Nuun Tablets

carl_p

I've just ordered some. Would appreciate some advice as to the optimum time to use them on a ride. I make my own energy drink using Glucose and squash but is it best to consume a Nuun drink separately and not combined with the energy? Do I consume at fairly early stage into a ride, or wait til say a couple of hours in?

Many thanks.

cougie

Can't see any reason why you wouldn't drink it steadily all the way through ? Its only salts - I'd not bother with nuun unless its either hot or you're riding very long or you do suffer with cramp ? I use them for marathon running but not normally for cycling as I tend to cramp more in marathons.

stokepa31

I just think of them as water with extra zing so drink throughout the ride. hydration is important and i tend to take two bottles with a tab in each on a 50 or one bottle on a 20-25. im a porker so sweat a lot

Philby

Used them on a cycling holiday in Cuba as much as possible due to the heat there and previous experience of getting cramp in hot conditions.

On recent 100 mile sportives or longer training rides I will ride with one bottle with energy drink (e.g. SIS Go) and one bottle with Nuun tablets in - tend to use the bottle with the Nuun tablets second as more likely to get cramp later in the ride and always have spare bars or gels for energy - I have no scientific evidence that this is the best way to do it but seems logical to me.

There are probably cheaper alternatives that are as effective e.g. adding salt to drinks, but I do like the taste of Nuun tablets.