01 · The fast section
GEL
A real gel, set in your own flask. You choose how thick.
Format
1.1 kg home-compostable bag. About 1 kg of carbohydrate.
$65
incl. GST
First run ships this summer.
Maltodextrin and fructose at 2:1, with pectin and calcium to set it into a genuine gel rather than a syrup, and a base load of electrolytes. Shake it with hot water, pour it into your soft flask and chill it overnight. How thick is up to you: a little more water or a little less.
How you use it
- 01
Weigh 200 g of powder into a shaker and add 150 mL of hot water.
- 02
Shake hard until it is smooth, then let it cool below 40 °C. Soft flasks are not made to be filled hot.
- 03
Pour it into a 250 mL soft flask and chill it overnight. It sets as it cools. Use it the next day, squeezing through the effort with plain water alongside.
200 g of powder shaken with 150 mL of hot water makes about 270 mL of gel, enough to fill a 250 mL soft flask with about 180 g of carbohydrate. About five and a half flasks a bag.
Who it is for
Anyone who uses gels and wants to spend less, or to take in more carbohydrate in training for a big goal: an ultra, an all-day ride, Coast to Coast, a triathlon, GODZone.