How to extract the maximum amount of energy gel?

[PaulB]

I was pondering this today and wondered if anyone had any tips.

I took 4 energy gels (the Go brand) out with me today and as ever, squeezed out as much as I could to ensure I got as much of the goo as possible. When I got home though, I took the 'empty' gel sachets, put them on a chopping board and with the flat of a knife ensuring all the remaining liquid was expelled, expelled all the remaining liquid(!) I was as surprised as I was disappointed to discover there was virtually a full sachet's worth of gel extracted from all four combined 'empty' sachets. What a waste!

Has anyone got any tips or ideas as to how to obtain the maximum amount of gel? I see the professionals give one squeeze and chuck away the sachet - they've got a fairly unlimited supply in reserve but we're pretty much restricted as to what we take with us. Please be aware this should be obtaining the maximum amount while on the move, not stopping and squeezing the tube between thumb and forefinger while sliding it back in the other hand.

 

[400bhp]

Don't use them.

Just eat proper food.

 

[vickster]

Buy a bag of these

 

[RedRider]

Use like a Suppository. Your pedalling action will ensure everything works its way up in the end.

 

[J4MIE_P]

For me it's usually a case of;
- Squeeze as much out as I can using two fingers over the top and bottom of the gel wrapper.
- Then I begin to sqeeze from the bottom and keep folding up the wrapper into about 1/2" chunks until it's all folded up
- Now it's all folded I can just put it back into the jersey pocket too

Hope that helps

 

[jayonabike]

Eat before you ride, if I have a cooked breakfast or porridge that's enough to keep me going for 60 miles. If your on a long ride stop at a cafe for coffee and cake. If you don't want to stop fig rolls or a Mars bar will do. For a quick sugar fix a can of coke works wonders.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Just think of the waste: all those not-completely-emptied gel wrappers ending up in a rubbish dump somewhere, where they might find each other, and before you realise it, ...

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Long straw with pointed end, like a kids juice?
Nay, on second thoughts @vickster's soltion is better

 

[snorri]

Long straw with pointed end, like a kids juice?

Some confusionI think, isn't that the tip is for those unable to master the skill of peeling an orange in their pockets?