Gatorade is yucky.

[DrBee]

hee hee hee salty sweater - sweater covered in salt shakers That's great! Thanks for the image!

[Susie]

I've been a cytomax girl for so long, but I'm really sick of drinking sweet stuff on rides. A couple of weeks ago, I stopped by the Hammer booth at the Sea Otter Classic and asked if they had anything that wasn't so sweet. They mixed me up a bottle of Hammer Heed, flavor plain. I swear -- it tastes like water. There's no flavor whatsoever. I bought some on the spot and have already reordered online. If you're sick of drinking hummingbird water, give it a try.

Susie

[KnottedYet]

SCORE!!!!

I just ordered Clif Snot Razz Sorbet mondo bottle (16 serv) for $8. Clif lemonade electrolyte (45 serv) for $14. And Clif mango orange recovery (24 serv) for $17.50.

www.sierratradingpost.com has a bunch of Clif for waaaay cheap.

The only one of these that I haven't had is the recovery. So I only ordered one of those.

Now I gotta find one of those gel flasks. Probably REI. REI gives a discount for any 12 Clif products, so I might pick up some Nectar bars and Blocks while I'm there.

I am so looking forward to doing a better job of managing my liquid/sugar/salt when I do rides and swims!

[brittamac]

I've been using GU20 because gatorade just makes me sick. ugh. I like that its not very sweet at all, and my stomach can tolerate it for long rides. Lemon-Lime

[bcipam]

I've fallen in love recently with Gatorade's new product RAIN. All the flavor are delicous and its not too sweet or salty. Most markets have it and for a good introductory price. Let me know what you think if you try it.

[KnottedYet]

Got my Clif order today. Went out for an hour "skills" ride (aka learning to use my clipless pedals at the school track again) and drank a whole bottle of Gatorade (gotta use it up). I had a Clif Recovery afterwards. I'm bad at drinking when I need to, I've even given myself kidney stones, so I was proud I made myself drink a whole bottle. And, whaddaya know, I didn't get shakey after the ride this time!

Now, if only I could find a gel flask. Everyone around here is sold out because tri/run/ride season is starting.

Drink! Drink! Drink!

[Geonz]

I looked at the ingrediments on the Endurance stuff... why stick the artificials in there? The flavors don't help *that* much anyway.
I have this unamerican intolerance for supersweet 'cause I got into the habit and I don't feel like changing, so I water down the Gatorade (straight orange) and chow down on the bananas. Of course, I can think much more broadly if I'm traveling with a blender, I suppose!

[wabisabi]

I have become a big fam of the Hammer products--Heed is their powdered drink. I realized that I would anticipate a dread of the (to me) overly sweet and artificial taste of Cytomax. Heed is a very subtle lemon-lime taste, and is the one product that helps with leg cramps, which I tend to get after riding, and sometime during.

A couple of weeks ago at the Chico Wildflower century they had two kinds of Recharge, I think it was; the orange was OK but the grape was truly vile.

[Bella]

I'm probably late to this thread but I detest Gatorade. It is not made for endurance athletes.

I agree that Cytomax has been good to me. I mix less than the recommended amount or more if I feel like it. Try it with club soda in lieu of water for a recovery drink at home. Tasty.

[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.