Originally Posted by
DataJunkie
Water. I have used HEED in the past with great results.
I just don't see a need for a sports drink at this moment in my life. I do not perform better or worse with or without one.
+1
I can't remember exactly when I stopped using sports drinks ... sometime last spring, I think ... October or November.
I was using HEED, and I really like HEED, but for some reason, I started riding with just water in my water bottles, and that seems to work just fine. I've done 6 imperial centuries, and at least one 200K and one 300K with just water in my water bottles. Depending on when I stopped using HEED, I might have done a second 200K and 300K on water as well.
We do, however, stop somewhere along the way on long rides and have a coke, just for something different and for a bit of a boost in the energy.