Just for aomething nobody ever seems to mention...I love putting Lipton iced tea with lemon in my bottles for rides under 100k. Less calories than gatorade, more needed minerals than water, tastes better warm than both. For longer rides I use gatorade lemonade, with some ice to dilute. Whenever I carry two bottles, one is plain water...because in many emergency situations that can arise it is much more suitable than some drink. I stay away from Gu and other 'energy' boosters because what goes up, must come down.
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey