Where has your bike taken you today?

[Frosty]

13 minutes ago, TNT1 said:

We should probably take this off to another thread, but for my part, on normal rides, I eat the night before and then try to go as long as possible after before eating again.

On long rides or races where I know I'll be going full gas, I will start fasted, but start eating about half an hour into the effort.

Second semi-derail post (our posts) in a week... ☺️
Unless of course someone's ride took them into a "wall".

Edited September 15, 2021 by Frosty

[ChrisF]

1 hour ago, Frosty said:

What's the time frame, before you ride, that you are eating?
I'll try find the study that showed that eating about 1 hour before riding, results in a good chance of hitting the wall sooner. 

 

As a diabetic, a fasted ride is not an option for me ....

 

That said, I can eat "big" before a ride either .....  For me, a serving of Pronutro seems to do the trick, at least 45 minutes before the ride, most other serials leaves me bloated ....

 

This gets me past the 45km mark (further on level rides), then I my sugar levels start to drop ....  

 

 

I have not tried any of the suppliments people put in their water bottles ..... seems most of these are loaded with "sugar" (in some form or other).

 

 

 

During my Swartberg pass I really could have done with a "diabetic friendly" suppliment in my water .....  my searches have not yielded any threads on this (specific to diabetics).  Any links would be welcomed.

[TNT1]

2 minutes ago, ChrisF said:

 

As a diabetic, a fasted ride is not an option for me ....

 

Type 2 or?

 

Cause for type 2, fasting to get into ketosis is a win.

[ChrisF]

5 minutes ago, TNT1 said:

Type 2 or?

 

Cause for type 2, fasting to get into ketosis is a win.

 

Type 2

 

The 3 hour slots, with smaller meals and snacks in between works well for me - outside of cycling.  So this is a pattern we have adopted.  I know there are a number of other approaches as well ... but each one needs to become a lifestyle for it to properly work

 

 

I do 2 maybe 3 longer rides in a month.  Thus far I plan the ride so that the coffee stop fits into this pattern .....

 

 

Swartbergpass trip was longer and a heck of a lot steeper, and my planning fell horribly short .... that last climb from the Nature Conservation homes to the very top was brutal .... dont get me wrong - it was a bucket list item, and GLAD I pushed through it.  Now to adjust the planning and prep to be better prepared for the next one.

[Eugene Oppelt]

4 hours ago, TNT1 said:

Nice. I was about to insert a funrider tag again.

 

How many fasted rides you do a week? All my rides (99%) are fasted, my body is so used to it now, I only fuel before a ride if it's gonna be 140km+

I intermittent fast most Mondays - Fridays, 3-4 rides, sometimes up to 3 hours with a 2nd coffee

 

Edited September 15, 2021 by 'Dale

[Frosty]

Which way today? The ‘tin tour, reloaded.

Does it matter, as long as it’s slow, easy and fun.

[TNT1]

To find the sun.

[The Ouzo]

I found the sun @TNT

It was hiding under Boksburg. 

Edited September 16, 2021 by ouzo

[RussD1]

20 hours ago, geomark said:

Apply some cycling balm to the soul in the Karoo around Graaff Reinet, beautiful big sky country

Geomark, in the top image and vertically above the wing mirror, is that Compassberg in the hazy distance? Just wondered.

[geomark]

23 minutes ago, RussD1 said:

Geomark, in the top image and vertically above the wing mirror, is that Compassberg in the hazy distance? Just wondered.

Roughly looking west from 40km east of Graaff Reinet, so no not Compassberg which is north of Nieu-Bethesda? I don't know the geography well enough to tell you what it is though.

[Frosty]

57 minutes ago, TNT1 said:

To find the sun.

I didn’t know that you ventured off tar roads. ????????

[TNT1]

1 minute ago, Frosty said:

I didn’t know that you ventured off tar roads. ????????

4/5 weekday rides are offroad these days.

[geomark]

Camdeboo National Park, makes a nice change to ride in a park (other than Table Mnt which doesn't count ????) did the 4wd route which turned out to be someone civil engineering skills whatsoever was let loose with a bulldozer, brutal steep ramps and flats like and endless uphill roller coaster. Saw one car the whole day.  Views were worth it though.  Next time maybe take the road bike and do the Valley of Desolation.

[Eugene Oppelt]

Taking Eva For A Walk

[Jbr]

Feels like we haven't had such a nice day since forever ????

[geomark]

A three province ride around the Gariep dam wall, a brutalist piece of architecture but beautiful water body