Which energy gel is your favorite?
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
Gu, Mango flavored :D
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catwood posted 2 years ago.
As long as its berry flavored. :) I think that my favorite is rasberry cream powergel, but I also really really like tri berry gu. I'lll settle for rasberry hammergel or strawberry kiwi carboom or even a razz sorbet clif shot depending what's on sale.
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tankfootlou posted 2 years ago.
beads1985 wrote:
Gu, Mango flavored :D
Does it really come in mango??
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
tankfootlou wrote:
Does it really come in mango??
Tasted it for the first time at the Disney Marathon.
It was yummy in my tummy. :D
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Kevo posted 2 years ago.
Chocolate power gel Gu or hammer, or tri berry Gu.
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RV posted 2 years ago.
Chocolate PowerGel, Strawberry-banana PowerGel
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mdcdale posted 2 years ago.
Apple cinnamon hammergel - team mates refer to this as pie filling! Or mocha clif shot...
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iainbanks1 posted 2 years ago.
Carb-Boom Apple Cinnamon is the way to go.
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brittda posted 2 years ago.
Vanilla Gu or "Just Plain" cannot deal with any of the fruity ones
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vmarwin posted 2 years ago.
iainbanks1 wrote:
Carb-Boom Apple Cinnamon is the way to go.
Definitley Carb-Boom Apple Cinnamon. It tastes very similar to Hammer Gel's version of the flavor, they both taste like pie filling.
Also, Clif Shot Cola Buzz...awesome.
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Anton posted 2 years ago.
Power Gel Tangarine/Double Caffine, Hammer Raspberry, any Cliff Shot but Chocolate.
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Triguy98 posted 2 years ago.
glbrum wrote:
Powergel strawberry-banana
YES!! Too bad my fav biek shop is always out. I am then forced to go to a competing bike shop to get my gels.
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MAggie posted 2 years ago.
Question for you guys and please don't hate me for saying this; I have tried Gu and I hate it. :confused: I tried the berry flavored Gu the other week and I wanted to gag, it was worse than taking a double shot of tequila! :eek:
Are there any alternatives to Gu? I tried the Clif Shot Block's and those were okay. But I don't know if I just couldn't stomach the texture or the taste of the Gu. Are there ary others out there that you would recommend and why?
thanks
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Triguy98 posted 2 years ago.
Cliff shots and Powergels are different. Gu is ok, i dont really like it much. Try one of each brand and see which one you like...if any...
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brittda posted 2 years ago.
MAggie wrote:
Question for you guys and please don't hate me for saying this; I have tried Gu and I hate it. :confused: I tried the berry flavored Gu the other week and I wanted to gag, it was worse than taking a double shot of tequila! :eek:Are there any alternatives to Gu? I tried the Clif Shot Block's and those were okay. But I don't know if I just couldn't stomach the texture or the taste of the Gu. Are there ary others out there that you would recommend and why?
thanks
I use the Gu( NONE of the berry flavors, those make me want to gag too--vanilla and plain like I said in my previous post) and Cliff shot blocks to break things up on a really long run ie: 20 miles. Ordered those new Sport Bellys (by JellyBelly) and tried those on my long run last week--quite good..only problem is chewing them up on the run--Really like them tho.
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dr_rios_ec posted 2 years ago.
Raspberry Powergel....particulary after being in the freezer for a few minutes....YUMMY!!!
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kylie posted 2 years ago.
eGel in the Mountain Rush (ie citrus) or the strawberry one... hammer vanilla or raspberry... or whatever is handed to me during a race except Just Plain Gu.
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MichaelJohn654 posted 2 years ago.
hammer vanilla or hammer apple cinnamon
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ironmike12 posted 2 years ago.
I have to vote for the apple cin. I have been experimenting lately and haven't found any other gels that I like as much. I really don't like accel gel. I'm a lil weary of the choc. flavored gels...not sure why...
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gfd posted 2 years ago.
AccelGel chocolate and CliffShot Mocha. The AccelGel is a little on the watery side, but tastes alright and also has some protein in it.
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
Just checked the extra gel I got from Disney it was Mango flavored(yummy) but it was a Clif Shot not GU :rolleyes:
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tankfootlou posted 2 years ago.
beads1985 wrote:
Just checked the extra gel I got from Disney it was Mango flavored(yummy) but it was a Clif Shot not GU :rolleyes:
Then the nice folks over at Gu are gonna be pissed when they get my email requesting Mango Gu.
