U.I.O.G.D.
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada
Posts: 172
Bikes: Bassi Hog's Back gravel/bikepacking, Bombtrack Hook 2 gravel, Marinoni Genius/Campy Record, Marinoni Special EL-OS/Campy Record (retired to permanent indoor trainer), Rocky Mountain hybrid, Rocky Mountain mtb Cervelo R3 Team/Campy Chorus FOR SALE
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 46 Post(s)
I find Gatorade acts very fast, almost instantly. On a long ride, I'll use two bottles of it. On a shorter ride, one each of Gatorade and water, with water as the back-up. In hot weather I'll prepare the Gatorade mix the night before, and freeze the bottles to keep them colder longer. Solid food is important too though, if I take Gatorade on an empty stomach for two long I get a stomach ache.