Comments on: Win 5 Boxes of Matisse & Jack’s Bake-at-Home Energy Bars

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:45:11 +0000

Michael
Whole Foods and many coops sells a bulk dairy free energy bar called Chunks of energy, they cost about 1/2 of what packed bars cost. All good ingredients and many flavors: chocolate almond chip, mixed berry, carob spiruina, and vanilla almond. They give me a sustained energy boast a good value when I am hiking, biking or kayaking.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:45:02 +0000

By: BIg Mike In Oz

BIg Mike In Oz — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 03:19:46 +0000

I don’t know whether what I consumed on this particular ride is technically good or bad. It was good, and necessary, at the time but is probably considered very bad from a dietary and health perspective.

On an epic solo 4 day 400 mile ride I consumed a lot of Coke. The Coca-cola type coke. A total of 43 litres. That’s 11.5 US gallons in 4 days.

By: Jeff Y

Jeff Y — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:04:57 +0000

gotta be peanut M&Ms – easy to open, anything from one bite to a mouthful, cheap, and how can you go wrong with chocolate! There is the choking hazard though…

By: Lemyke

Lemyke — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:05:37 +0000

Have you ever tried a sandwich with mustard and Lay’s Potato Chips? Nice and crunchy.

By: The Weak Link

The Weak Link — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:12:43 +0000

The best thing? On a bitter cold night I was practicing on my tandem bike, riding it solo. I pulled up to a Skyline Chili (it rules) drive-through, but I wasn’t fat enough to set off the pressure strip, so I pulled around to the window and started banging on it. They served me a four way with beans. Yummy.

The worst thing? I once accidentally put in my Camelbak twice the recommended quantity of Crystal-lite. It was a very hot day, yet everytime I took a swig from the Camelbak I though I was drinking right out of the Dead Sea. Nasteeeee.

By: Brian C

Brian C — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:41:58 +0000

i saw several votes for payday bars, ill have to try that. word on the fig newtons, i usually eat those or some other type of breakfast bar. honey bunches of oats makes one with banana, and they are darn good, and light on the stomach.

someone also mentioned wrapping an unpackaged powerbar around their top tube while racing. this person should win, thats ridiculous.

i like the clifshot gels too, the vanilla and coffee ones are great.

the worst? clif bars. i know, blasphemy. but they seem to suck the moisture out of my mouth and body like a sponge. that, and the hippie granola seeds DESTROY the roof of my mouth. maybe im just weak.

By: salex

salex — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:58:49 +0000

Favorite: I second T-Nice on the mixture of Cytomax with, in my case, soy protein. makes a good endurance booster at the mid-ride rest break.

Least Favorite: Second whoever disrespected balance bars – they had the same effect on me!

By: Uncadan8

Uncadan8 — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:26:49 +0000

The best thing I ever had on a ride was some fresh peaches. Wow, were they ever good! The only problem was that they had the same effect as that stuff you take before you have a surgery in order to clean out your system. Yeah, it was not fun. But for a brief time, I had the best average speed I have ever experienced.

By: T-Nice

T-Nice — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:24:06 +0000

Worst was the bananna flavor gel flask I got as a sample from my LBS from some off brand energy food start up company. I don’t think they made it in the business.

My favorite isn’t really food, but I like to mix orange Cytomax with vanilla Hammer Gel. Mmmmmm……. creamcicle.