Hydration

For rides under 2 hours, plain water plus a post-ride meal covers your needs. Beyond that, electrolyte drinks edge out salt tablets because they encourage...

I started doing this after a miserable August training ride where my water went lukewarm within the first hour. Fill your bottles two-thirds full the...

Hot weather rides over 2 hours? Add electrolyte tabs. Your cramp-free legs will thank you.

Bananas keep coming up as the ideal mid-ride snack, and the math actually holds up. One medium banana is sitting right around 27 grams of...

Drinking right before you leave doesn’t hydrate you the way drinking well in advance does. Sixteen ounces two hours before your ride gives your body...

Hydration Basics for Cyclists Cycling hydration advice has gotten complicated with all the products and strategies flying around. As someone who used to think hydration...