Originally Posted by DannoXYZ

Hey thanks for the link. I've too found that sports-drinks have too little concentrations of glucose-polymer and electrolytes. I'd have to drink three 24-oz bottles of Gatorade per hour to get the energy and electrolytes on my ride, which ends up over-hydrating me. So I mix my own and make it double-strength along with a bottle of plain water. I can then alternate drinks between the energy-mix and plain water depending upon the intensity of the ride I'm doing.