Honey/Water on Bike = Cheap!
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2014-07-25 2:27 PM |
DC | Subject: Honey/Water on Bike = Cheap! I'm sure many of you know this already, but for all the beginners: 1/3 honey & 2/3 water in fuel belt bottle... throw it in your back jersey pocket & you now have inexpensive gels for the bike ride. |
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2014-07-25 2:30 PM in reply to: Porfirio |
Extreme Veteran 2098 Alberta | Subject: RE: Honey/Water on Bike = Cheap! Originally posted by Porfirio I'm sure many of you know this already, but for all the beginners: 1/3 honey & 2/3 water in fuel belt bottle... throw it in your back jersey pocket & you now have inexpensive gels for the bike ride. If you want some flavor add your favourite koolaid(unsweetened version) |
2014-07-25 8:09 PM in reply to: Porfirio |
Veteran 732 Pittsburgh, PA | Subject: RE: Honey/Water on Bike = Cheap! Where are you getting your honey? There's probably a lot you can say in favor of drinking that, but I don't think you can say it's cheap. |
2014-07-25 8:57 PM in reply to: chayes |
Regular 606 Portland, Oregon | Subject: RE: Honey/Water on Bike = Cheap! you can get 2 liters of honey at costco for about $15. That makes 6 liters of mix, or over 200 1oz (gel packet size) servings. $15 vs $200 makes it pretty darn cheap. ...but then you may find yourself obsessing over whether it is "real" honey or laced with added sweeteners and other stuff. |
2015-03-10 9:28 AM in reply to: dfroelich |
1508 Cypress, Texas | Subject: RE: Honey/Water on Bike = Cheap! Originally posted by dfroelich you can get 2 liters of honey at costco for about $15. That makes 6 liters of mix, or over 200 1oz (gel packet size) servings. $15 vs $200 makes it pretty darn cheap. ...but then you may find yourself obsessing over whether it is "real" honey or laced with added sweeteners and other stuff. I used to take homemade honey pouches on all my Marathon training runs over 18 miles. They worked well for me. I was going to try to do a water honey mix in my 1//2 gallon water tank mounted behind my seat on my next long bike ride. I was going to heat 6 table spoons of honey to melting then mix it with water. I was wondering if I could handle adding any sodium in there too or if I should look into sourcing some sodium tablets to work with the honey. Have does the honey separate from the water? I am wondering if it will settle on the bottom and clog up my straw or it it would stay thin for several hours (long enough to get me through a HIM ride) if mixed with water. Has anyone used this as their only fuel source on the bike for HIM or IM? It is supposed to be a balance of fructose and sucrose which helps your body process more carbs that if you only are taking in one type of sugar so I though this may be a winner and am looking at testing it on my next 50 mile ride. oh...and I buy my honey directly from the bee keepers for $16 a quart (my wife won't let me keep bees myself). So I know that what I am getting is real honey. It isn't really cheap, but I don't like the flavor of clover honey (not when I can get honey from alfa fields or fruit orchards). Note: The carbs in an ounce of honey is about the same as gel pack, so in a quart of honey you are getting the equivalent of about 30 gel packages. So my cost is about $0.53 a serving. That is half the cost of a gel pack. If you are getting the cheap Costco honey then that would be about $0.25 a serving. I am all about saving money (which was the main reason I used honey for my Marathon training runs) but on race day I am more interested in have a fuel that is more digestible and will cause less stomach problems and easier to store, access, consume, and dispose of packaging. Those are the reasons I am looking at honey right now for my bike fuel. |
2015-03-10 9:52 AM in reply to: dfroelich |
Extreme Veteran 1018 | Subject: RE: Honey/Water on Bike = Cheap! Originally posted by dfroelich you can get 2 liters of honey at costco for about $15. That makes 6 liters of mix, or over 200 1oz (gel packet size) servings. $15 vs $200 makes it pretty darn cheap. ...but then you may find yourself obsessing over whether it is "real" honey or laced with added sweeteners and other stuff. I buy from a local farmer. Good stuff and a neat process. |
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2015-03-10 9:55 AM in reply to: Porfirio |
Alpharetta, Georgia | Subject: RE: Honey/Water on Bike = Cheap! Good points and I'll just reiterate to source your honey locally if you care at all about the ingredients. Many of the health benefits of honey are removed when it's "pasteurized" or heated quickly above 95 degrees or so - here's a great article on raw honey if that interests anyone. |
2015-03-10 2:46 PM in reply to: lisac957 |
DC | Subject: RE: Honey/Water on Bike = Cheap! Originally posted by lisac957 Good points and I'll just reiterate to source your honey locally if you care at all about the ingredients. Many of the health benefits of honey are removed when it's "pasteurized" or heated quickly above 95 degrees or so - here's a great article on raw honey if that interests anyone. You done just schooled me! |
2015-03-10 3:22 PM in reply to: Porfirio |
409 Durham, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Honey/Water on Bike = Cheap! Disclaimer: my info might be dated because i haven't checked it in a while. I've also read that adding chia seeds could be beneficial, but I don't remember why now :D. |
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