In a message dated 10/22/2003 8:29:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, aphillips9@mindspring.com writes: Dan Artley says in reference to the CONI cycling book:
"This was back when coca cola was an energy drink."
Pssst, Dan - it still is <g>. If you get to Cirque this year ask my significant other how he survived PBP and other brevet events. He swears by the stuff. The last time I was bonky and nauseous during some awful Southern summer ride, I let him twist my arm - and well, carbonated sugar water fixed me right up. Not too cold, sipped slowly. It was a lot easier to tolerate then a warm energy drink the color of a neon mid 80s bicycle...
I seem to remember reading about the TDF riders smoking a cigarette before a stage to "open up the lungs." Hopefully not advice found in the CONI book <g>.
Ann Phillips, Decatur GA While many of us are are were cocaholics and I enjoy tales of rides , drinks, and the nectar from Georgia, I still have that pervasive request: can we change the subject line? I know, CONI's in there and I happen to have enjoyed the posting, but look at mine, it sways with the tide. Til the snow really hits, I've got a tight schedule and would like to be able to select the titles to read first- I have followed the CONI thing and was most interested in it.
By the way- we favored coca cola syrup in a small squeeze flask (like the ones for a jersey pocket used these days for filling and carrying filled from cheaper bulk Gu, honey, or other gels) The syrup was available in the 70's (maybe still is) from the patent medicine area of the drugstores and was easy to carry and administer with as much water from the bottle as needed.
We usually carried just water in many cases so we could spritz the face if needed. additives were added when needed.
Thanks in advance for the subject line changes, all.
Larry Black
Mt Airy, Md.