Gatorade is yucky.

[Lise]

A couple of weeks ago at the Chico Wildflower century ...

I read this line as "at the Chgo Wildflower century" and thought "WHAT? How did I miss this?"

I like the flavor of the Endurance drink when I'm riding hard and and am sweaty. Otherwise, I cannot stand the sweetness. I only tried it because they sent me coupons for 21 FREE BOTTLES and I don't pass up much that's free and useable. Last season I bought two huge cannisters of mix--one of Accelerade and the other of Endurox. The Endurox is so sweet it makes me want to puke when I mix it full strength. The worst is drinking it warm at the end of a race. Barf. I had taken to making it 1/2 & 1/2 with the Accelerade. Maybe I'll try mixing it with the Endurance. I appreciate the protein/carb thing, but ... too much sugar. Mixing it with club soda sounds like a good idea!

[Starfish]

I like Accelerade fruit punch, watered down a little. And those Nuun tablets were really great a couple years ago on a tour with 3 consecutive days of 104 degree heat and 60-80 mile/day. I found that eating real food and drinking water with Nuun tablets did the trick and helped avoid upset tummy.

Does anyone use a product called Fizz? I don't know how they spell it. It is supposed to be a nutrition drink with a little more to it...more like a liquid meal for really long events, like Ironman, etc.

I really struggle with upset stomach on long strenuous rides, and it doesn't seem to matter which products/foods.

[KnottedYet]

Is this the stuff that comes in the cute little plastic tube or tube-shaped envelope that fizzes when you mix it with water?

If it's the same thing, you can get a ton of it at Costco. I've not tried it, because it has way too much niacin for my system to handle.

I was under the impression that it was sugar-free (nutra-sweet) and heavy on the B vitamins.

[maillotpois]

Does anyone use a product called Fizz? I don't know how they spell it. It is supposed to be a nutrition drink with a little more to it...more like a liquid meal for really long events, like Ironman, etc.

Do you mean Spiz?

http://www.spiz.net/

[slinkedog]

I like Cytomax... the Canberry Grapefruit flavor is tart and not too sweet.

[kjay]

Cytomax for me! Gatorade is a "wannabe" imho. However, I shouldn't be so quick to offer my opinion, as I haven't tried any of the new Gatorades. I will stick with my lemon-lime Cytomax, though, because I still have a HUGE can.

[Dianyla]

I like Cytomax... the Cranberry Grapefruit flavor is tart and not too sweet.

OMG, I have to find that flavor!!! I was just wishing for a cranberry or grapefruit flavor sport drink last night!

[Bike Goddess]

Dianyla- That makes 3 of us! I get Cytomax directly from the factory (it's made in my little town of Benicia, CA) so I get to choose from lots of flavors. The Cranberry Grapefruit flavor isn't too sweet for me and seems to agree with my digestive system (an issue on longer rides).

When I did the Santa Rosa double metric last weekend, about 40 miles into the ride,I started getting cramps in my hamstrings. I realized I wasn't drinking enough, so I literally downed a complete water bottle of Cytomax and in about 5mins they were gone! At about mile 100 I started noticing my thighs were cramping- so repeat of above. Again- cramps all gone. The best news- I didn't cramp going home nor did I cramp up later on in the night (something I tend to do after long rides). Salted water (as in table salt)helps with cramping too!

[kjay]

That's interesting, Bike Goddess. I had no idea Cytomax was made in Benicia.
Next time I'm in Benicia, I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the info!
I love Cytomax!

[slinkedog]

OMG, I have to find that flavor!!! I was just wishing for a cranberry or grapefruit flavor sport drink last night!

I really like it, and as you can see, BG is a fan, as well!!

[Dianyla]

Cool, I'll have to order the cran/grapefruit online somewhere.

Oh, and speaking of flavors, I have fond memories of an apple-cider flavored sports drink from my teen years growing up in a bikey-marathony household. I swear it was cytomax, but I don't know for sure. This would have been in the early nineties. Is that still around?

[Starfish]

Do you mean Spiz?

http://www.spiz.net/

Ahh! Yes, thank you.