ZIPVIT

fungus_the_muffin_man

Don't know if anyone is aware or even would like this offer but zipfit have got this box offer on for only £3.99 inc P&P.

ZV1 Energy Drink Elite - Fruit Punch Flavour
ZV1 Energy Drink Elite - Lemon Flavour
ZV3 Recovery Drink Rapide - Chocolate Flavour
ZV7 Energy+ Gel
ZV8 Energy+ Bar
ZV9 Protein+ Bar
ZipVit Omega Fish Oils
ZipVit 1-a-day Multi-Vitamins
Official Cerv�lo Test Team Water Bottle

LINKY THING

Anonymous

two months after the first few threads

CumbrianMan

FYI, the Orange Energy Gel is absolutely disgusting !

Tried it on the DLMC, and I nearly threw up - it was that bad !! :!:

Got a freebie Apricot & Peach energy bar with a cycling mag, and that tasted OK.
Haven't tried the rest yet.

SIS or High 5 gels for me !

fungus_the_muffin_man

NapoleonD wrote:

two months after the first few threads

* sticks tongue out* :oops:

Anonymous

The orange recovery bars are brill.

The gels are incredibly thick and odd but my word, do they work! Far more effective than the Go gels.

Barkiesnake

Trouble is they will only let you have one per address, so in order for me to get one for my son and myself i had to get one delivered to work. Now i have run out of addresses so cant get any more.
I found the recovery bars were brilliant although the energy drinks tasted a little weak.

fungus_the_muffin_man

Barkiesnake wrote:

Trouble is they will only let you have one per address, so in order for me to get one for my son and myself i had to get one delivered to work. Now i have run out of addresses so cant get any more.
I found the recovery bars were brilliant although the energy drinks tasted a little weak.

I've 2 mates at work who told me about the offer so we've been going round the other 50 staff who we work with coaxing them into getting them for us

Anyone want a water bottle I'll have a few spares soon

pantsani

Not sure they are so strict on the one address thing , we've got a lot of cyclists at our place and had loads all delivered to the same work address

freehub

Just ordered my second box so I'll have plenty of energy bars, 2 recovery bars and some energy drink for my biggest ride ever on 5th july.

And yea those gels do work, on the cheshire cat I was flying up hills and it made everyone looks like they where standing still on some of the bits, I flew up Mow Cop too, bloody awesome, maybe the High 5 energy drink did most of it though.

pottssteve

The buggers won't send it to Hong Kong...

Slow Downcp

pottssteve wrote:

The buggers won't send it to Hong Kong...

I can get you one, and send it out to you. Just send me £250 to cover postage

fungus_the_muffin_man

Slow Downcp wrote:

pottssteve wrote:

The buggers won't send it to Hong Kong...

I can get you one, and send it out to you. Just send me £250 to cover postage

You bloody rip off merchant :evil:

I'll do it for £249.99

NWLondoner

Those gels are like rocket fuel. I took 3 minutes off my best 3 laps of richmond park after having one. The drink is weak but it does have electrolites.psp22 does not have any. The bottle leaks so I now have shaky stuff over my bottom bracket.

prawny

I though the gel was quite nice - maybe I'm weird?

andy_f

The recovery drink is a bit nasty when mixed as they say on the packet, but mix it with choc milkshake and its alright.
The apricot & peach bars are devine.
The choc orange recovery bars are to die for.
The energy drinks are a bit weak tasting but the best thing about Zipvit is that their world headquarters and factory shop is about a mile and a half from my house so i get an extra 10% off anything i buy.

Chaz.Harding

Thanks Fungus The Muffin Man! Just ordered 1 to my home address, and one to my work address...

Is it a bit cheeky using the same card...?

Good find!

Slow Downcp

A guy at work phoned them and got 30% a load of bars of by getting a few people together and buying bulk. If you don't ask.....

fungus_the_muffin_man

Slow Downcp wrote:

A guy at work phoned them and got 30% a load of bars of by getting a few people together and buying bulk. If you don't ask.....

Hmmmmm think i'll enquire about this. Thanks for the heads up

hotspur

I really liked the Gel, thought I was on speed after having it as I whizzed up a hill I usually struggle a little on. Think I will buy them in bulk now.

fungus_the_muffin_man

Does or has anyone had any probs with the extra caffeine causing them to have poo poo problems? Last thing i need is to have go whoopsies in't saddle :oops:

My first box arrived today so wil try them out tomorrow

fungus_the_muffin_man

Well tried it today

The gel definately works. My legs were sore from yesterday prior to starting and I definately found some extra oompfff from somewhere even uphill. Though I had to knock back a big mouthful of water each time with it so I didn't gag :oops: I think the texture will get some getting used to and don't know if I could use it in the saddle :?
The inflight drink was good just a nice bit of tang and didn't dry the mouh out like squash does.
The recovery bar tasted ok actually. Its a bit chewy but I'd get some more .

The recovery choc drink whilst not the best tasting drink I've ever had I'll try it with some skimmed milk next time see if that makes a difference.

On the whole I might actually buy a few more bits and bobs from them or try some other brands first.

I'd have never have thought I'd be taking biking so seriously when I bought it a few weeks ago. I really look forward to getting the lycra on and getting out there (even in head winds) and pushing myself. Now i'm buying gels etc.... I think I'm hooked and the OH is worried I'm gonna spend all our cash on bikey stuff

Anonymous

Then you need to come to NapoleonD's school of hidden slush-fund shennanigans where you will learn the following -

1 - The secret account and it's management
2 - The smuggling of articles into the house
3 - The suitable excuses when an item gets found and the devaluation of said item.

hammerite

Just had a thought that might just work........

I found the gel so thick I had to chew it, but it tasted ok, if not a bit sickly towards the end. But I did feel reeeeaaaaalllllllyyyyyy good after it.

So how about treating the zipvit gel like jam or marmalade and spreading it over a slice of bread? I't break up the sweet sickly taste a bit, and still contain the same ingredients that made me fly.

Would the bread slow down the digestion of the active ingredients though?