Which Gel or energy drink do you drink??

[betagirl]

Drink: Cytomax. It tastes better than gatorade to me. But if I do drink gatorade, I prefer orange or red. Not a big fan of powerade

Gel: Gu chocolate. I found powergel to be kinda gross.

Another recent discovery are Clif Shot Bloks. The berry are good. Not a big fan of the orange. Those are the only 2 flavors I've tried so far.

[mtkitchn]

I like the banana Gu, only because I try to avoid caffeine and that's the only one I know of w/no caffeine. Any others I should try?

[Trekhawk]

Drink - I like Cytomax.
Gel - I like banana Gu too. Another one I tried on the weekend (they were handing them out at the ride) was PowerBar Gel 4 x Sodium Flavour Plain Energy. CindySue said it tasted like Popsicle and I think thats a good description. I like that it was less gluggy than Gu. Easier to get down towards the later part of a ride.

[Aggie_Ama]

I love Luna Bars- Lemonzest! I think it tastes like the Lemon Pastry Creme Girl Scout cookies. They tend to melt on my long rides making a sticky mess. I usually put them in the fridge the night before so they are only slightly melted by the time I eat them. My new favorite food is the Sport Beans.

I like Gatorade myself. My husband said he hates it and must water it down to drink it. My blood sugar tends to drop on rides and I find the sugar is just what I need. For any ride over 20 miles I bring one bottle of water and one bottle of Gatorade.

I haven't done the gels. I am an odd duck and have to chew something. If I drink things (like a smoothie) I mentally do not feel satisfied. Just a weird quirk of mine.

[yellow]

I'm a recent convert to all Hammer, all the time. Hammer gel and Sustained Energy and/or Perpetuem for longer rides (2+ hours), just gel and maybe some Heed for shorter rides. I thought it was all hooey, but it works for me. In fact I have been REALLY surprised at the results (as in, why the heck didn't I do this sooner??). I don't eat any (or very little) solid food on rides anymore; don't need it.

[maillotpois]

I'm all Hammer for gels. Love banana and at the double this weekend I tried apple cinnamon, which was also very good. Like applesauce.

I think Hammer stuff tries to use more complex carbs.

For drink we use Power Bar's Performance drink. I have started using their recovery drink during longer rides and it works well. Has some protein in it, similar to some of the hammer drink products. I was not able to drink the Hammer drinks when I tried at Knoxville double last year.

[Fredwina]

I like Cytomax for drinks, I like the citrus/orange, but I'm alos developeing an affinity for grape. As for Gels, I used to the Clif shots, but find I like the Shot Block better. Less messy and then do give you some thing to chew on.

[Duck on Wheels]

Got introduced to a new bar at spin class. Called "Green", and is actually green inside. All the ingredients are actual fruits, grains and veggies. Tastes like a fig newton, but with chocolate instead of cookie covering. Expensive, though. And I haven't tried it on a long ride.