Good energy drink for sale in UK in powdered form ?

JimmyK

I usually just bought original lucozade but its so gassy that after i hydrated myself before and during the ride with it, i just find myself constantly having to prise my rear end off the saddle to break wind . This interrupts my cycling pattern.

It got me thinking, is there a powered drink that is ideal for the cyclist that i can buy in the uk and that i just have to add water to , thus no gas to take onboard nor force 5 gales for riders behind me to suffer.

Can you advise me on this please

JimmyK

whyamihere

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/c/Cycle/7/Energ ... ery_Drink/

There's a few...

JimmyK

which ones after you add the water are "still" , i.e no gas in them ?

JimmyK

System_1

JimmyK wrote:

which ones after you add the water are "still" , i.e no gas in them ?

JimmyK

All of them. Energy drinks designed for sport would be pretty useless if fizzy, as you've found out. Things like original Lucozade and Red Bull aren't designed for the job. You can buy bottles of Lucozade Sport from most local shops which is still, but it'll be much cheaper buying the powdered stuff like SIS or High5 to make at home.

Not Another Hill

Torq energy is good. It provides carbs and electrolytes also not as sweet as SIS.

normanp

Another vote for Torq. All their stuff is excellent & has no nasty additives. I like the orange and lemon flavoured powders - not very sweet so they don't give you that too-sugary feeling after hours sipping it:
http://www.torq.ltd.uk/acatalog/TORQ_energy_drinks.html
They look expensive but actually are good value when you compare them with the rivals.

whyamihere

I love Torq because of the neutral flavour one. It's not actually tasteless obviously, when you have it with just water, there's an aftertaste that's not particularly nice, though not awful. You can mix it with your choice of fruit squash though, which tastes awesome and gives you all the benefit of the flavoured ones.

fluff.

The larger Tescos sell SiS stuff (PSP22, Go & Recovery) these days if you just want to pick something up asap.

Cheapest is to buy unbranded powders and add your own flavours though:
http://www.bulkpowders.co.uk/product.ph ... ltodextrin
and the like.

JimmyK

how do the make your own products listed above compare with lucozade for energy content and feeding your leg muscles ?

JimmyK

mrushton

Are we talking hydration or energy type drinks (carbohydrate)?

SBezza

I would have thought a proper sports drink would be far better for sustained energy release, than the original lucozade. If you were comparing lucozade sports with something like SiS or Torq, then they would be very similar, though a dedicated sports drink is a better bet IMO.

I use SiS Go and I find it tastes quite nice, and gives me the energy I need on a long run, though I eat as well.

There is an article in Cycling+ this month about different enery drinks, the SiS PSP22 was the favoured choice on the whole, good recovery and in ride drink.

Bikerbaboon

if its being a powder is not the main aim, go for orange squash 200ml to 800ml water brings out the right mix add a pinch of salt and you are good to go. works out dirt cheap, and you can do one with a 40% mix of juce and water comes out about the same.

may not have all the sports lables but its an isotonic drink.

aracer

Bikerbaboon wrote:

may not have all the sports lables but its an isotonic drink.

Being isotonic isn't really at all important though - unless the only thing you're taking in is isotonic drink and you've started with an empty stomach (not really a recommended combination for sustained energy over longer distances) then your stomach contents won't be isotonic, no matter what you're drinking. All of these drinks we're recommending are simply means of getting energy (and in the case of Go and the like, salts etc.) in, and they all do a better job than orange squash in which the energy consists of quick release sugars which are liable to simply give you a glucose spike.

Bikerbaboon

http://archive.mtbr.com/00/0EFCEDD1.php

the amount of glucose that you get from squash is not over the top, and taking in 200ml every 15 min you are not going to get massive energy spikes that leave you drained.

and i think you will find that squash and salt or even juce and salt mix will do hte same for you on a ride.

one think that the powders do have is that you can baggie them up and take htem out to refill on hte road alot easyer than squash.

SBezza

Sports drinks also have other electrolytes rather than just table salt, so they mean the body gets better hydration and nutrients, than just juice/squash and salt, though it depends on why you use sports drinks, if it is for performance I think they are invariably better, if it just to keep yourself hydrated and not lose too much electrolytes, then I am sure squash & salt would be fine.

I would never use it myself, as I sweat far too much to relie on just that, I think a properly balanced sports drink is the better option.

JimmyK

I think the sustained energy release is my number 1 criterion here.

the rides i do include a fair amount of hill work and i need something that fuels my muscles but does so in a sustained fashion. i do not want a quick blast that is pretty much spent in a short phase of time.

which of the powdered drinks do you think do what i am asking.

im not prepared to pay a fortune , just want something that keeps the leg muscles ticking over. i wouldnt dream of going out riding without having eaten first. my best rides have all been done after having let a meal digest for about 1 hour and grabbing 2x 500ml bottles of sports drink.

jimmyk

Bikerbaboon

http://archive.mtbr.com/00/0EFCEDD1.php

the amount of glucose that you get from squash is not over the top, and taking in 200ml every 15 min you are not going to get massive energy spikes that leave you drained.

and i think you will find that squash and salt or even juce and salt mix will do hte same for you on a ride.

one think that the powders do have is that you can baggie them up and take htem out to refill on hte road alot easyer than squash.

SBezza

JimmyK, Cycling Plus did a test of quite a few, and SiS PSP22 was the favourite.

biondino

Cycling Plus gave High-5 9/10, I think, and coincidentally that was the brand I bought sight unseen before my ride to Paris. Pretty pleased with it (the summer fruits flavour) - the taste was pretty good and it certainly did the job.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/High5 ... 300001368/

JC.152

PSP 22 is really good, only started using it recently along with Sis gels and they do really help, before I was only using water

allezscotia

One thing to mention is that some drinks might give you stomach cramps where others will be fine, i started with sis but my poor wee tummy couldn't cope with it so i then tried high5 and have stuck with that ever since.

SunWuKong

I find SiS too sweet when mixed to recommended levels. So I use either Torq (pink grapefruit) or Nuun. I tried the High5 4:1 stuff but that played havoc with my stomach. But it does seem quite an individual thing.