tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post2781130105946618206..comments2023-09-08T06:31:18.925-05:00Comments on Belgium Knee Warmers™: Ham and SwissRadio Freddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07419506761098758178noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-8619207488906902302008-12-18T14:56:00.000-06:002008-12-18T14:56:00.000-06:00I remember years ago at one of the first centuries...I remember years ago at one of the first centuries I ever rode, they actually had somebody grilling hot dogs at one of the rest stops. People were scarfing them, even the fast boys 'n girls. I figured I'd see scads of riders bent over in the gutters expunging partially digested hot dogs but never even saw one. Maybe they were some of those tofu dogs or soemthing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18328139823737727721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-56361837730388176872008-12-18T11:55:00.000-06:002008-12-18T11:55:00.000-06:00Well played sir! It is interesting to see what peo...Well played sir! It is interesting to see what people eat on rides. I had a friend that would carry 2-3 bbq sandwiches on long rides. Hey-whatever works I guess...Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04539962952792808343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-29870653943110258022008-12-18T10:39:00.000-06:002008-12-18T10:39:00.000-06:00Old age and cunning overcoming youth and treachery...Old age and cunning overcoming youth and treachery, eh? <BR/><BR/>What to eat is a very personal thing. On a really truly dire long ride I love eating a turkey & swiss sandwich, with a little mayo, tomato, lettuce, and tons of salt. And peanuts. Ice cold milk helps wash it down, and if I'm in really bad shape very late in a ride, a 20 ounce coke works wonders. Sports drinks with lots of proteins, rather than the carb-heavy drinks... These real (or more balanced) foods just go down well and fuel me wonderfully, if I eat them at the right time. I also have a friend who swears that his secret weapon at MTB endurance races is to start laps with a couple pieces of bacon in his mouth, where he treats it like chewing tobacco and just sucks the juices out of it. He's very good. To each his own, I guess.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461836999036966262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-56142547125442373872008-12-18T08:44:00.000-06:002008-12-18T08:44:00.000-06:00i watched john stamstead have an early morning mea...i watched john stamstead have an early morning meal of spam and milk at the 24 hrs of canaan on the original course. it was the first year he was allowed to race solo under 4 variations of his own name. my stomach could not imagine but he knew what his motor needed.<BR/><BR/>that same year i passed a rider at 11:30am sucking the dregs out of used gu and powergel wrappers dropped at the base of the long hill. that had to be the worst bonk i've ever witnessed.mikesibishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921341757163535328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-84226603156113696612008-12-18T07:55:00.000-06:002008-12-18T07:55:00.000-06:00There is ALWAYS something to learn from your elder...There is ALWAYS something to learn from your elders, this is what makes a good wheel, if you are young and strong,then you have the great luxury of staying with and watching, listening to great men like these.....be strong to learn to be a good wheel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-43993066980060348012008-12-18T05:09:00.000-06:002008-12-18T05:09:00.000-06:00...here it is, 14 months later on a re-post & ......here it is, 14 months later on a re-post & i'm so very aware of how valid the advice in that story is...that will never change...bikesgonewildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-32988564420529803162008-12-17T14:03:00.000-06:002008-12-17T14:03:00.000-06:00As a junior, I remember going on a ride with a bud...As a junior, I remember going on a ride with a buddy on sunny. On the way out of town, we hit an IHOP for breakfast. Let's just say that was the last time I ate a waffle before a big climb. <BR/><BR/>Great StoryNatextrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089690101074736674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-31135580123348568892007-10-12T12:05:00.000-05:002007-10-12T12:05:00.000-05:00Knowing Freddy's Father I can just see the Devilis...Knowing Freddy's Father I can just see the Devilish smile on his face! Great story! I bet Your Dad would have unleashed a wood-shampoo if the youngsters got out of line! ;-)<BR/><BR/> Ed O'SheaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-45753056708225691042007-10-09T17:33:00.000-05:002007-10-09T17:33:00.000-05:00Love that! story! Although I bet I could ride Mt. ...Love that! story! Although I bet I could ride Mt. Everest if I had a strawberry shake!The Mrs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05665800276194590859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-36078362171464227772007-10-09T09:40:00.000-05:002007-10-09T09:40:00.000-05:00The trick to the meal is to know your body. Look ...The trick to the meal is to know your body. Look at John Stamstead. He is the king of low dollar/high calorie consumption.<BR/><BR/>Josh - stay tuned. Just waiting for the temp to drop a bit.Radio Freddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07419506761098758178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-83925537094420872162007-10-08T22:48:00.000-05:002007-10-08T22:48:00.000-05:00Once had one tiny baked sausage with my otherwise ...Once had one tiny baked sausage with my otherwise healthy breakfast consisting of plain toast, scrambled eggs and plain yoghurt with a banana early in the morning of a hillclimb race...how I regretted having eaten the sausage for it really spoiled my race...I must have looked like that dead Rembrandt man undergoing a vivisection! Ever since, I've been avoiding meat or other greasy food prior to races.the ups and downs of a belgian amateur cyclist in tokyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959055533465197463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-45386225641369618992007-10-08T20:49:00.000-05:002007-10-08T20:49:00.000-05:00and that is why i never eat a lot before races. s...and that is why i never eat a lot before races. something substantial for sure, but not too much.<BR/><BR/>on a totally personal note, want to do some embro reviews? My trusted tube of elite is running low, cx season is just getting into full swing, and I was thinking of buying something new....any reccomendations?joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035278129249221134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-70946604555767131632007-10-08T17:03:00.000-05:002007-10-08T17:03:00.000-05:00Smashing yarn BKW!Smashing yarn BKW!The Bad Characterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08390015190323701771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-20346934828484887472007-10-08T16:10:00.000-05:002007-10-08T16:10:00.000-05:00...lovely story...poignant...nice chuckle...now i ......lovely story...poignant...nice chuckle...now i need to get my almost sixty year old ass out for a spin...<BR/>...urp...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821760991275369602.post-14018010701719686052007-10-08T11:17:00.000-05:002007-10-08T11:17:00.000-05:00Back in the day when I could really bring it, I wa...Back in the day when I could really bring it, I was always known as the guy who didn't take alot of food on group rides. Also breakfast was 3 scrambled eggs and 2 slices of english muffin toast. i just hated stomach distress and all the roadside nastiness that goes with it. Knowing were Bonk lives and staying on the edge of it is PRO.Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287680290391700918noreply@blogger.com