Energy Gell

[Sam Cycling]

I use gels only in races.

Usually in training I use bars, (usually muesli bars, sometimes energy bars, depend what I have at home ) or small paninis with jam.

 

[hughes4324]

i've always used natural foods, such as dried fruit (nuts, dried bannana, raisans, dried apricots) but ive started cycling with a mate who uses gels, carb drinks etc, and swears by them. so i think i'll give them a try for my next few cycles, and ill then report back to you mate!

 

[yello]

Inclined to agree with bits of what many have said. Gels have their use/place but for me, and like amafernga says, emergency use only. Too expensive (as said by iadametc) for frequent use. That said, I haven't bought any in months and tend to fuel myself on flapjack, fig bars and/or bananas.

I have also recently discovered a haribo sweet that I've taken to; it's a marble sized, 94% carbohydrate sugar burst. Too sweet to eat one after another but I find one every hour or so keeps me ticking over (1 has around 150kcal)... that's in addition to the other stuff I eat. I keep 8 or 10 in my shirt pocket and tend just to pop one when the need arises!

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I have started carrying Extra Strong mints. You get one hell of an energy kick and your mouth feels fresh

 

[zacklaws]

(1 has around 150kcal)... that's in addition to the other stuff I eat. I keep 8 or 10 in my shirt pocket and tend just to pop one when the need arises!

Gosh their big sweets if 1grm of Carbs equals 4kcal, each sweet must weigh about ounce and a half, that's the eqiuavalent in weight and kcals to 7 jelly babies rolled into one. Ten of those and you've had three quarters of your daily dose of calories, no wonder they keep you going.

 

[yello]

Looks like I pushed the wrong button on the calculator! Divide that by 10. There's about 15kcal per haribo!! According to the packet, 100g is 380kcal and there are approx 25 in 100g. Still sickly sweet though.