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RoadToad
02-28-06, 03:15 PM
A new company has come out with a way to mount salt capsules to your bike. The company is called Saltstick (http://saltstick.com) and their products will be available March 21, 2006. Normann Stadler even used one in Kona this year.

Check it out! It just slides into a handlebar opening.

Jaybird
03-01-06, 09:27 AM
I'm clueless regarding eating salt tabs...why eat them? Do you only need them for longer races?
chrisesposito
03-01-06, 10:10 AM
I'm clueless regarding eating salt tabs...why eat them? Do you only need them for longer races?
One reason is electrolyte loss from sweating. There are products with a broader range of electrolytes than what you find in salt that may work better. How much and how often you take them usually varies with temperature, exertion level, sweat rate, etc.

I've learned the hard way that if I don't get 4 Endurolytes (the Hammer Nutrition electrolyte product) per hour on rides over 50 miles in warmer weather then cramps pretty much bring me to a halt.

RoadToad
03-01-06, 12:05 PM
^ what he said :)