Last night saw Bradley Wiggins crowned ‘BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2012’ despite an extended field of competitors. Great Britain has experienced a stellar year of sport which included the London 2012 Olympic Games and of course, a historic win by Wiggins and Team Sky at Le Tour de France. The annual event...
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Bradley Wiggins: A Big Personality
Live Slow…..Bike Fast
I saw someone with a touristy t-shirt sold here in Grenada that said: “Live Slow”. It totally caught my attention because as usual I’m in need of constant reminders to de-stress and love life. As is the case with many people, I often find myself needing to rush around and get as many things...
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Grenada Welcomes Mike Gascoyne: Structural Lightweight Solutions Innovator
Mike Gascoyne is one of the most renowned technicians in Formula One, but his team over at Catherham Composites are set out to make other things lighter, stronger, faster, and more efficient….including bikes. I honestly had never heard of Mike or Catherham before last week, but when my friends from Sailing School Grenada told me...
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The Roads Might Be Safer Than We Think
I’m a huge supporter of all the great cycling advocacy organizations out there pushing for safer roads and improved cycling infrastructure, but I’m going a little controversial on you today and saying that the roads just might be safer than we think. I’ve been living and cycling here in Grenada for over a month...
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Buying a High Spec Road Bike
This road bike post is a paid article by the folks at Money Matters, the Sainsbury’s Bank blog. Buying a high spec road bike by Money Matters, the Sainsbury’s Bank blog Good leaders set trends. This is especially true in the cycling world where road bike riding is taken very seriously as a hobby. After Britain’s...
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Grenada By Bike: Overview
My friend Victor from Bicycle Lab and the Cycling 360 Podcast told me that he’d really like to see some video of what it’s like biking around Grenada. He’s a wise man (he is a guru after all) so I’m taking his advice and today’s post is the start of our new Grenada By...
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Locking Your Bicycle 101
You’d think that selecting a lock and using it to keep your bike safe would be a fairly basic thing, but there’s a lot more to it. The crew over at Kryptonite are taking it upon themselves to make sure that cyclists make informed decisions with their bike security, and we’re here to help...
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Merely Human
On Monday 3rd December, a very competent and competitive local cyclist , Christian Hill from Adalta Cycling Club, was hit by a taxi whilst cycling. He has suffered horrifying injuries due to the incident and is currently laying in a hospital bed looking at a long recovery period. Christian is a very keen cyclist...
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The Rays of Wisdom
I receive a lot of e-mails and comments from people telling me how much they love the Make it Happen Monday posts that we put up each week here on Loving the Bike. The intention is for us to kick off each week with some motivation that will hopefully help our readers get things...
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Developing a Love for Mountain Biking
In October we kicked off our monthly mountain bike feature with a rockstar post by Greg from Singletracks, and he told us all about his top 3 mountain bike tips. Then in November he told gave us 3 reasons why winter in mtb season. Greg will be back with another post later this...
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“Why VW” Matters Campaign Features Cycling
Volkswagen of America has launched a new Why VW campaign and social media platform that captures and shares the stories of Volkswagen owners and fans in a whole new way. Why VW showcases simple, human moments of people of all walks of life sharing their values. The content is divided in two sections: Values and Stories. The Values section...
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Let’s Talk About the Other Things You Love
Yes, this site is called Loving the Bike and I know we all love cycling very much. But for this month’s Let’s Talk feature, we want you to tell us about other fun and adventurous activities that you love as well. Maybe there aren’t any others, and that’s cool as well. But we want...
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Sugar Alternatives for Energy and Hydration
Question: I am using the homebrew sugar formulations (sometimes added to green tea). I am also trying to wean myself off 1/2 dose adrenalean “lip tonic delivery system” (biorhythm brand- caffeine, hoodia g, synephrine, yohimbe) capsule for energy.
My question is other than juice, can you suggest modifications in lieu of table sugar for energy and hydration.
Answer:
Both raw/organic honey or agave can work great in the homebrew (substitute in the same quantities for the sugar, or to taste), but you do have to shake well in order to make sure they don’t settle out. Have you tried either of these? Also, make sure to use at least the minimum amount of salt recommended in the homebrew as the temps rise, you need the sodium replacement if you’re sweating.
Please send us your questions for our Expert Sports Nutritionist, Kelli Jennings to “Ask the Sports Nutritionist“. Kelli Jennings is a Registered Dietitian with a passion for healthy eating, wellness, & sports nutrition. For more information go to www.apexnutritionllc.com.
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