winter rider stuff

[guest18]

Me too but no barley wine.

Now going back to an earlier post - how does food keep you warm? - Discuss.

Cold drinks - how do they chill you and over what period? A short essay.

Please remember to take into account relative volumes, metabolism, retained glycogen and body fat.

R

Hot food keeps you warm by providing a source of heat for your body and as it is metabolised, energy.

Cold drinks cause warm blood inside your body to be cooled in the process of heating the drinks up to body temp, which, if you are already cold, reduces your bodies ability to maintain it's temp.

Of course I'm no expert, and dehydration is also bad... the relative volumes, metabolism etc etc I'll leave you to research yourself, but for a quick practical test why not try sitting outside for an hour today drinking hot chocolate in your pyjamas then repeat the test drinking iced tea and let us know how it goes 

[Andy M]

I wouldn't even try to explain the theory at an above GCSE level, but practical experience shows:

One bratwurst, six pints of lager, one of gluhwein and part of a bottle of whiskey lead to a *****y cold night once the stupor wears off at three AM. The resulting hangover is dulled by pain killers and a pint of tea, but service station sandwiches and biscuits do little to keep you warm and result in an inability to ride more than 50 miles at a time.

Pork knuckle, red cabbage with apple, mashed spud, three pints of lager, one schnapps, half a packet of jaffa cakes and a pint of hot chocolate results in waking up when the alarm clock goes and only been sleepy because you are so warm. A pint of green tea and a tin of beans and sausages starts the day warm and only requires a warm drink and a handful of biscuits every hundred and fifty miles to keep going until lunchtime.

Andy

[Richard]

"a pint of green tea".   Yeeeuccchhh.  Tastes of earwax, and an urge to pee.

Richard

[robG]

"a pint of green tea".   Yeeeuccchhh.  Tastes of earwax, and an urge to pee.

Richard

I know I will regret this, but how do you know what earwax tastes like ?

Rob .

[Richard]

The senses of smell and taste are inextricably intertwined.  And I always sniff my earwax.

Richard

[002]

The senses of smell and taste are inextricably intertwined.  And I always sniff my earwax.

Richard

Then lick your fingers clean !

Jethro

[guest7]

One should always wear a hat.

That reminds me, I should have said that my trusty balaclava can just be rolled up onto your bonce at petrol stops and serves as a very toasty hat.

On a lightly related note, I got my lovely Mountain Equipment down jacket back yesterday. It's looking a bit old and battered these days and the zip had finally given up the ghost. I mentioned this to my friend John and he said that his brother (visiting from London for the holiday) might be able to replace it without losing any of the down filling. To cut a long story short, it has a new zip, it's as warm as ever (very warm indeed) and it only cost me £10!

GC