Can’t I eat Jelly Babies instead of gels? They’re way tastier and cheaper and you can just stick them in your pocket and don’t need to open the top. In fact, I think the only reason I was motivated to get on the trainer this morning was so I could eat Jelly Babies!

I prefer Wine Gums , 5gms of Carbs per sweetie , the major challenge is not consuming the entire packet in 1 hit , 2 wine gums every 10 mins during a fast group ride works really well , also very convenient & cheap , Dates also pretty good in the winter , get to sticky in the summer but that’s a who…

Jelly babies. Fuelled my junior canoe racing career and now fuels my middle aged bike riding. Sugar, colouring and pigs trotters…what could be nicer?! :wink:

Why aren’t you guys just making your own gels? I bought 4 x High 5 bottles from Amazon and then I do the following: 200g Fructose 400g Maltodextrin 400g water 2 tablespoons (10g) of citric acid 2 tablespoons (10g of citrus aroma) 1g caffein-stick (might not be suitable for everyone but it’s f…

The time it takes me to order gels off Wiggle is a lot shorter than this is the primary reason. I’d save what, a hundred dollars over an entire year if I did this for every single gel I ate?

I can only speak for myself but I’m not very fond of using plastics and throwing these around. In my re-usable bottle I can fit 5 “gel-packs”. The opportunity to create my own compositions of flavors also contribute to not buying. Cutting costs is merely a bonus.

I quite like the SiS gels. But the Torq ones can be a touch tastier. Both work like magic for me. The Torq rhubarb one is my fav.

Yes Torq Rhubarb is really nice, SIS can be heinously bad. I don’t get how they can make basically candy paste taste so bad. I did try stuffing 5 jelly babies in my face last fast group ride and realized the downside, trying to breath hard with 5 jelly babies in the old pie hole is not easy. I’ve se…

[image] Jhardisk: Swedish Fish I have never heard of Swedish Fish! (A brit)

Totally cater to the North American taste. They’re sweet, they’re a different texture - less chewy gummy, more waxy/oily. But I find them so easy to eat on the bike! Gotta get yourself to an American candy store! Haribo are delicious, but require so much chewing :sweat_smile:

I suppose another benefit of gels and their packaging is that it doesn’t have to touch your teeth and thereby contribute to teeth decay.

Gummy Bears / Jelly Babies vs Gels

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Jonnyboy May 22, 2019, 11:25am 64

you want rowntrees fruit pastilles, even better than jelly babies

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