Originally Posted by Iride01

When I read the article.... all I can make out of it is that chocolate milk doesn't fare any better than any other post ride drink. I don't see anything that says it's ineffective as a post ride drink.

One ride I did had a dairy sponsoring part of it and handed out chocolate milk and an ice cold wet towel. I never thought I'd tolerate milk after a long ride either, but guzzling it down was no problem and I had no issues of bloat or such that I previously worried about. It didn't persuade me to use chocolate milk after each ride, but I've not got anything against those that do. When compared to post ride concoctions with sugars and whey powders added to them, what's the difference other than personal preference.