Reviewing a nutritional item is so different than trying on a pair of shorts. Even restaurants I struggle with reviews. What I like is much different than what you may like, but my job is to tell you about my experience and you come up with a conclusion that fits you to try it or not. Let’s try to make this as useful to you as possible!

This review should start with a disclaimer, and notice to never ride behind me. I sweat a lot. Which means I need to take on a lot of liquids and replacement for the salt leaving my body on a salty stream.

Overall Review of the Gu Electrolyte Brew

Two thumbs up, the Brew is mostly carbs and sodium. Exactly what I need on hot days in the southeast. Replenishes what I’m sweating out without giving me a heavy stomach while riding tempo. If I need something with more weight to it I goto Cytomax. The Lemon Lime flavor reminds me the taste of the original Gatorade flavor. I find it strangely comforting as it brings me back to two a day practices in high school!

These guys come in single serve packets or big jugs. I recommend to try out a different flavors of the single serve and let me know what you think!

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On long rides I use gels, every 30 minutes on rides over 3 hours. On races under 3 hours I use it as well to keep my legs turning over well. On the longer rides I carry a flask or two of gel instead of single packages. The single packages are wasteful and can get expensive.

For the past 4 years I’ve used Hammer Gel’s hard plastic flask. I’m excited to see how the new(ish) Soft Flask from Hydrapak works out. I’ll be able to roll up the bottom to get the last drops of gel and it packs up smaller after use instead of taking up a ton of room in my pocket or bag.

Do you use gel? How do you carry it?