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

[FrothNinja]

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

I'm not fond of them - like flavoured snot - but that's why I use them. The unpleasantness means I only use them when I need them.

 

[FrothNinja]

Crack is less expensive and gives better performance gains.

My crack has a tendency to get painful on overlong rides....

 

[FrothNinja]

What do you class as "reasonable"?

Under £1 per sachet.

 

[FrothNinja]

I have ordered some High 5 berry ones (20 pack)

 

[vickster]

Amazon has mixed High 5 packs under £1 a sachet

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Used to use High 5 but they are too expensive. At the end of the day they are just Jam in a snazzy tube.

No better than Jelly Babies in terms of effect, imo.

 

[wafter]

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

No worries - have you considered flapjacks / other baked goods?

Over the winter I was doing a tray (probably close to kilo) of really nice jobs with quality ingredients for about £7-8; working out at about 60-70p per c.500kcal slice..

 

[Drago]

Clif Bloks Mountain Berry

Im not sure I would want to see Clif Bloks flop his "mountain berry" out, and definitely wouldn't want a mouthful of it!

 

[FrothNinja]

flapjacks / other baked goods

Always fuel with natural healthy foods & quite a few that are yummy but not so healthy - the gels are for back up on longer roads if I go through all my other grub

 

[fossyant]

I use the High 5 tub's powder in my drinks for rides over 3 hours. I used to carry a couple of gels for emergency, but I can't ever see using more than a handful in a year.

 

[wonderloaf]

I have ordered some High 5 berry ones (20 pack)

The berry ones are my fave. For shorter rides I usually have a couple in my back pocket along with some Lidl or Aldi sour gummies, longer rides they get supplemented with flapjacks and/or cocktail sausages rolls, cos I can only eat so much sweet stuff!

 

[sevenfourate]

Used to use High 5 but they are too expensive. At the end of the day they are just Jam in a snazzy tube.

No better than Jelly Babies in terms of effect, imo.

Is it not only about the potential benefit. But possibly more-so also the ease of digestion / absorption. Which is why a gel excels: pardon the pun…..

 

[DCLane]

If you're still looking this site currently has 20 SIS gels for £4.99 (£4.99 delivery but OK if you buy several) - https://pricepanda.co.uk/products/sis-science-in-sport-go-isotonic-energy-gels-variety-pack

Best before between April 2026 and January 2027 but that should be OK.

 

[tyred]

Guinness

 

[rualexander]

Applied Nutrition Vimto flavour gels in Superdrug for 90p each.
Also available on eBay for £16.95 for box of 20, other flavours also.
https://ebay.io/m/lKSRYt