Recommended foods/drinks for a long ride?

[chinesechicken]

Any suggestions on what sort of energy foods/drinks to have before/during a long ride?

I have a charity ride this week which is somewhat double my usual distance

Cheers

[P-Jay]

I like Haribo's or Winegums for a quick pick-me-up and those nutty engergy Bars Tesco now sell (sorry can't remember the name) for more long term energy.

[Matt London]

I carry malt loaf and fig rolls to eat on the move. I wrap malt loaf slices in clingfilm and put the fig rolls in a bank bag.

[BliarOut]

Jelly Babies and flapjack seemed to work for me

[NitroNick]

Hi5 energy drink is very good but fairly expensive. You can get it from CRCC. Would be delivered by the weekend. There are lots of different manufacturers of energy drinks but the one I tend to go back to time and time again is Hi5.
Any of the sports bars high in carbs are excellent, powerbar is my favourite, they can be difficult to unwrap and chew on the move. Again they are pretty expensive. Don't get a protein bar as they are only usefull for recovery, not for an immediate energy hit.
Energy gels are good too.

Edited by NitroNick on Tuesday 13th July 10:37

[The Walrus]

Flapjacks and other sweet things plus a mix I make at home with 50-60g sugar half a teaspoon of salt add squash and water then mix up, this is for 750 ml has worked well for me so far.

By any chance are you doing a stage of The Great Tour ? if so which stage ?

[FWDRacer]

If wedged with something appropriate a can of Guinness fits nicely in the standard bottle holder.

[The Walrus]

FWDRacer said:

If wedged with something appropriate a can of Guinness fits nicely in the standard bottle holder.

Fluid and a meal sorted

[a11y_m]

BliarOut said:

Jelly Babies and flapjack seemed to work for me

That's pretty much what I survive on - homemade flapjacks with added choccy chips if I'm feeling flush. LIDL jelly babies are awesome, as are Tesco's own brand ones.


But I really like this approach:

FWDRacer said:

If wedged with something appropriate a can of Guinness fits nicely in the standard bottle holder.

[ian_c_uk]

Homemade flapjacks are ideal, and you can play around with ingredients to suit.