Good alternative to Energy gels?

[ball bearing]

Oh yea I forgot to mention meat pies, they're great too.

I won't get into an argument about what people like to eat, you can eat whatever works for you and it's no skin off my nose, but 315kms with a number of 40kmh+ flat segments would suggest that my body doesn't consider those foods "poison" .

The real question is whether you will still be riding like that when you are 60.

[Dan]

Gels are carp.
Fruit is carp.
Pies are carp.
Muesli bars are carp.
Cherry ripes are carp but taste nice.
Doris works at the Caltex.
Some people ride differently from others.
Have I paraphrased correctly?

Edit: Typo

[george-bob]

Incidentally if you DO want to use gels but don't like the taste of GU etc. try TORQ gels, they taste amazing!! The bannofee pie (I think) has 100mg of caffeine too!

[Lukeyboy]

Everyone.

[ball bearing]

Snickers - the secret racing formula. Red Bull in the bidon plus Snickers and Mars bars in the jersey pocket.

[Mulger bill]

Wot? No jelly beans?

[ldrcycles]

Gels are carp.
Fruit is carp.
Pies are carp.
Muesli bars are carp.
Cherry ripes are carp but taste nice.
Doris works at the Caltex.
Some people ride differently from others.
Have I paraphrased correctly?

Edit: Typo

You missed the subtext of "Doris is a hotty" .

[Dan]

Wot? No jelly beans?

so much powah at $10/kg

[clackers]

Snickers - the secret racing formula. Red Bull in the bidon plus Snickers and Mars bars in the jersey pocket.

If they were in my jersey pocket, I'd have to eat them with a straw after three hours, BB ...

[boss]

I have these Capilano Honey Shotz things. Theyre basically 7g of honey in a little gel sized shot. Have a few of them in a row and you're talking about the same amount of sugar as a Gel.

They're pretty cheap too - $18 for 100. So under a dollar for 30g of sugar. Gels can be $2-4.

Best part is they are just honey, so they taste like honey, and I like honey.

http://capilano.com.au/products-page/pr ... g-sachets/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Aside from that, I like bananas and muesli bars. The cheap muesli bars are fine, but the more expensive ones are usually a bit fancier and nicer. On rides longer than 2-3 hours, I try to eat one piece of food (muesli bar, banana or 30g of sugar) every 45-60 minutes.

[winstonw]

yes well
http://nutritionfacts.org/2013/09/24/ra ... rformance/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[im_no_pro]

On my 3rd batch of these, probably not for someone who wants to watch their waist, but they taste damn gooood.

Pretty much contains everything that has been already mentioned.

Got my first batch cooling as I type... I just keep walking past and smelling them

[15wilsonwu]

And fun fact about bananas, due to the potassium content and the fact that the potassium-40 isotope is radioactive, eating 600 nanas is apparently equivalent to a full chest x ray .

Durianrider must glow in the dark.

That made me chuckle

[jaznit]

On my 3rd batch of these, probably not for someone who wants to watch their waist, but they taste damn gooood.

Pretty much contains everything that has been already mentioned.

How long will these last?

Do you freeze them?


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[Low Racer]

Always carry a couple of this on a long ride.

[Baalzamon]

On my 3rd batch of these, probably not for someone who wants to watch their waist, but they taste damn gooood.

Pretty much contains everything that has been already mentioned.

Got my first batch cooling as I type... I just keep walking past and smelling them

I would actually ditch that dark brown sugar for rapadura. Way more vitamins in that. Going to add to my todo list for my thermie

[Dragster1]

Find these easy to digest while im riding

[AKO]

On my 3rd batch of these, probably not for someone who wants to watch their waist, but they taste damn gooood.

Pretty much contains everything that has been already mentioned.

How long will these last?

Do you freeze them?


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They freeze quite well. Ive made a few batches of these now. I just cut them into museli bar sized portions, wrap them in baking paper and throw them in the freezer. They defrost pretty quickly in the pocket.

[jaznit]

On my 3rd batch of these, probably not for someone who wants to watch their waist, but they taste damn gooood.

Pretty much contains everything that has been already mentioned.

How long will these last?

Do you freeze them?


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They freeze quite well. Ive made a few batches of these now. I just cut them into museli bar sized portions, wrap them in baking paper and throw them in the freezer. They defrost pretty quickly in the pocket.

Thanks!


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[ausrandoman]

Honey, in a squeeze bottle from the supermarket.

Calories per gram? Better than gels.

Calories per dollar? Much better than gels.

Litter? None.

Taste? I like it.

[simonn]

Dried fruit.

[Nate]

This guy right here:
viewtopic.php?t=11389&highlight=diy+gel" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Add maltodextrin to boiling water & stir.
Few drops of butterscotch schnapps for flavour.

Winningest gel ever & takes <5min to make 1/2 doz

[djw47]

I've used the SPC fruit mash things you can get from supermarkets and they do the job. Gels work for me if taken regularly: some taste awesome some taste vile - they tend to come out in the same format that they went in a couple of days later which is not a great side effect though. A banana or two is also good as is stopping for a well earned cake if necessary.

I wash things down by loading a bidon with isotonic powder and water and a couple of crushed caffeine tablets and a couple of ibuprofen.