Hammer Gel??

[slinkedog]

Is that like, GU or whatever? Trek mentioned in another thread (and boy, did she ever get us off topic! Sheesh! ) that someone gave her some. I tried a GU gel one time and I don't know if it helped me or not, but I figured it probably wouldn't hurt. A friend of mine who is doing an Ironman in 3 weeks uses Ensure whilst she's riding and loves it.

I'm sure there's a million threads about hammer gel, but I thought it would be nice to resurrect the topic in honor of the Lifecycle gals!!

[Technotart]

Honestly - I can't eat anything solid when I am riding - I end up with a belly stich and very nauseus if not throwing up altogether. As hard as they are for me to get down, gels are a lifesaver for me.

I was introduced recently to this stuff:
http://www.enervit.com/_vti_g3_prodD...d=2&rpstry=27_

Tastes like Sprite, doesn't gag you on the way down like a gel and there are 2 servings per package - comes in orange too, I havent tried the powdered mix. Its a liquid - not a gel, which is great! I just about CHOKE on the gels!

If fear factor wanted to get me to drop out all they'd have to do is hand me a couple of gel packets and tell me to down em in 30 seconds or less!

Oh and - yes - hammer gel is very similar to GU

[CorsairMac]

I haven't found a Hammer Gel locally yet - but I haven't really looked. Yes they're a Gel but I have to be so careful with ingrediants. I use ClifShots coz they're the least CMac unfriendly. I can't Just do the gels, I have to have something so I supplment with LaraBars or my own PooBars. I realized on my century that I needed just 1 more thing to break the monotony like a nutbutter/jelly tortilla or something coz by the end of that ride I wanted to take all the leftover gels and bars and ditch em!

[bikerINco]

i personally don't like Hammer Gel..maybe i just haven't found the right flavor. GU is my gel of choice. it's much easier to digest it rather than a dry bar. I have learned a trick from some racers....you can tape the top little tab to your handlebars. it's very handy and you can rip it open in one pull. it works great.

[KkAllez]

I use the Hammer Gel Apple Cinamon flavor. It doesn't seem to taste as sweet as the chocolate flavor, which is thicker, too (my husband uses that one - I'm not overly fond of sweets). I used to use Gu when I did endurance riding with my horses. I never could tell if it helped or not, however, it was the horse doing the harder part of the work not me. I can tell a big difference with the Hammer Gel. I think it helps me quite a bit, especially if I am losing energy. (It could be a mental kick as much as physical though)

[wabisabi]

I use vanilla Hammer gel; I find it not to be too sugary or sweet and the energy it provides to be pretty steady. I get too many sugar shakes from some of the honey gels, for example. I buy the big size and put it into a flask. I agree, though, by the end of a century I am pretty sick of almost all cycling supplements--ugh, and just wanting real food, and, uh, some Scotch.