Energy Gel Multipacks - anywhere that sells them without harvesting your organs?

[FrothNinja]

Hello Hive
On my last few gels and was wondering if any one knows of a manufacturer and/or purveyor of decent quality energy gel multipacks that are a sensible price?
The ones I am about to finish were SIS ones. I bought 4 boxes when they were in Lidl a few years ago. I have 1 left and most of a tube of electrolyte tablets (out of date but don't make me crook).
look forward to hearing folks opinions/recommendations.
Ta

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Have you tried High5 ~2.2Kg tubs of citrus caffeine with carbs for ~£21 on Amazon S&S?

 

[Alex321]

What do you class as "reasonable"?

Halfords do "taster packs" of 7 mixed flavours of SiS for £6.49
https://www.halfords.com/cycling/nutrition/sis-7pk-go-isotonic-gel-taster-pack-208998.html

 

[Animo]

I get the SIS beta fuel ones from Holland and Barrett - they are sold singly but if you buy a load there are always discount codes on the site and free delivery plus Top Cash Back so they come out at just over £1 a gel. They're the 40g of carbs ones too so not too bad.

 

[Punkawallah]

I’m going to go with ‘everywhere’, Bob.
It appears you found a bargain years ago, but remember that bargain is not the norm - especially when food prices have increased some 50% in the last five years. Having said that, first line on the Google search brought this up:

https://nutricircle.co.uk/products/...gmCpR12T5Cy_JYka0a52jFXvpF5IbN4xoCuw8QAvD_BwE

 

[wonderloaf]

I always buy High 5 from Amazon, they're about the cheapest I can find:
https://amzn.eu/d/0gMvkQFr

 

[sevenfourate]

Always some deals on eBay. Especially if you’re happy to use short, or passed Best Before dated items:

£11.70 for 20 Delivered:

https://ebay.us/m/Jn3XKd

20 with a passed Use by date for £7.89 delivered:

https://ebay.us/m/dAvYqL

Same for £8.95 delivered for 20:

https://ebay.us/m/l5N0ID

20 in Date High-5 Apple for £13 delivered:

Blah blah - good luck !

 

[wafter]

Perhaps consider making your own electrolyte drinks to save a load of money and plastic waste..?

 

[Drago]

You'd think they'd be given away free at dental surgeries.

 

[mikeIow]

I never enjoyed the gels…..quite partial to a Clif Bloks Mountain Berry, mind 👍

 

[Drago]

Crack is less expensive and gives better performance gains.

 

[super_davo]

Another vote for High5 from Amazon. They seem small but actually have as many grams of carbs in them as SIS go (23g per gel, but in 40ml rather than 60). The price goes up and down a lot - since the start of this year I bought a pack of 20 for £8 but currently a still reasonable £13.

I also have no qualms about using past 'best before date' gels - it's sugar and water in a foil wrapper - nobody uses them for the taste at the best of times...

And to the 'you don't need them' crew, of course you don't. But it very much depends on the riding you are doing whether they are a good idea or not. For a cafe ride, club run or anything much under 3 hours don't bother. If going past that, at pace, they are a convenient way you can keep riding strongly the whole ride.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

When I was healthier and would do intervals up multiple local hills on a ride, my go-to carb source was Tesco jelly babies. Back then, a 250g bag was ~£1.10, they taste great and a bag would usually last at least two such rides.

But at the time, I was oblivious to the 2.2Kg High5 tubs of drink powder with carbs and caffeine.

 

[FrothNinja]

Thanks everyone, much appreciated
A few to be looking at.

 

[FrothNinja]

Perhaps consider making your own electrolyte drinks to save a load of money and plastic waste..?

Thank you, I have been - it's more the gels I am looking to top up.