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It’s not nothing to do with being tough or being a wimp. It’s just how people’s physiology is if they’ve trained it or not. What you need to do and what others need to do for the same ride will differ. You need to figure out what works for you and not compare yourself to others or worry about what they can do.
That would be a new one. Audax has a strong ethos of cake. Sometimes in surprising quantities. But often/usually in cafes.
Before I learned of this cycling term I thought getting bonked was a very desireable thing and also involved lying down.Mike Sales wrote: ↑15 Oct 2024, 6:03pm I have bonked twice. I felt the reverse of tough. I had to lie down in the road.
Have you yet come across the cyclists' usage of 'honk' yet? The French call it 'danser sur les pedales.'biker38109 wrote: ↑15 Oct 2024, 6:18pmBefore I learned of this cycling term I thought getting bonked was a very desireable thing and also involved lying down.Mike Sales wrote: ↑15 Oct 2024, 6:03pm I have bonked twice. I felt the reverse of tough. I had to lie down in the road.
Now this is where I would also generally be in agreement.rareposter wrote: ↑15 Oct 2024, 4:39pm minimise the stopping and faffing and most people will a lot of their eating and drinking on the move.
I think I read user cugel use that here the other day. Another term for stompers?Mike Sales wrote: ↑15 Oct 2024, 6:25pmHave you yet come across the cyclists' usage of 'honk' yet? The French call it 'danser sur les pedales.'biker38109 wrote: ↑15 Oct 2024, 6:18pmBefore I learned of this cycling term I thought getting bonked was a very desireable thing and also involved lying down.Mike Sales wrote: ↑15 Oct 2024, 6:03pm I have bonked twice. I felt the reverse of tough. I had to lie down in the road.
I never found that to be so. Indeed one of my finest cycling memories is cycling home at 3 am through two snow showers after an unsuccessful ghost hunt, way back in 2005.biker38109 wrote: ↑15 Oct 2024, 2:59pmPerhaps but I would see having them as a fallback only if I unintentionally went over as riding in the dark increases risk on roads doesn't it so would avoid it given the choice.
Many cyclists use flapjacks as convenient non-leaking food. Lots of recipes in the archives and I'm sure that you could make a vegan version.biker38109 wrote: ↑15 Oct 2024, 2:30pm ...
That sounds like me to T already. I am already vegan and live on brown rice and legumes and pulses and nuts. So just a case of taking it with me rather than leaving at home. I have read many posts about 'going to the cafe and eating cake' and/or the pub which makes me cringe a little. I never eat sweet food, or intake caffeine. I know both are 'british institutions' so I see why the are popular but not my thing. My mum however loves all that as well as most of that side of the family so see how ingrained it is in the culture.
In terms of food choices are there any advantages to junky carbs often advocated or is my existing diet always going to be better? I would imagine the junky stuff give a short fast rush but also probably a crash so better I just stick to my usual diet but of course take it with me to eat while riding.
What I would do is eat as usual before, ride close to or bonk then get home and gorge. That food is not the best for carrying though. Wet and sloppy most of it but possible I am sure. Any suggestions for good food containers for that kind of wet food? When I would volunteer work I would usually just pack some nuts instead of faffing with 'real' food but having maximum energy was not of paramount importance there.
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Don't shoot the messenger, I was just repeating what an earlier poster wrote. Indeed this thread is the first time I came across the term from what I can recall so I have no opinions on it one way or the other except those gleaned this evening.
Technically yes but I find them awfully sweet now and would just opt for plain beans and probably swap the toast for rice which would make my usual staple meals anyway.If you are Vegan then can you eat the cyclists staple of beans on toast?
Good point.Traffic is often lighter than in the daytime.
Audaxes attract lots of types of rider. What @blondie said is true, and some riders can do long distances without food stops. Some of the serious guys need to, if they're doing such things as London-Edinburgh-London, or they'd never get round. But I suspect that @blondie never intended to suggest that that's expected of every Audax rider. Others cheerfully admit that cake is the whole point of Audax.biker38109 wrote: ↑15 Oct 2024, 7:46pmDon't shoot the messenger, I was just repeating what an earlier poster wrote. Indeed this thread is the first time I came across the term from what I can recall so I have no opinions on it one way or the other except those gleaned this evening.
What sort of cake? A light sponge or a heavy fruit cake?rareposter wrote: ↑16 Oct 2024, 4:17pmI would agree with that except I'd go further and say that cake is the whole point of pretty much any bike ride!