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!