Reply With QuoteI found them!!!!! I'm sure the lady at Runner's world here in perth thought i was a bit nutty when i squealed in excitement when i found them!!!! I'll def try them tomorrow....
Yipeeee.e..e.e.e.e.e..e.e
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Thread: How are the Sport Beans?
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04-12-2006, 01:39 PM #31
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And good they were. I think I'll keep a bag stashed in my seat bag. They sort of taste like the lime flavored suckers they hand out at banks and other places. They're a tangy lime (I think) and I could see the acid (what *my* stomach perceives as acid) being a problem on a longer ride...but then who knows what will taste good *when* I get to that point.
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04-15-2006, 12:18 AM #32
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weeeeeee
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04-15-2006, 07:44 AM #33
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try Long's Drugs in the western US
I found them at my local Long's Drugs (in Redwood City CA). They were near the 'sports nutrition' section of the store, in a separate cardboard display that I bumped into ( that's how I found them
). Best of all, they were 79 cents a bag !
Longs is a drugstore chain in the western US. No idea if all the Long's stores would carry them, or if it was only a local promotion.
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04-15-2006, 09:04 AM #34
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Beanage!
Ha! I have finally found the elusive beans! Only in lime and orange, though. $0.99 a bag.
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04-15-2006, 10:45 AM #35
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Found them at Long's too. I really want to try the new flavors, though!!
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04-15-2006, 01:33 PM #36
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Every time I come into this thread I leave again with a hankering for candy...
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04-15-2006, 03:16 PM #37
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I found 'em in Campbell at Longs too. By the time I left the store, I was starving for lunch and scarfed down a bag of orange. Not bad! I got really thirsty a little later but that could be the chicken cibatta sandwich and fries from Jack in the Box
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04-15-2006, 03:57 PM #38
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MP-aka Sarah- someday when you're not getting ready for one of your loooooong rides we'll give you a personal escort (by bike, of course) to the original Jelly Belly factory. Fun, fast, easy ride. And plenty of yummy new flavors to try!
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04-15-2006, 03:57 PM #39
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the Jelly Belly factory is only a bike ride away: fairfield, CA. They only had the orange and lime when I visited but I think these new flavors call for another bike trip!
I also have to say that I LOVE the Clif blocks (btw, I'm not a paid employee of clif/luna). I love them because they are not sticky and remind me of gummy bears but in a big block. it's kind of like shoving five gummy bears in your mouth at one time.
hmmmmm, there's an idea: energy bears!
edit: HA, look Nancy - we posted the same thought at the same time!
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04-15-2006, 04:00 PM #40
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GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE!
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04-15-2006, 04:08 PM #41
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Aw shucks, now I have to go find Clif Blocks because I love gummy bears....
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04-15-2006, 04:10 PM #42
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I have ALWAYS wanted to go to the factory. Every time I have to go to Sac or Farifield for work, and pass by that sign, I think - I have to take my kid here! Maybe when it stops raining we can do a ride and I can bring the tandem - if you say easy ride and Jelly Bellys, then I think the kid would have to come along!! Originally Posted by Bike Goddess
MP-aka Sarah- someday when you're not getting ready for one of your loooooong rides we'll give you a personal escort (by bike, of course) to the original Jelly Belly factory. Fun, fast, easy ride. And plenty of yummy new flavors to try! Sarah
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04-16-2006, 01:40 PM #43
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LOVE the beans!!!!! Gave them as gifts to a couple of athletic type pals and told em "Happy Easter" LOL
Seriously - you can empty a bag or two into your jersey pocket without making a serious mess, even if you get a little sweaty. You don't have to futz with a package that way, you can eat a few at a time. They dont taste bad unless you suck on them - you really need to chew them - the middle is salty - the outside is sweet. You wont notice the salty unless you suck all the sweet off first.
Great great great way to eat on the bike!!!The space and time for what you WANT is being occupied by what you have settled for
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04-16-2006, 07:29 PM #44
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For a while, I was the local "Jelly Belly Lady", officially in charge of ordering and stocking the JB's in all the area Target's and SuperTargets. It was FUN! I thought that I deserved the VIP tour of the factory! I wish I still had that job, so I could have easy access to the Sports Beans. I still haven't tried them. (Kinda overdosed while I was working for them...)
On another note, I love the Clif Bloks too. One warning - only eat them one at a time while you're on your bike. One in mouth, swallow. Second in mouth, fine. Two at a time, no way. Trust me on this one. Tried two at once during my first road race. I almost suffocated on them. Looking back, it was rather funny.
