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Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours?
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 2009-07-11 2:15 AM |
Expert 658   |  Subject: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours?Firstly, do you get a flavoured one or an unflavoured gel? What do gels taste like? Lollies or yuck? Secondly, when you are cycling, do you eat them one by one in the packets, or do you put 2 or more serves of them into a small specific bottle and use that? Thanks. |
| 2009-07-11 2:36 AM in reply to: #2277668 |
Extreme Veteran 577 | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? I make my own gel out of honey and molasses mixed with table salt, put it in a 5 oz flask and consume away! |
| 2009-07-11 6:20 AM in reply to: #2277668 |
| Regular 281 | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? I like the Strawberry/Banannah. I'd eat that all the time if I could. |
| 2009-07-11 6:54 AM in reply to: #2277668 |
Master 1572  PA | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? It took me about a year to learn to do gels. I eat Gu brand. Chocolate is my favorite, Blueberry Pomegranate Roctane second (b/c it's not too sweet), Lemon Sublime third. I eat them individually b/c I do not have a gel flask yet, but a gel flask would be simpler. Not sure w/ a gel flask if you can be as precise to knowing how much you are getting. With an individual packet I know how many calories & carbs i took in if I eat the entire thing. |
| 2009-07-11 9:28 AM in reply to: #2277668 |
Pro 6520 Bellingham, WA | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? Apple-cinnamon Hammer gel and I mix 3 parts gel, 2 parts water in a small flask. |
| 2009-07-11 9:46 AM in reply to: #2278001 |
| Champion 6539 South Jersey | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? Vanilla Bean GU. I don't use a gel flask, because I found I wasn't consuming enough gels with that (I guess I'd take in less than a full gel each time I "ate" one from the flask). I just use the little packets. |
| 2009-07-11 9:48 AM in reply to: #2277668 |
Master 1376 Chicago | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? I use GU Roctane (Blueberry Pomegranate). I don't use a gel flask just use the packet it comes in. |
| 2009-07-11 1:26 PM in reply to: #2277668 |
| Extreme Veteran 844 | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? on the bike I Just start the tear slightly, tape with blue painters tape to the top tube.. pulling it off the tube tears it open.. good to go.. have done the strawberry/banana, bluberry pom roctane, chocolate clif.. orange burst isn't bad.. |
| 2009-07-11 5:39 PM in reply to: #2277668 |
Master 2638 | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? I like Just Plain Gu and Blueberry Pomegranate Gu the best. Chocolate and Chocolate Mint (Christmas only) Gu are also delicious. I have a friend that swears by Strawberry Banana but I've never tried it. I've used the gel flask and it works well but it's just as easy to use the envelopes. I keep them in my bento box and can eat them (rolling up from the bottom like toothpaste) while in aero. The flask is good if you take a uniform "shot" every time, which I don't do very well. There is less of a mess possibility with the flask, though. If you decide to go with the flask, don't forget to put a little water in with the Gu to thin it so it comes out easier. |
| 2009-07-11 9:44 PM in reply to: #2277668 |
Veteran 223 Arlington, VA | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? I've tried the Power Gel and Cliff version in Vanilla. Personal option: the Cliff was nasty. The Power Gel tastes like vanilla icing (as a BT reviewer once said). I've avoided the GU because I've been off caffeine years and am not looking to go back, but I've heard many like it. I've got to get better at eating out of the packet. I've yet to master doing so without leaving my hands a sticky mess. |
| 2009-07-12 12:55 AM in reply to: #2277668 |
Expert 697 Northern CA | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? I'm always trying new gels. My favorites are Gu Roctane (blueberry, but the vanilla is okay) and Accel Gel (strawberry kiwi is my favorite, but I've done the others too). I eat them from the packets but I'm always getting gel on my iPhone because I can't eat a whole packet at once so the open one leaks all over my Bento Box. I guess I should look into a gel flask... |
| 2009-07-12 5:15 AM in reply to: #2277668 |
Extreme Veteran 552 Farmington NY | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? Hammer vanilla or espresso watered down in a Fuel Belt flask. |
| 2009-07-12 11:22 AM in reply to: #2278001 |
| Member 115 Petaluma, CA | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? popsracer - 2009-07-11 7:28 AM Apple-cinnamon Hammer gel and I mix 3 parts gel, 2 parts water in a small flask. I'm not sure why anyone uses any other gel. It's like eating warm apple pie. |
| 2009-07-12 11:50 AM in reply to: #2277668 |
Extreme Veteran 3177 | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? Gu Vanilla Bean. Love the flavor and the texture/consistancy is just right. I liked the flavor of some of the other Gel brands but the textures were either to thick or to watery so Gu it is! I use the packets it comes in, easy to eat and no mess once you learn what works for you (I cant do the toothpaste thing but I found a no mess way that works for me.) |
| 2009-07-12 7:25 PM in reply to: #2277668 |
Veteran 321 Findlay OH | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? Hammer gel. Either from the packet or in a flask with a little water. I struggle getting the packet open sometimes and got the flask.
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| 2009-07-12 8:33 PM in reply to: #2279726 |
Pro 3932 Irvine, California | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? Well, I keep looking for mashed potatoes & gravy gels, but no luck so far. So I stick to mocha, chocolate, and citrus flavored Gu or Clif gels. |
| 2009-07-12 8:50 PM in reply to: #2277668 |
| Delaware, OH | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? I'm holding out for Bacon flavored Gu. I like all Gu's except for Strawberry/Banana. I did have a small Gu-SNAFU today on my ride- I squished my GU trying to get the top back in my jersey- so I got Gu on my jersey, my hand and down my jersey. ITS WAY STICKY! I've been rethinking the flask but so far I just shove a Gu in each boob. |
| 2009-07-12 9:03 PM in reply to: #2277668 |
Master 1858 Salt Lake City | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? Any flavor of Gu except for chocolate, though my LBS usually has a pretty limited selection. I tape however many I need to to the toptube with electrical tape when on the bike. Edited by JZig 2009-07-12 9:03 PM |
| 2009-07-12 9:11 PM in reply to: #2277668 |
Veteran 301 Smithfield, VA | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? I had my first gel today. Gu Orange. I just about gaged, but was able to get it down but squeezing a little into my mouth, and chasing with water. It'll take some getting used to, and I'll probably continue to try other brands/flavors, but I did get a very noticible boost from it. |
| 2009-07-12 9:17 PM in reply to: #2277668 |
Master 1858 Salt Lake City | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? I only have trouble getting gels down if I try to eat them when my HR is too high. I do usually eat them in two gulps though, I wouldn't want to try to eat a whole one at once. |
| 2009-07-12 9:37 PM in reply to: #2277668 |
Expert 1276 Salem | Subject: RE: Gels... What Flavour, How Do You Eat Yours? I like the Gu Gels; haven't tried anything else. I Favor Chocolate and Vanilla Bean. Prefer them on the warm side. I got a sample of the Block Shots at my last tri and they were pretty good. |
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