Gleukos all-natural sports drink

[snapdragen]

I'm living in bizzaro world, now everything works.

I'm going to add this to my taste testing. My drug of choice has been Cliff Shot Electrolyte Cran-Raspberry

[crazycanuck]

Aggghhhh..Why is it that you guys get to try all the good stuff ... Now I have more items to purchase on the net..

[jobob]

I'm suspicious of that new-fangled "all natural" stuff.

[echidna]

Gleukos is made (or at least they have their corporate HQ) right here in Portland, OR, so it's pretty readily available.

I've tried it, and I like it for medium-distance rides. Note that "medium" is relative. Say - 4 to 8 hours. I've not tried it beyond that, no particular reason why not, though the sodium content is kinda low for me without added electrolytes.

It's not that sweet (dextrose/glucose is about 1/2 as sweet-tasting as sucrose/table sugar), and it is light-tasting, which helps fight flavor fatigue.

Everyone - including Gleukos - wants to show you a fascinating chart showing how much longer a single feeding of their super-special carbohydrate stays in your system than someone else's...which is great information if you intend to drink it once, then drive yourself until you bonk. Thankfully, that's not how most people approach cycling nutrition. If you keep on drinking ANY carb/electrolyte solution steadily over time, it will maintain your blood sugar without a "crash". The key is finding one that you're willing and able to drink for a longer period of time. For some of us, that might be Gleukos.

[SadieKate]

Eh, I could(n't) care less about GD marketing hype. All my husband I really care about is getting a steady source of potassium without having to constantly pop extra pills, less sweet taste and sugar that we can digest. If I drink just "ANY carb/electrolyte solution steadily over time" I will get sick. Gatorade is absolutely noxious both from a taste perspective but also digestive. It really nauseates me. Unfortunately, it is frequently the only choice when stopping at a grocery or corner market during a long ride. It looks like Gleukos may become more readily accessible at these markets.

jobob, ask MP for some of those Pinesol Pops. You should like those.

[jobob]

jobob, ask MP for some of those Pinesol Pops. You should like those.

Yeah baby, better living through chemistry!!

[ttaylor508]

I am a big fan of this stuff. Love it mostly because it isn't overly sweet and I can pack several packets in my seat bag without any problem. It dissolves very easily with just a few shakes of the water bottle. Since it isn't too sweet, it doesn't get totally nasty when it gets warm like gatorade. Another plus is our local QFC carries it so I don't have to go out of my way to buy it. I used it on the one day double century ride we did in July which was very hot and it worked really well. I do take extra electrolyte tablets with it though.

[Zen]

I'm suspicious of that new-fangled "all natural" stuff.

Radon gas is all natural

[witeowl]

From the bottom of their site:

Have you ever wondered what Red Dye 40 does for your performance? Yeah, we couldn’t figure that one out either…

I think I have to try it just for that line.

(Though I typically drink Ultima Replenisher, which also is all-natural and free of dyes. But it's also nearly free of carbs/energy, making it less than ideal for long rides...)