Hammer Gel/ Endurolyte vs Cytomax

[Alex]

Gels are meant to be eaten straight out of the packet or flask. If you want a powder to mix in your water, Hammer Nutrition's product is called HEED.

According to the Hammer website, one can mix their gels with water and use them that way. I've done that and been happy with the results. I also use Cytomax. I really can't stand Heed. I've tried many of the flavors and, nope, not for me. Love the Apple Cinnamon gels though.

[Catrin]

According to the Hammer website, one can mix their gels with water and use them that way. I've done that and been happy with the results. I also use Cytomax. I really can't stand Heed. I've tried many of the flavors and, nope, not for me. Love the Apple Cinnamon gels though.

I have tried mixing their gel in water + an Endurolyte capsule and the result seemed good - plus the flavor was mild enough for me. I tried the melon Heed this weekend and it was better than the Cytomax, at least flavor-wise. VERY mild flavor and I could tolerate the taste after getting hot. My fitter told me the other day that a lot of people don't like Heed because it has such a mild flavor - that it is too bland for them. When I get hot I can't tolerate much flavor.

I am looking forward to trying the two flavors of Cytomax that Indysteel has as I do like the results from Cytomax, but the Heed will work if they are too strongly flavored for me.

[arielmoon]

+1 to melon Heed. Cytomax was too sweet for me.

For rides over 90 mins I carry one bottle with water and 1 bottle of melon Heed and carry Endurolytes capsules. I will carry Endurolytes and Hammer Gel if the ride is going to be over 2 hours. For really long rides I switch the Heed to Perpetuem. I live in FL and it gets really really hot but I dont think I have over heated while riding.

[nscrbug]

Add another vote in for the Subtle Melon Heed. I also like the Subtle Strawberry flavor, too. Another not-too-sweet product I like, is GU Brew (formerly known as GU20). But then again, I generally tend to make my mixtures of any powdered drink, on the weaker side...so perhaps they all have a really mild taste (to me) because of that. Heck, I'll even cut a standard bottle of G2 in half with water, in order to dial down the sweetness.

[Catrin]

I mixed the melon Heed at full strength and still found it mild enough to tolerate. It was a very positive trial, though I still want to try the peach Cytomax to compare it with.