only nasty thing i've eaten on a ride was a GU Gel that was vanilla flavor. i like the other flavors enough to deal with it, but after riding for a while the vanilla tastes like horrid, warm, vanilla cake icing. i guess it doesn't help that i don't like cake or icing to begin with but for me it's nasty on a ride, i throw them in the freezer over night now before i am going to use them and pray that by the time i get to them they're still at least a little bit cold.
actually now that i think about it i think the hot, gross vanilla gel was still better than a powerbar. i know some people like them i just think those things are nasty, i'll take a Cliff any day instead.
but yeah, nothing sweaty has happened for me yet though, out on the bike though unless you are planning on stopping anyway you don't really have a choice, whatever you brought is what you've got and whatever condition its in is the way you're going to have to eat it.
Originally Posted by
keithm0
To the "nasty things eaten on a ride" list, I'll add every gel-like product I've ever tried (and I've tried a lot). I like the idea of these -- small, light, calorie dense, etc. I just think they're disgusting.
i agree with you a bit about the gels. it takes a while to get used to them. Though for the most part i don't think it's the taste as much as its the texture and consistancy. it feels like you have... something gross in your mouth.