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| BT Development | 2008 Best-of-the-Best Triathlon POLL » Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 | Rss Feed  |
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 2008-11-22 6:44 PM |
Champion  13323     Gold member |  Subject: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008Why do you like this gel? Taste? Performance? Easy on the stomach? |
| 2008-11-22 6:51 PM in reply to: #1821486 |
Veteran 285  indian land, South Carolina | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 Love the rasberry. tastes good and no GI issues. |
| 2008-11-22 8:42 PM in reply to: #1821486 |
Royal(PITA) 14270 West Chester, Ohio | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 Most gels have a texture similar to slime. Pretty nasty stuff. Hammer isn't as nasty as the other ones and has a decent variety of flavors |
| 2008-11-22 8:51 PM in reply to: #1821486 |
| Member 138 mankato,mn | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 strawberrrybannana mmmmmmmmmmmmm |
| 2008-11-23 3:38 AM in reply to: #1821486 |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 Powerbar double-electrolyte gels taste even yummier than the originals (not as sticky-sweet), and have a smoother texture so they're not too pasty or sticky. Plus the double-electros work really well for me, as a heavy sweater. |
| 2008-11-23 6:29 AM in reply to: #1821486 |
Bob 2194 Binghamton, NY | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 I like the Strawberry/Banana, Vanilla and Caramel flavors of PowerGel. I mix and match the flavors to get different tastes. I usually put 6 gels in a 10oz flask and dilute with water to the top. I take a hit off the flask every 15 minutes on the run and every 20 min or so on the bike. They are easy on the stomach when diluted and the consistency is much more tolerable, especially in the last few hours of an Ironman. |
| 2008-11-23 6:56 AM in reply to: #1821740 |
Champion 9060 Charlottesville, Virginia | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 Hammer Chocolate is the only one I haven't found to be sickly sweet. |
| 2008-11-23 6:59 AM in reply to: #1821486 |
Champion 9600 Fountain Hills, AZ | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 ROCTANE! |
| 2008-11-23 7:00 AM in reply to: #1821486 |
Master 2125 | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 Never had a problem with Gu. |
| 2008-11-23 10:42 AM in reply to: #1821486 |
| Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 Toss up between Gu and Hammer, but Hammer wins by a little. Never had GI problems with either. The consistency of Hammer is a little bit more palatable and I LOVE the apple pie flavor. Both seem to work them same in terms of keeping me going. |
| 2008-11-23 2:21 PM in reply to: #1821486 |
Science Nerd 28760 Redwood City, California | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 I LOVE Gu (original and Roctane). It's the only gel that doesn't cause GI issues for me. The Vanilla and Espresso flavors are the best. |
| 2008-11-23 2:37 PM in reply to: #1821486 |
Champion 5312 Calgary | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 Hammer, I am a sucker for marketing. I do love the Rasberry. I used to love it to the exclusion of everything else. But my tastes have mellowed substantially to the point that I can eat whatever flavour. |
| 2008-11-23 3:37 PM in reply to: #1821486 |
Expert 908 Niskayuna, New York | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 I a big fan of the Clif products because they use organic ingredients. The Clif Shots work great and for me the Vanilla ones taste good. |
| 2008-11-23 8:35 PM in reply to: #1821486 |
Extreme Veteran 536 Wauwatosa, WI | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 voted for Hammer 'cause I, too, am a sucker for marketing.. haven't had any issues, but I tried Car-Boom on Friday's ride, and it really worked well! |
| 2008-11-24 10:55 AM in reply to: #1821486 |
Cycling Guru 15134 Fulton, MD | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 Got a little more specific ... Gu ROctane for racing. |
| 2008-11-24 10:58 AM in reply to: #1821486 |
Master 1741 Chapel Hill, NC | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 I just bought some Clif Shots at REI because they were cheaper. ICK. They taste really strong and thick. I prefer the perfect taste and consistency of Gu. I just have to remember to order them online in boxes of 24, so I get them for $1 each. |
| 2008-11-24 11:55 AM in reply to: #1823511 |
| Austin, Texas or Jupiter, Florida | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 Gu consistency is easier to deal with on the run than the others. Accelerade Gel is good consistency, but I think I notice a bigger boost from Gu. Gu Roctane is pretty awesome too, but I have only used 2.
Clif Shots SOOK!!! It's like they couldn't decide between their blocks and a gel. You have to chew it. |
| 2008-11-24 1:35 PM in reply to: #1821486 |
The Original 7834 Raleigh/Durham | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 GU Roctane ALL THE WAY! It's one of the thinner gels and goes down really easy. I love the 2 flavors- I think they taste better than the regular Gu's. Performance wise, I don't "crash" as badly on the Roctanes as I do with other gels. I really notice a different in my long training runs with the Roctane- have never had a bad run when using them. |
| 2008-11-24 2:03 PM in reply to: #1821486 |
Extreme Veteran 468 Webster, Ma | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 My favorite thing about hammer is the natural flavors and sweeteners. I am a health freak so I wont eat all the other gels with a ton of preservatives and artificial sweeteners. Also they taste good! |
| 2008-11-24 11:51 PM in reply to: #1821486 |
| Plano, Tx | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 Accel gel is phenomenal. Tastes SO damn good and works. Love the protein. Even after 12-13 of them I still want more. |
| 2008-11-25 10:19 AM in reply to: #1823867 |
| Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 staylor36 - 2008-11-24 3:03 PM My favorite thing about hammer is the natural flavors and sweeteners. I am a health freak so I wont eat all the other gels with a ton of preservatives and artificial sweeteners. Also they taste good! Clif is made with organic and natural things - brown rice syrup is one of the main ingredients. But I have developed a distaste for them. The after-taste is really weird. |
| 2008-11-25 11:14 AM in reply to: #1821486 |
Master 1795 Boynton Beach, FL | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 Powerbar gel in tangerine 2x caffeine - YUM... The Apple flavor with 1x caffeine is also good choice. |
| 2008-11-25 11:51 AM in reply to: #1825430 |
Elite 4504 Columbus, Ohio | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 cardenas1 - 2008-11-25 12:14 PM Powerbar gel in tangerine 2x caffeine - YUM... The Apple flavor with 1x caffeine is also good choice. x2 on the Tangerine. I tried every product under the sun this year prepping for my HIM. I found that it worked the best for me. No weird after taste (like Cliff Shots), more cals than GU, and more to my taste. |
| 2008-11-25 11:51 AM in reply to: #1821486 |
Coach 10487 Boston, MA | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 hammer gel vanilla or expresso |
| 2008-11-25 12:21 PM in reply to: #1821486 |
Champion 5868 Urbandale, IA | Subject: RE: Best Triathlon Nutritional Gu/Gel - 2008 |
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