Did a road ride today and by the 4 hour mark I was getting really sick of sweet cereal bars and psp.

Does anyone make nice savoury energy food or do you have suggestions. I could have killed for a pork pie flavoured high 5 bar.

I tend to have a couple of those individual cheeses or a Pepperami for when the savoury need comes on long rides

scotch egg! or bacon sarnie on wholemeal bread FTW

couc cous in a zip loc bag
cold pasta in a zip loc bag
rice in a zip loc bag

Just eat a pork pie!

PSP is horrendously sweet and sticky.

Try something like unflavoured Torq instead. Also – some of the gels have a less sweet taste – like the yoghurt flavours.

I've got a mate who does ironman silliness in Oz, he says they give out vegemite toast to give a change from the sweetness…

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I think "sandwich" might be the concept you're grasping for here.

Tuna & Mayo "sandwich"
Bacon, Peanut Butter & Apricot Jam "sandwich"
Cheese & Onion "sandwich"

All good.

There's an unsubstantiated rumour that you can prepare these at home before the ride if you have the right equipment.

Marmite cereal bars, though even as a marmite fan I find them virtually inedible

If you want to buy it on the go, then ginsters are absolutely perfect (cheap supermarket versions are available too, although they're mostly not as good)

If you feel like you'd kill for a pork pie flavoured energy bar, that is probably your body telling you it could do with a pork pie.

Joe

I always thought that's what Ginsters were for 8)

There sure is market for Performance Pasties.

Pies.

Nuts (salted ones also good for cramp IME).
Mars bars (sweet yes, but nice – better to have something you want to eat than something that either makes you feel sick or you can't even face eating).
Malt loaf (not as dense as is ideal for jersey pockets, but hey).
Pork scratchings.
Beer at a pub halfway. With nuts. And scratchings.

Bacon, Peanut Butter & Apricot Jam "sandwich"

Your a sick, sick man 😆

I do a sportive each year & at one of the feed stations they have hot sausage rolls mmmmmmmm………..

We bought some new Soreen the other day that's a lighter colour and not as heavy to eat. It's got peel (not John) in it and tastes a bit like a hot cross bun 🙂

Very yummy, but still sweet.

uplink – Member
I do a sportive each year & at one of the feed stations they have hot sausage rolls mmmmmmmm………..

Hope they had brown sauce as well 🙂

yeah they did & red & mustard etc.

🙂

Struggling to see the imperative for a pork pie flavoured Hi 5 on a road ride when you can stop somwehere and obtain the real thing?

uplink – Member
yeah they did & red & mustard etc.

Bring on the wall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry…….

Bring on the Branston!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

We bought some new Soreen the other day that's a lighter colour and not as heavy to eat. It's got peel (not John) in it and tastes a bit like a hot cross bun

Very yummy, but still sweet.

The new Soreen tastes great and doesn't stick to your teeth / roof of mouth as much.

Performance Pasties.

😆 …who'll be the first to TM that! I'll second the cheese & Branston sarnie vote.

doesn't stick to your teeth / roof of mouth as much

But that's half the pleasure, keeping the sticky fruity goodness in your mouth for longer.