Originally Posted by Hhowdy
Howdy,
I've commited to ride the Lotoja Classic, 208 miles in the rocky mountains. So being new to mid distance rides my first question is, what foods are best for quick energy during a ride. I prefer wet stuff like apples and oranges but I don't know how fast they are metabolized.
My riding partner says bananas are it, then power bars and Gatorade, I can hack Gatorade but I'm not real fond of power bars.
M.R.
dried mission figs, dried apricots, good old pbj sandwiches (cut up) pretzels, cookies. fig newtons, or ginger molasses., boiled red new potatoes, Accerlade