Originally Posted by
artifice
try a pre-ride banana.
cheaper than all the sports nutrition if it works 
^^This and...
Originally Posted by
yogi13
+1
Though to be more precise, electrolytes. Try drinking gatorade or the like in addition to the water before you start popping salt tablets.
^^this during and after a long ride works for me.
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