@CowperKettle because these people prattle "correlation doesn't imply causation" like a religious hymn. I have the rare experience of both studying drugs and being a long-time consumer. Sometimes one develops this irrational dislike of having to take drugs that manifests itself in a variety of ways, including skepticism.

I mean, having to take pills outright depresses some people.

> A study by Jeukendrup et al. found that exogenous carbohydrates could only provide 5–15 g as an energy source during the first hour of exercise. Such amounts have a very weak effect on delaying muscle glycogen depletion [4]. mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/8/1248

So... eating carbs during a bicycle ride could be a dumb idea if the ride is less than 1 hr?

Studies in sports medicine just reek of shoddiness.

Everything is done on a sample of "me, my friend Bob and my dog"