By Coach Fred Matheny HOT! Lightly sweet flavor Dissolves easily No stomach upset Provides easily digested calories NOT! Some riders may want food, too www.tailwindnutrition.com Price: 50-serving size (3 pounds): $34.99; three-pack of single-use packets: $10.50 Flavors: Organic Lemon, Berry, Mandarin Orange, Naked (no flavor) Contents (per one scoop serving): Calories: 100 Sodium: 303 mg…
By Ed Pavelka HOT! More flavors, better taste Easy to mix (no blender) Vitamins, minerals, protein They work for me NOT! Could cause gastric disturbances Unnecessary use of food color www.accelerade.com Company: PacificHealth Laboratories, Inc. Price: $24 for 28-serving size Flavors: orange, lemon-lime, fruit punch, Source: bike shops, catalogs How obtained: sample from company RBR…
By Ed Pavleka HOT! something different tasty, not too sweet easy to chew and swallow organic ingredients NOT! Waffle can crumble wrapper is hard to open (improved version promised in late 2010) relatively low in calories, high in saturated fat www.honeystinger.com Price: $1.39 Made in: Canada Flavor: honey Net weight: 1 oz. (30g) Calories: 160…
By Ed Pavelka HOT! mixes easily high-tech formula of 16 ingredients competitively priced no digestive eruptions NOT! bland flavor may not work consistently www.hammernutrition.com Price: $44.95 Size: 32 servings Source: website, bike shops Flavor: citrus RBR advertiser: no How obtained: cold cash Tested: 8 rides Recoverite is made for post-ride energy replenishment and muscle recuperation. Therefore,…
Mini-Review By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher theprobar.com Cost: $2.49 (per bag; 10 chews, 60g) How Obtained: review samples from company Available: online and retail RBR Sponsor: no Time tested: numerous rides over 2 months Bolt Chews Are a Nice Addition to the ProBar Line I’ve been using ProBar Bolt organic energy chews for much…
