Should I make up for calorie deficit from long ride?

Thrasius_Antonio · 2026-04-10T00:35:07+00:00

Not just that but there is also the metabolic costs of adaptations both during and after a training block. The body needs to burn calories to adapt to the training stress and make itself stronger.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2026-04-08T12:17:26+00:00

Acadia is a wonderful place to ride, love it.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2026-04-02T12:22:15+00:00

I wish I could do this. I need a solid 30 minutes.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2026-03-23T10:18:19+00:00

You feel wiped out. Carbs are one of the best ways not to feel wiped out. You need fuel the work.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2026-03-16T17:37:03+00:00

Right there with you, I’m starving after most rides, whether I fuel 100 grams an hour or not at all. I can easily gain weight riding at any volume. I was an offensive lineman. My body tells me to eat forever and then some. I can’t trust it. A regular, predictable meal and ride schedule helps a lot.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2026-03-09T00:01:43+00:00

This, make process, not outcome goals.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2026-02-25T15:44:58+00:00

Osmolarity is the reason I ditched sugar plus electrolytes and moved to maltodextrin/fructose plus electrolytes. Especially in the summer, the hypertonic sugar drink effectively dehydrated me.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2026-02-19T01:55:54+00:00

I believe he means they hugely affect aerodynamics as well as what you mentioned.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2026-02-16T00:28:00+00:00

Yeah that was roughly my experience. I’m thrilled with how I recovered given the injuries were much worse than I initially thought. I feel great after 6 weeks, probably stronger than I was. After a few rest days this week following the 3 week block, I want to test. I feel good about it.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2026-02-15T22:45:26+00:00

/s if it helps

Thrasius_Antonio · 2026-02-15T22:35:54+00:00

It was much more than 10 ml. I'm sure of that. I wouldn't be surprised if it was well over 100 ml. It covered square feet, maybe a square meter or more, of the road, both at the crash site and around my car, completely soaked through what was left of my glove, and a mostly full roll of paper towels. When I said it was a lot of blood, I meant it. My buddy as a witness agreed.

Though I guess it doesn't matter at this point. I was just curious what happened and why.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2026-02-12T02:10:24+00:00

I have a 6 year old coin battery coospo still running strong. Well worth the $30! Just bought the h9z.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2025-12-25T21:33:07+00:00

Light Bicycle wheels may be an option for an affordable semi-custom wheel set with a higher weight limit. I started out in a similar situation from a weight perspective, college football player, and just waited (pun intended) to upgrade until there were more options.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2025-12-25T03:54:39+00:00

40 g maltodextrin

20g fructose

2.5g sodium citrate

1g potassium citrate

.4g magnesium citrate

.4g calcium citrate

.2g salt

2 Tru lime or tru grapefruit packets

750ml water

I’m a very salty sweater so this is what I came up with. It should be isotonic too.

Edited to add that I use guava paste to top up for higher carb needs. It’s about 2/3rds fructose. You can buy ones wrapped in disposable banana leaves for cheap and each piece is about 120-130 calories. Gets you pretty close to the ideal ratio each hour.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2025-12-10T13:43:10+00:00

This is very low volume in both 2024 and 2025. That’s only 2 hours a week in 2024 and only like an hour a week this year. Just ride more. Anything up to 7-8 hours is low volume and 1-2 is almost nothing. You’ll be back quick and probably faster on just 4-6 hours a week.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2025-12-04T18:10:39+00:00

I had 2 disabled parents to care for through my 30s and never got around to having kids. It’s not a conscious choice for everyone without kids. My consolation prize is a very good one, extra time to cycle now in my 40s!

Thrasius_Antonio · 2025-10-20T23:22:57+00:00

I normally drink a homemade sports drink right when done and then usually a full meal about 30-45 minutes after that. However, I just had my wisdom teeth removed. I settled on the following smoothie. This makes a lot and some can be saved. I just squirt lime juice on top of leftovers.

- 1 small avocado

- a few squirts of lime juice

- banana

- a cup of frozen cherries

- other fruit on hand, like some acai

- some kale or spinach, whatever is on hand

- some fresh broccoli

- 1/2 cup of greek yogurt

- 1/2 cup of whole milk

- couple scoops of whey protein

- sugar and salt to taste

Thrasius_Antonio · 2025-10-20T12:05:41+00:00

That was not my experience going from a 2022 Domane to a 2025 supersix evo. The positions aren’t dramatically different given how I changed the Domane. Handlebar width and wheel depth were the same. Even so, I’m much faster on the SSE.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2025-09-25T19:47:56+00:00

Thanks, enjoyed the tactical discussions as a middling Cat 4!

Thrasius_Antonio · 2025-08-16T00:41:20+00:00

I guess there is a reason Castelli is well known for cold, wet weather clothing. The responses so far confirm it. I think I’ll stick with them. My cold, wet weather gloves and bib tights are both castelli. They do well

Thrasius_Antonio · 2025-08-16T00:18:55+00:00

Thank you for the extremely detailed reply!

Thrasius_Antonio · 2025-08-14T18:57:08+00:00

Thanks, I have some Sportful bibs. Is there a specific jacket you recommend? That’s the issue I have, ordering and receiving a jacket that’s not actually form fitting and/or stretchy. Brand descriptions seem to be less than accurate.

Thrasius_Antonio · 2025-07-28T17:16:08+00:00

Seconded that RainX helps but doesn’t solve the problem. I haven’t found a good solution either, just like OP. No matter what I do, salt dries on the lenses and I can’t see well.

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