Originally Posted by
GhostRider62
says the person who thinks eating 480 calories per hour on a long ride is easy. Long races are partly a digestion competition, especially for those with a high VLa Max
I have already successfully tested it over a three hour ride where the middle hour was sweet spot. I did 90-120-90 without issue and felt much better after the ride than I usually do when I eat (too) little. I also tested 90/hour over a 4 hour ride (which was above 50%). I am not a racer, much less a pro, and I haven't even tested digestion all that much (yet). I absolutely do not see why you need to make blanket statement when digestion is so individual and trainable and people should test it for themselves. Also, I never said everyone should do it or that it is easy, my why not was aimed at your absolute statement. It is almost as if you completely ignored the "
Of course you may not tolerate that, but that is a separate issue." part of my reply to you.