of water. I've not felt the need for anything more than that. I suppose it's fairly easy calculate the amount of fuel you need on a ride by averaging your caloric expenditure per km, but I've never been good at maths. Based on a 100km ride, I burn an average of 2000 calories, 200 per 10kmBowl of cereal = 540 caloriesSo I need 292 calories per 20km excluding "residual" calories I (without being a food nutritionist) assume that I need only half of that in order to safely finish my ride. 2-3 Romany creams per 20km sounds like a good deal to me. Replace cookies with anything you fancy that hits that target Prince 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herrowpreeze Posted August 31, 2018 Share I use the Squish or equivalent pouches, and also all the usual suspects such as bananas, biltong, date bites, etc. Another interesting product which I am currently trying is this: http://www.genesisnutrition.co.za/genesis-nutritional-products-key-product-features/At R7 per pouch, it is a pretty cheap alternative, and has a similar texture to Future Life. TomWhere do you purchase this from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfcjim Posted August 31, 2018 Share I’ve read that too, although from personal experience I sincerely doubt that it would take a banana skin 2 years to decompose when exposed to the elements. Hell, whole bananas that my 2 year old hides in the car for daddy is black and shriveled in about a weekThose must be nice to find! It's the post blackening stage which takes a long time. Ref: keepbritaintidy.org Paper bag – 1 monthApple core – 8 weeksOrange peel and banana skins – 2 yearsCigarette end – 18 months to 500 yearsPlastic bag – 10 to 20 yearsA plastic bottle – 450 yearsChewing gum – 1 million years Obviously this is in a NH cooler climate, but it still applies. Chris_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeepee Posted August 31, 2018 Share I've stopped over thinking my eating habits on the bike. I used to eat a million gels, energy drinks at double the price of petrol and all kinds of crap to stay "fueled" I've now started seriously upping my distance and chucked all the crap in the bin. On long training rides, I have a big bowl of cereal and black coffee before the ride and chuck a couple of cookies in my jersey pocket and 2 bottles of water. I've not felt the need for anything more than that. I suppose it's fairly easy calculate the amount of fuel you need on a ride by averaging your caloric expenditure per km, but I've never been good at maths. Based on a 100km ride, I burn an average of 2000 calories, 200 per 10kmBowl of cereal = 540 caloriesSo I need 292 calories per 20km excluding "residual" calories I (without being a food nutritionist) assume that I need only half of that in order to safely finish my ride. 2-3 Romany creams per 20km sounds like a good deal to me. Replace cookies with anything you fancy that hits that targetI started experimenting with nutrition when I was still racing enduro bikes, where you often have very long days in the saddle. I realised all these hi-tech foods is just a bunch of crap. In the end I dumped all the hi tech rubbish and just stuck to the basics and real food, and I felt no different. I now have a very basic formula, any rides under 1.5hrs I eat something small before hand and only drink water during the ride. Between 1.5 and 3hrs I'll have a bit bigger meal before hand and chow two bananas during the ride, still just on water. Anything over 3 hrs I'll drink an Endurashake before (lady that I know that makes these herself, great product) and eat something like salted nuts or fruitcake every hour, still just drink water. Thats been working for me for the last 10 years. Coolspin and partydave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeepee Posted August 31, 2018 Share Those must be nice to find! It's the post blackening stage which takes a long time. Ref: keepbritaintidy.org Paper bag – 1 monthApple core – 8 weeksOrange peel and banana skins – 2 yearsCigarette end – 18 months to 500 yearsPlastic bag – 10 to 20 yearsA plastic bottle – 450 yearsChewing gum – 1 million years Obviously this is in a NH cooler climate, but it still applies. I wonder how big a ball you'll get if you put all the daily discarded chewing gum of the world together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ Posted August 31, 2018 Share I don't want to kill the vibe here, but on litter - the great pacific garbage patch is no joke.. Odinson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted August 31, 2018 Share A banana skin takes about two years to decompose. It's litter, take it home.I reckon I'm gonna do a test in my garden. This link says 2-10 days. http://www.indiannet.eu/mab/fotky/news/Decomposition.htm BikeisLife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJ Posted August 31, 2018 Share Are you calling me a monkey ?? No, a mandjie. 428 others 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craai Posted August 31, 2018 Share Those must be nice to find! It's the post blackening stage which takes a long time. Ref: keepbritaintidy.org Paper bag – 1 monthApple core – 8 weeksOrange peel and banana skins – 2 yearsCigarette end – 18 months to 500 yearsPlastic bag – 10 to 20 yearsA plastic bottle – 450 yearsChewing gum – 1 million years Obviously this is in a NH cooler climate, but it still applies.Yeah, good for testing gag reflexes. Starting smelling it after a couple of days but my daughter is quite talented in hiding stuff. Eventually found it underneath her little car seat, with the consistency of a brown nappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Posted August 31, 2018 Share Have to agree with Partydave and Zeepee. Proper breakfast, one bottle of water and one with energy drink and good to go for hours. I personally think the "keep fueled" is a Tour De France commentators phrase. However, experiment , the brain can play games. Edited August 31, 2018 by Prince partydave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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