cauld wrote: I would NOT recommend that FER stuff from the Devil store. Made my first devil store purchase for a while this week and got some. The Lemon-Lime flavour tastes sub-optimal. It is more crob drink than electrolyte drink... kinda tastes like the old Leppin glucose/maltodextrose powder I used to use when training back in the late 90s... but with Lime flavour. GOod post ride drink. Not so good on the ride.

Some people will just not learn

I have been drinking Isofuel recently...

Powder drink... and made right here in NZ!!

Not so keen on their lemon/lime but the berryfruit or the orange/mandarin are good!!

The problem with the FER stuff is it's a bit sickly sweet for drinking while riding.
So I think that'll become my post ride drink and I'll hunt for a good electrolyte poweder too....

Isofuel just buy @ Bikeshop?

cauld wrote: The problem with the FER stuff is it's a bit sickly sweet for drinking while riding.
So I think that'll become my post ride drink and I'll hunt for a good electrolyte poweder too....

Isofuel just buy @ Bikeshop?

should be able to buy at bikeshop. Distributed by Brandex in Chch...

Could possibly send you a sample if you were keen to try it (I know the guys who manufacture it).

ah... list of where to buy isofuel and info on it... http://www.brandex.co.nz/index.cfm/Our_Brands/Isofuel

edit - just noticed there is no Wellington shop listed

That's odd...
Go to a ski shop that stocks Atomic and get them to get you some off Brandex.

Stun wrote: That's odd...
Go to a ski shop that stocks Atomic and get them to get you some off Brandex.

Some of the bike shops are likely to have brandex as a supplier - Brandex sell Skins - those compression tight things...

If you have a LBS, they can always contact Brandex and hook it up... unless of course you feel the need to check out a shiny new pair of skis... mmmm skiing I have nice new pair of kingswoods to try out this year!!

inzane wrote: ah... list of where to buy isofuel and info on it... http://www.brandex.co.nz/index.cfm/Our_Brands/Isofuel

edit - just noticed there is no Wellington shop listed

they do have an "alternative" view of locality....

james wrote:

inzane wrote: ah... list of where to buy isofuel and info on it... http://www.brandex.co.nz/index.cfm/Our_Brands/Isofuel

edit - just noticed there is no Wellington shop listed

they do have an "alternative" view of locality....

Yeh... pretty funny!!

pushbikerider wrote:

psychavoc wrote:

dangerousdan wrote:

psychavoc wrote:I'm going to try my newly acquired Lemon-Lime Powerade powder today

How did it go?

Taste like the bottled stuff?

I don't think I've ever tried bottled lemon-lime powerade before But it tasted OK. Just a pity I got some crazy stomach cramps 2 hours into my ride I'm hoping they were hunger cramps (I get them occasionally) and not a reaction to the powerade. Will keep using it this week and hope for no repeat occurences.

also being so hot a the moment you do have to watch how much other fluid you are taking on, also look to what you did in the 3 hours before your ride, anything different?

Uh. Probably slept and then had a light lunch? It was a sunday after all

Am going to try it again this afternoon on my Tip Track ride(s) - wish me luck!

psychavoc wrote:

pushbikerider wrote:

psychavoc wrote:

dangerousdan wrote:

psychavoc wrote:I'm going to try my newly acquired Lemon-Lime Powerade powder today

How did it go?

Taste like the bottled stuff?

I don't think I've ever tried bottled lemon-lime powerade before But it tasted OK. Just a pity I got some crazy stomach cramps 2 hours into my ride I'm hoping they were hunger cramps (I get them occasionally) and not a reaction to the powerade. Will keep using it this week and hope for no repeat occurences.

also being so hot a the moment you do have to watch how much other fluid you are taking on, also look to what you did in the 3 hours before your ride, anything different?

Uh. Probably slept and then had a light lunch? It was a sunday after all

Am going to try it again this afternoon on my Tip Track ride(s) - wish me luck!

What I have found in my own riding / training that what I eat / don't eat in the 3-4 hours previous has big effects on my riding, I tend to find that I go waaay better with nothing at all in the 3 hours before a ride and I try and avoid large amounts of dairy at all befroe or dutring a ride, but that is me, what I was mearly pointing out was to think if you had done anything really diffeernt, ie been out for a huge b/fast or not eaten for hours (if thats not your normal routine)

Will keep that in mind

I don't seem to do too well with high-intensity work early in the morning, which I'll have to work on because my races are all in the mornings

ive just been into rebel sports and they stock the whole range of powerade powder - not sure if its at a national level, but im sure Welly would stock it too.

Awesome Berry even?

they seemed to stock a lot of stuff - i assume you have rebel sports way down there in welly?