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Fredmaster of Brainerd

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Jun 9, 2010, 7:58:58 PM6/9/10

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pickle juice is the answer. link found in rbt:

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/phys-ed-can-pickle-juice-stop-muscle-cramps/

I get cramps sometimes while pedaling hard
(climbing mostly) if I have reached too deep into
my suitcase of courage, or am just out of shape.
I'm sympathetic to the article's point that it isn't
really dehydration, it's from working too hard.
Gonna have to get a special pickle-juice bidon.

(Kind of reminds me of the story about Bartali seeing
Coppi drink a special bottle and toss it away, and
sneaking back to find it and have the contents tested.
It turned out to be just mineral water - but maybe it
was really pickle juice?)

Fortunately, I like pickles,
Fredmaster Ben

H. Fred Kveck

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Jun 9, 2010, 8:56:59 PM6/9/10

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In article <e4a1be3f-4207-4fc0...@t34g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,

I wonder if you could reduce pickle juice and make it a sort of gel. Pickle juice
demiglace - mm-mmm.

Mike Jacoubowsky

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Jun 9, 2010, 9:14:43 PM6/9/10

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"H. Fred Kveck" <YOURh...@h-SHOESbomb.com> wrote in message
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Probably taste about as bad as Margarita Clif Shots. Chewy salted butter is
about the best way I can describe them. Yuck.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

DirtRoadie

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Jun 10, 2010, 12:42:35 AM6/10/10

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On Jun 9, 7:14 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <Mi...@ChainReaction.com> wrote:
> "H. Fred Kveck" <YOURhow...@h-SHOESbomb.com> wrote in messagenews:YOURhoward-A2F16...@news.giganews.com...
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> > In article
> > <e4a1be3f-4207-4fc0-8a39-8c1cf92bd...@t34g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,

> > Fredmaster of Brainerd <bjwei...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> pickle juice is the answer. link found in rbt:
>

> >>http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/phys-ed-can-pickle-juice-sto...

> >> cramps/
>
> >> I get cramps sometimes while pedaling hard
> >> (climbing mostly) if I have reached too deep into
> >> my suitcase of courage, or am just out of shape.
> >> I'm sympathetic to the article's point that it isn't
> >> really dehydration, it's from working too hard.
> >> Gonna have to get a special pickle-juice bidon.
>
> >> (Kind of reminds me of the story about Bartali seeing
> >> Coppi drink a special bottle and toss it away, and
> >> sneaking back to find it and have the contents tested.
> >> It turned out to be just mineral water - but maybe it
> >> was really pickle juice?)
>
> >> Fortunately, I like pickles,
> >> Fredmaster Ben
>
> > I wonder if you could reduce pickle juice and make it a sort of gel.
> > Pickle juice
> > demiglace - mm-mmm.
>
> Probably taste about as bad as Margarita Clif Shots. Chewy salted butter is
> about the best way I can describe them. Yuck.

That's almost always a probem when using cheap tequila.
DR