Originally Posted by
wolfchild
I have experimented with very low carb diet before for a few months and I also stopped taking supplements while on a low carb diet...The loss of weight, the loss of performance from low carb diet was just too much for me, so I went back to the way I used to eat before and I also started using few supplements which I've used before. I feel a lot better, my energy level are higher and I look a lot better now after going back to eating higher carb. My sprinting ability, speed, explosive power has really suffered a lot when on low carb...never again.
To me it's a question of balance. Going all-out low carb, during, before, between and after rides, does have all the effects you describe. On the other hand, you don't have to live on high-carb diet _and_ eat carbs during all rides. Both are extremes and the ideal strategy is somewhere in the middle.