Originally Posted by
unterhausen
about halfway through PBP, I realized my habit of drinking coffee black was really stupid because sugar and cream will actually help you pedal. The French make pretty good coffee, no reason to bring Via packs.
I had been drinking sweet tea on my randonnees prior to the PBP. When I got there, I discovered that they don't do tea really well, but they do a nice coffee.
I fondly remember all the little roadside stands through the middle of the night, where people who lived along the route were serving coffee and a few little sweet things to eat (squares, cookies, etc.) ... so appreciated! The secret controls served up good coffee too.
I'm also a black coffee drinker (I'm very unusual, here in Australia, where no one drinks coffee black), but on long rides, I add quite a lot of sugar.
Just about that whole event, I drank sweet black coffee and Orangina.