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
tankfootlou wrote:
Then the nice folks over at Gu are gonna be pissed when they get my email requesting Mango Gu.
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
MAggie wrote:
Question for you guys and please don't hate me for saying this; I have tried Gu and I hate it. :confused: I tried the berry flavored Gu the other week and I wanted to gag, it was worse than taking a double shot of tequila! :eek:Are there any alternatives to Gu? I tried the Clif Shot Block's and those were okay. But I don't know if I just couldn't stomach the texture or the taste of the Gu. Are there ary others out there that you would recommend and why?
thanks
There are lots of product out there and everybody has their own preference.
There is GU, PowerGel, Clif Shots, Hammer Gel, among others.
There is one made with Honey and I think it is called stinger or something like that.
If you get a chance to go to a runners expo before a Marathon they usually have product samples. Give that a try. If you check some sporting good stores they may stock some, or you can go to one of the sites that sell running, biking or tri equipment. Get a few and have a taste test.
You eventually get used to it.
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jeslol posted 2 years ago.
I'm an E-Gel fan. Any flavor, because the flavor doesn't linger.
I tried Gu and had the same reaction as MAggie. Nasty, nasty stuff and the taste doesn't leave your mouth no matter how much water you chase it with.
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ironmike12 posted 2 years ago.
Beads....you are right about the Stinger stuff...it is pure honey...but they also add a few things to it...I think some b-vitamins among other things
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trigirl97 posted 2 years ago.
I've been using Carb Boom for the past three years and love it! For me, it's the most palatable.
Current favorite is chocolate cherry (w/ caffeine :) )...tastes like a cherry tootsie roll sucker.
Others I use are vanilla orange, bannana peach and apple cinnamon. Don't like the strawberry kiwi that much.
I've tried just about all the others and none worked. Carb Boom carries a few flavors in big bottles, which makes it super cheap per serving and lasts forever. Keep it in the fridge and just fill up my flask. (Isn't it funny...10 years ago I would have never thought I'd fill up a flask with gel...thought flasks were good for only one thing!)
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thebiochem1000 posted 2 years ago.
I really like the plain and banana flavored Gu :p
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trimedic posted 2 years ago.
I perferr the gelatine kind rather than the paste. I like "Energice". Raspberry is my favorite. The paste kind are just too thick.
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fathom posted 1 year ago.
I like the package for the Clif (no little torn-off tab) but I love the espresso gu the best... vanilla and chocolate gu are tied for 2nd!
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jess1 posted 1 year ago.
Hammer Berry tastes like fruitroll-ups.
Orange hammer is the worst I've run into so far.
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SusanMac posted 1 year ago.
MAggie - is it the texture or the flavor that makes you gag? If it's flavor, just keep trying other Gu flavors. If it's texture, I've found that all the brands are quite different.
CliffShot - waaaaaaay too thick for me. And I don't like the taste. Wish everyone else would use their "leash" packaging, tho! (I hate seeing all the little Gu tabs littered on the side of the road) DH loves the ClifShot, as he says the rice syrup is easier on his stomach compared to Gu or the others.
I prefer Gu and HammerGel due to their texture. HammerGel comes in large bottles, tho, so I mostly buy that kind. Love both raspberry & espresso. Will have to check out the apple cin!
I like CarbBoom, but it seems really hard to find and a bit more expensive. This stuff *really* adds up fast!
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beads1985 posted 1 year ago.
I have Carb Boom before and it is pretty good.
They had a table laid out with it at the NYC 1/2 mary.
I grabbed 1 to eat and 2 big fistfuls for later.
I have race ready shorts with pockets in the back so I stuffed them in all the pockets. I had to tie my shorts tighter as they started drooping from the weight of all the gels :D
I use all the freebies for training or events in the future
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usasportstrain posted 1 year ago.
Hammer gel, definitely.
It's all good, except the coffee flavor is horrible once it's warmed up (any brand, just stay away).
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bluetri posted 1 year ago.
Vanilla gu too. I've had so much of it that I'm going to try tasting some other flavors out there. Good post.
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Dont really have a favorite....just seeing what everyone's opinions are...