6 gallon powder mix @ walmart = $8
I dilute mine 50%... so 12 gallons
12 gallons = 1536 oz
1536 / 24 oz (size of my bottles) = 64 bottles of gatorade
64 / 5x per week =
12.8 weeks, approx. 3 months worth of gatorade for $8
I'd say that is cheap.
I bring one water & 1 Gatorade on rides over an hour. The first hour is usually water only unless I am feeling sluggish. Second hour (when my glycogen stores are depleted) I drink the Gatorade. Rides under an hour I bring a bottle of Gatorade diluted to 1/4 of what the can tells me. (1/4 scoop)