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2012-03-21 9:34 AM
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Subject: RE: GU Flavors- What's your favorite?...m

Chocolate Outrage, Mint Chocolate and Pineapple Rocktane are my go-to's. 

I was a little disappointed in the Peanut Butter flavor, but it was not horrible. I thought it would be opaque/creamy like the chocolate varieties but it was clear-ish and tasted that way too, if you know what I mean.



2012-03-21 9:37 AM
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Subject: RE: GU Flavors- What's your favorite?...m
I loved the candy cane flavor they had over the holidays -- kinda refreshing and yummy!
Regular Gu - I like vanilla or Triberry

I've been using Roctanes primarily during my training and so far, the only one I like is Chocolate Raspberry. All other ones have a metallic taste.
2012-03-21 9:57 AM
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Pineapple Roctane is my fave.  Haven't tried the peanut butter yet.
2012-03-21 9:59 AM
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i'm a plain vanilla fan with Gu. I started using Gu chomps as an alternative. Especially for on the bike (i know the OP said for running specifically). i use these on the run sometimes as well. some people don't like to chew while running. i dont love the Gu consistency.
2012-03-21 10:14 AM
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Subject: RE: GU Flavors- What's your favorite?...m
Also agree on any of the chocolate flavors.  To me it tastes more like eating pudding then a fake fruity flavored gunk.  And most sports drinks are fruity flavored, so during a long workout/race its nice to break up the fake fruity flavored crap with some chocolate!  Also, x2 on the chocolate cherry, that's my new favorite, but I have yet to try the peanut butter.  
2012-03-21 10:40 AM
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Hammer Gel Apple-Cinnamon is my go to...I never cared for any of the gels and would basically stomach which ever was available or what sounded good at the time. But I buy these ones by the case now and I absolutely love them...


2012-03-21 10:49 AM
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Jet-berry is pretty good also.  I'm thinking of incorporating Jet-berry in as my last 2 Gu during my HIM for the 2x caffeine boost.
2012-03-21 12:05 PM
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Peanut Butter x234, Tri-Berry x 15
2012-03-21 3:19 PM
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Espresso Love and Chocolate Outrage.  Only fruit flavor I like is the Tri Berry.

Recently, my wife and I switched to Clif Shot gels...used to hate them, but they've radically changed the formulation recently and they're much tastier now.  Our local supermarket happens to carry them, so we made the switch from GU for convenience sake.  I use the Clif Mocha flavor and she likes the Chocolate.

2012-03-21 3:42 PM
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I want grape... but settle for triberry, especially when it is cold out yum.
2012-03-21 8:07 PM
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Tri berry and blueberry pomegranate Roctane in gel or chimps form. Nom nom nom.


2012-03-21 8:23 PM
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Vanilla Bean is my favorite, Orange would be number two.
2012-03-21 8:57 PM
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The chocolate outrage is way too rich for me during a run. I love the vanilla bean and the strawberry banana. I love peanut butter and eat it by the spoonful, but the pb gu is just ok, far as I'm concerned.
2012-03-21 9:15 PM
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I stick to the Gus without caffeine because more than one with caffeine agitates my tummy. So I'm a plain gu kinda gal with the occasional Lime Sublime thrown in for kicks and I do like the holiday mint also. I think that in anything over a half marathon the flavors get really intense and I can't take anything other than the plain but that's just me.
2012-03-22 11:37 AM
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People seem to fall into either the "fruity" or "vanilla/chocolate" camp when they pick their GU.  If you can't choose, there is always Chocolate Raspberry ROCtane. 

GU's best-selling flavors are Vanilla and Strawberry-Banana. 

I prefer Just Plain (tastes like caramel) and Peanut Butter (tastes like Abbazabbas or those orange/black wrapped taffies you get at Halloween).

If you want to try a bunch of different flavors, you can buy individual packets at REI.  They frequently have a "buy 12 items, get 20% off" sale and individual packets of GU (and any other nutritional products) count as one item.  Then, you can have your packets shipped to your local store for free.

2012-03-22 11:51 AM
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Really liked their gingerbread flavored ones during the holidays, other than that i like Vanilla bean and honey stingers products.


2012-03-22 11:26 PM
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Subject: RE: GU Flavors- What's your favorite?...m

I'm mostly a CLIF Girl, so Citrus, Raz and most of the flavors of BLOKS (don't love Margarita, but understand the purpose) work for me. I don't like chocolate or vanilla flavors, but have been known to down a Chocolate Cherry Turbo (2x caffeine) if I really need it.

I also love the Hammer Apple Cinnamon and, if I really am feeling high on myself, the Pineapple Roctane from GU is pretty tasty.

In actuality, though, i find the best "flavor" gel is whichever one you get get down as quickly as possible without making contact with teeth or tongue- rarely is there a flavor that I want to savor for 5+ minutes while working it down.

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