On that greater 8-14 mile ride 

What is the best energy gel ?

Any input

Honey

Zakaraia Hermes wrote on 02/03/19 at 1:16pm:


Same people that wear a CamelBak on a 14 mile ride.

I use the ones from Hammer Nutrition, they seem to work, can be found at Ride A Bike -Gastonia.

I prepare my gelpack with organic maple syrup. It's a sugar boost with a lot of good minerals.

Gu Roctane  Camel Back at all times, fried chicken and beer.

adbeil wrote on 02/04/19 at 12:10pm:

I have a bottle the camelback backpack and wear bibs and go slow. I must be a disgrace for some of the riders in here but who cares..

IntheBush wrote on 02/04/19 at 11:40pm:


I can attest to that; this guy is an animal.  I think he has some camel DNA.   

IntheBush wrote on 02/03/19 at 1:59pm:




Yes Camel Back pack for tools and cell phone -( maybe some Tunes!) 

I like you dont do liquid on the bike 
Unless its super Hot out and going 10or more miles away from  civilization 

My last ride drank a gallon of liquid in the AM for an afternoon ride and 
Yup pee stops happened 

Nothing like bombing down a hill and you gotta take  a pi  . ....  UGH !!😝

Gonna re-think liquid plans 🤔


I have tried the " Hammer gels "

I do like them - they def. give you the energy !

She went to High School in the 50's in Spur, and lived around the Midland/Odessa area for some time.

Her father was in the oil industry, managed drilling crews for while, then bought a truck. Guess at the time hauling drilling equipment around was the better money. So, they moved around a lot. In those days, outside of town, it was nothing but trailers and trailer parks.

Later in life, grandma lived in Levelland, outside of Lubbock and used to run a cross roads restaurant called the Spot. Of course the chicken fried steak was delightful.

My mother ended up going to work for American airlines when she was 20, met some clown from South Carolina in the Air Force stationed at Reece Air Force base in Lubbock. The rest is history.

As the story goes, he told her his father was big in textiles. Oh yeah, he was a printer at the Bleachery in Rock Hill. 

Although, they sent me out there occasionally in my youth. To me growing up in Atlanta and Charlotte, it was sort of like visiting a different world. The 70's were cowboys and dances/rodeos every Saturday night. I was enamored with the place.   
Although I went through there a few times in the 90's, I haven't been back in a while. I'm sure it's changed a lot. The coffee and water in Pecos has to be the worst ever. 

IntheBush wrote on 02/05/19 at 2:22am:


Cool story bro.

SurlyDave wrote on 02/05/19 at 2:42am:


Cool "cool story bro," bro.

Man, I miss the Tex-mex food. 

And the crazy ass birds in Austin. 

I'll tell you a quick story you can probably relate too in regards to the food. 
In '84 my grandfather passed away from old age. My mothers sister lived in San Antonio and was married to a guy that owned an auto body shop. He had two High School aged teenagers from a prior marriage. I think I was about 23 at the time and fresh out of the Marines.

My mother and I flew into San Antonio airport and they picked us up and took us to their house for the night. The next morning we were heading to Goldthwaite for the funeral. It's a little ways outside of Waco.

We hadn't had anything to eat and I was hungry. When we got to their house, they had steak fajitas in a cast iron frying pan. I still remember his smokin' hot half latina 15 year daughter fixing those fajitas for me. Best fajitas I ever stuck in my mouth. The steak literally melted in your mouth. And the salsa? Home made and delectable of course.

I didn't stop thinking about that girl for six months.   

Yeah, I don't know when she sold the 'Spot'.
But it had to be a good while back.

I've eaten in Amarillo at the Big Texan on a couple of occasions.
Never ate for free.   

It's tough country out there, no doubt. It always seemed to me to be a simpler place compared to all the problems in the big cities to the east.

Check out B-Line Natural Energy. Super clean with no fuss

IntheBush wrote on 02/08/19 at 12:40am:




You  my friend are speaking the truth !!!

Lived in the Austin area for seven years best time of my life hands-down

Married a woman from the WACO area - she is  feisty one  for sure !

They do have a saying here in North Carolina from what I've been told...

NC -  where the men are men and so are the woMEN !!

And not in a good way !!:      Yeeeeikes !!!