Ok
A sensible question from me for once.....
Done it before with varied success and the advantage is I have the stomach of a garbage disposal unit so variety of options gel wise here.
Has anyone any experience of pre mixing up different gels with water, which ones mix up best/best ratios of gels to water (it will have to be a 500ml bottle because that is all that will fit on the seat tube)/combinations of flavours that suit......I don't have a sweet tooth at all so will probably use lime juice instead of plain water to mix it anyway.
I need enough to last me with other food stuff plus water for 6 hours on the bike so about a dozen gels max. I have no intention of chucking £12 quid away every time I try a different combination so there will be a prize for the one I like the best........
....... the second prize will be two nights with me .....
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Never mixed the gels directly before, sorry!
I've never tried mixing it (intentionally) but when i tried it with some power gels it turned into a gunky mess and was more awful to chug down. I've moved to SiS and never looked back.
Does this answer qualify for the two nights?
I've found Powerbar and SIS gels mix up with water just fine. I didn't work out a gel:water ratio - enough to be able to suck the gel through the bottle. GU worked okay in the soft flasks I had but as the gel is thicker it did need more mixing up. I didn't compare how many gels+water could fit in a bottle.
............ lucky boy
I pack 8 gels into my 500ml bottle and then add a little water to top up.
Maxifuel Viper Active gels seem to mix with the water nicely, but then again they are nice and fluid to begin with and not too sweet.
Will decide on the winner tomorrow
Why not just whack the gels in a bottle by themselves - you can add water for ease of slurpage but it's not really necessary (imho). If you're only taking 12 gels that's only two slurps an hour so who cares what it tastes like. HTFU.
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I'd like Little Ninja to have my prize.
try these Plummie... ISOGELS
These gels are not gloopy. They don't need water. Use a clear bottle and with a perm marker pen mark up the bottle for every gel you tip in, then you can judge how much you are slurping. This was a TOP TIP from the IMTalk boys a couple of years back.
http://www.hammernut.co.uk
I got some from here . Thanks Google your a star
Emmy I live in Germany and buy mine from a (fairly) local bike shop.