GU Energy Roctane Ultra Endurance Energy Drink Mix Powder - 10 Single Serve Packets, Tropical Fruit Flavor for Cycling, Running & Workouts - Lightweight Travel Size Energy Supplement for Athletes

I just spent 7 days riding 68 miles per day on average with a 100-mile century thrown in at RAGBRAI in Iowa and this stuff made a huge difference.On the days that I did nothing but Gu Energy Roctane Drink Mix (w/ caffeine in the morning and w/o in the afternoon), Gu gels, Gu stroopwafels, with plenty of water, and Gu Roctane Protein Recovery and Gu BCAA after. I felt fantastic. I crushed my PR for a century with a 21.5 mph average over 103 miles. On other days, I ate other food and felt awful at the end of the day.(I will add that I used PR Lotion. I feel that helped my performance, too.)There's no question that Gu's stuff helped me to hit my maximum performance. It provides a perfect blend of nutrients and electrolytes. And considering that it's a meal replacement, it's a no-brainer.I will be using this for all long rides in the future.If you look at this as meal replacement it's a check of a good deal.Nice flavor, I used it for the bike ride during a very hot 70.3 Ironman and worked great.It is a bit pricy but I’ll buy it againI would not say to buy it for the taste, but GU Roctane Energy Drink Mix seems to be an effective product. It's difficult to judge how well a product like this works -- every ride is different -- but it's easy to drink, is not overly sweet, and keeps hunger pangs away during the ride. My test was a 32 mile ride after only being able to ride a couple times in the past two weeks. Plus it was following a very late night due to a band gig. Expectations were not high, but my legs felt fresh during the ride, and my energy level remained very consistent for the duration. It packs a lot of carbs but is only 16g of sugar, which is maybe why maintains energy level without a subsequent sugar crash. GU says drink one bottle every 1 to 1.5 hours, which seems a little much, but maybe not on a hot day.My favorite drink powder, packets are great for travel or carrying in long rides.This mix isn't super sweet like gells are so it is a great alternative. Got me through many 3+ hour rides and used it for 70.3 nutrition after I got sick of the GUs.Three stars may be an unfair rating. Basically, I drank a box of these before and during long runs (20 to 35km) and enjoyed drinking them, but no more so than any other drink. I didn't come away with any real sense of being especially well hydrated or energized, or not. There were so many other variables that determined whether I felt well equipped during those runs - temperature, wind, what I was eating, whether I was more or less tired before beginning any given run, etc. In short, based on my own runs I find it impossible to fairly evaluate the product other than for taste (fine, but not a drink I would request in a restaurant) and digestability (no problem), ease of mixing with water (easy - but some bits appeared to flat around afterward and may have got caught up in the nozzles of my water bottles - although this was not a problem when I drank).Good energy when it’s a weary journey, and need a boost!The product arrived in a heavily damaged box wrapped up with tape missing one package of the gu drink mix missingIch habe das Produkt im August zu einem Bergmarathon bestellt, der im September stattfindet. Leider habe ich erst heute gesehen, dass das Produkt bereits im Mai (vor 4 Monate) abgelaufen ist. Ich finde es gar nicht schön abgelaufene Produkte zu verkaufen.Not value for money