Road Cycling - Nature's Gu

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AMD
07-18-04, 05:29 PM
Just got in from a lovely 25 mile ride in the country. Best part of all? Fresh wild raspberries in the ditch beside brand new blacktop. It just doesn't get any better than this! I hope I'm not the only one to take advantage of free fruit on my road rides. Anyone else want to confess? What's the most interesting thing you've found to eat on your rides?

OneTinSloth
07-18-04, 05:32 PM
i passed a roadkill raccoon today...
bpohl
07-18-04, 05:57 PM
See... I'm just afraid to eat things that I see growing in the wild. A neighbor down the street has concord grapes growing over the edge of his fence. A lot of times when I'm walking by, I manage to fenagle (sp?) some for me :)

slvoid
07-18-04, 06:07 PM
I thought nature's GU was honey. :D
I keep 5 ounces of that in a gel flask in my rear pocket.
Thylacine
07-18-04, 06:15 PM
I like schnaffling some figs when i go riding down by Merri Creek. I stuff my back pockets with them and then take them home and bake them or wizz them through some Semi-Fredo.
late
07-18-04, 06:23 PM
Was hiking on the AT once, and found myself in the middle of a large field of wild Maine blueberries. They were wonderful, and I ate at least a pound. Next day I learned what happens when you that many blueberries....

Here in Maine they spray the roadsides with powerful pesticides to hold down brushy weeds. Personally, I'd think twice about fruit found roadside.
Grampy™
07-18-04, 06:40 PM
Raspberrys and plums in late summer. My buddy likes wild grpes. I can't believe how many people just ride on by.....
ultra-g
07-18-04, 06:43 PM
Horse sh%t on Central Park drive.

But I don't eat it though!
R600DuraAce
07-18-04, 07:37 PM
Same here except that I added few grams of coffee and some salts.


I thought nature's GU was honey. :D
I keep 5 ounces of that in a gel flask in my rear pocket.
vrkelley
07-18-04, 07:58 PM
Just got in from a lovely 25 mile ride in the country. Best part of all? Fresh wild raspberries in the ditch beside brand new blacktop. It just doesn't get any better than this! I hope I'm not the only one to take advantage of free fruit on my road rides. Anyone else want to confess? What's the most interesting thing you've found to eat on your rides?

Snaged somebody's leftover Fiddle-Faddle while resting in the shade yesterday. Stale but good!