Originally Posted by greenlight149
...giving me combined 56grams of carbs/ hour, which i read should be more than enough, anymore than that and you wont digest it.
how many do you guys eat per hour? do you aim for a specific number of grams/hour of carbs?
200 calories/hour is my magic number. YMMV.
BTW, you'll be fine with dates. Figs are one of my main on-bike energy sources. The ones I use have 5g of fiber per 110 calories. I also eat oatmeal for breakfast. I almost never have to take a dump when I'm out riding, and I do at least one 6-hour ride per week. A little fiber is a good thing, as far as I'm concerned. It makes you feel more full. Any time I go on just liquid and/or gels I get that empty feeling in my stomach. Again, YMMV. Most of my rides are long, endurance-based rides. For the short, intense stuff I generally don't eat anything. I don't do many 2-3 hour super intense rides where drinks & gels are best.