These days the guy with the hood is way way way further to the right. 24oz of Gatorade has 48g of carbs. That’s half of what people are putting in their bottles now, me included. However, Gatorade is sickeningly sweet, and has a very simple carb balance, so it hurts my stomach too. You can make your own drink mix with table sugar and maltodextrin for way cheaper than Gatorade, and get more energy that is easier to drink.
kidsafe on
Gatorade is around 22g worth of carbs per serving. For a road race I’d have to put 4.5-5x “single servings” in each 650mL bottle just to prevent bonking 4 hours later.
guttertech on
Gatorade doesn’t have enough sugar.
Hardcorex on
I buy the powder mix and make it super strong, shit becomes viscous, as well as eating a bag of gummies (usually sourpatch watermelon, but other times the Mott’s fruit snacks).
Bonking is a distant memory, one I’m glad to forget.
I just can’t drink it if it isn’t ice cold. Water i can drink no matter what, so snacks for me! Welch’s fruit gummies come in a huge box at Costco
the_house_from_up on
I can’t drink that stuff while riding. I’m not sure what it is, but it feels like I’m drinking lava. It burns and is not a pleasant experience.
imsowitty on
nobody with any amount of knowledge thinks gatorade has too much sugar. Some bike nerds might argue that it has the wrong kind of sugar, too much or not enough electrolytes, or too much added junk like coloring or preservatives, but nobody is saying it has too much sugar.
On bike nutrition is just a game of how many calories you can cram into your body before bad stuff starts to happen. HFCS is actually a pretty good tool to that end…
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These days the guy with the hood is way way way further to the right. 24oz of Gatorade has 48g of carbs. That’s half of what people are putting in their bottles now, me included. However, Gatorade is sickeningly sweet, and has a very simple carb balance, so it hurts my stomach too. You can make your own drink mix with table sugar and maltodextrin for way cheaper than Gatorade, and get more energy that is easier to drink.
Gatorade is around 22g worth of carbs per serving. For a road race I’d have to put 4.5-5x “single servings” in each 650mL bottle just to prevent bonking 4 hours later.
Gatorade doesn’t have enough sugar.
I buy the powder mix and make it super strong, shit becomes viscous, as well as eating a bag of gummies (usually sourpatch watermelon, but other times the Mott’s fruit snacks).
Bonking is a distant memory, one I’m glad to forget.
Fun fact, instead of buying expensive drinks and throwing to the trash one more plastic bottle, [you can it yourself](https://www.instructables.com/Make-Your-Own-Damn-Sports-Drink/) and bring in a reusable bottle.
I just can’t drink it if it isn’t ice cold. Water i can drink no matter what, so snacks for me! Welch’s fruit gummies come in a huge box at Costco
I can’t drink that stuff while riding. I’m not sure what it is, but it feels like I’m drinking lava. It burns and is not a pleasant experience.
nobody with any amount of knowledge thinks gatorade has too much sugar. Some bike nerds might argue that it has the wrong kind of sugar, too much or not enough electrolytes, or too much added junk like coloring or preservatives, but nobody is saying it has too much sugar.
On bike nutrition is just a game of how many calories you can cram into your body before bad stuff starts to happen. HFCS is actually a pretty good tool to that end…