Spin snacks? What's your favourite?

Caroline_ie

Do you always have a couple of figrolls in your back pockets too? If not, what is your favourite cycling snack?

cunnins4

I love these. Feckin gorgeous!

E@gle.

I usually have a nutrgrain elevenses or if im out on a longer ride a "PowerBar Ride" bar.

kenmc

I quite like the Tesco Finest cranberry bars, although I am attempting to make my own....

Chips Lovell

Nutrigrains here too. Usually bring a few of them on a long ride. Also cut the tops off the wrappers before I go to make them easier to eat while on the hoof.

Morgan

Nutrigrains are pretty good. Bananas too of course, but you have to get to them before they get mashed. Alpen muesli bars taste nice but I'm not sure how healthy they are. I'm planning on making some of these this evening.

Caroline_ie

Morgan wrote: »

Nutrigrains are pretty good. Bananas too of course, but you have to get to them before they get mashed. Alpen muesli bars taste nice but I'm not sure how healthy they are. I'm planning on making some of these this evening.

What about the Banana Guard! http://www.bananaguard.com/
Make sure your keep it in your back pocket only tho ...

Chips Lovell

Caroline_ie wrote: »

What about the Banana Guard! http://www.bananaguard.com/
Make sure your keep it in your back pocket only tho ...

Admit it, you started this thread just to post that link.

Caroline_ie

el tonto wrote: »

Admit it, you started this thread just to post that link.

haha! No actually

... I had a cup of tea in front on me and started to crave a Figroll... and I remembered I never brought any for my spin back home tonight ...

Chips Lovell

Time for a little cycling anecdote while we're on the topic.

Spanish pro Manuel "Triki" Beltran acquired his nickname because he used to always have a packet of biscuits in his jersey pocket.

"Triki" is the name of the Cookie Monster in the Spanish version of Sesame Street.

trinewbie

Those bannana guards are ridiculous, I got one from chain reaction a while back, I thought a bannana would fit snugly inside but no - the thing is fecking MASSIVE! No use on a spin unless your bringing a camelback...its around 10 inches long and could be used as a .....weapon.

niceonetom

^^ there's a gag waiting to be made here but i can't find it. anyone?

i generally avoid eating on the bike but i am partial to opalfruits (yes i know they've been called starburst for years but i'm traditional). pure sugar though.

Chips Lovell

trinewbie wrote: »

...its around 10 inches long and could be used as a .....weapon.

Men in lycra fighting eachother with banana guards. I'd pay good money to see that.

Edit: Or you could use them to clear pedestrians off the cycle path in the Phoenix Park.

trinewbie

el tonto wrote: »

Men in lycra fighting eachother with banana guards. I'd pay good money to see that.

Edit: Or you could use them to clear pedestrians off the cycle path in the Phoenix Park.

Men in Lycra....10 inch longs "bananna"weapons, the phoenix park?????!!

Jaysus...:D

fish-head

Sounds bananas.

Snapper1

A potential banana-skin for the cycling community

crashoveroid

I stay away from the norm of gels and power bars save them for racing just stick to the kelloggs bars or home made flap jacks or mid trainning spin just do a quick coffee stop which is always good.

trek climber

Bananas and some fig rolls usually work for me but I also like the High 5 power bars(banana flavour!). These bars are two euro each however from my LBS, come to think of it I suppose they would be cheaper to buy on the internet.

PeadarofAodh

I'm not particular at all, just throw whatever bar comes to hand into me - you might say I'm a whore for the bars...

Caroline_ie

PeadarofAodh wrote: »

I'm not particular at all, just throw whatever bar comes to hand into me - you might say I'm a whore for the bars...

MMMmmmm jacob's FigRoll Bars ... too bad ther don't do 'Bottles/flasks' for cyclists to bring our tea along.

Studoc

Jaffa cakes, Lidl ones especially. Yum. Seem able to digest them much easier than others.

Limestone1

Those little bags of raisins from McDonalds happy meals are ideal -handy to carry, ideal snack size and if you don't use them, they'll do for the next time.
Obtaining them is proving quite unhealthy for my kids though ....

daymobrew

Caroline_ie wrote: »

too bad ther don't do 'Bottles/flasks' for cyclists to bring our tea along.

Err, they do!
1.5hr 'thermal performance' for e10.42.
For longer rides there are 3 or 4 hour thermal performance models.

Caroline_ie

daymobrew wrote: »

Err, they do!
1.5hr 'thermal performance' for e10.42.
For longer rides there are 3 or 4 hour thermal performance models.

Halleluia!!!!!!!

bitemybanger

Tracker bars.MMM
Fig roles
A bannana
nutri grains
All good high energy foods.

zorkmundsson

Morgan wrote: »

Nutrigrains are pretty good. Bananas too of course, but you have to get to them before they get mashed. Alpen muesli bars taste nice but I'm not sure how healthy they are. I'm planning on making some of these this evening.

i, also, will be spending my friday night making flapjacks. they look top notch.

conbob

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Do you always have a couple of figrolls in your back pockets too? If not, what is your favourite cycling snack?

was out cyclin and thought of the exact same thing!! haha i go for apples,oranges, bananas and milka chocolate