gel flasks...

Yup, cut the gels with water. Keep the flask angled downward (or at least flat).

-Andrew

Mark said:

This is going to sound really stupid, but what is the secret to using the gel flasks? I dump my
gels into these things but have a [censored] of a time getting it outa there! Are you suppose to put
like 4 packets of them into one flask with a little water to help it to come out or what? What
does everyone else do? I hate eating the gels right from the packet while riding the bike. It
takes too long and I hate carrying the garbage with me. Any thoughts? Mark

--
Andrew F. Halperin - boulder, co

Mark said:

This is going to sound really stupid, but what is the secret to using the gel flasks? I dump my
gels into these things but have a [censored] of a time getting it outa there! Are you suppose to put
like 4 packets of them into one flask with a little water to help it to come out or what? What
does everyone else do? I hate eating the gels right from the packet while riding the bike. It
takes too long and I hate carrying the garbage with me. Any thoughts? Mark

I've been using Fuel-Belt gel flasks. Into that, I put one of the Gu Flask fillers (supposed to
be 5 gels worth) and fill the remainder with water. That gives me a consistency that can actually
be squeezed out, yet is not too liquid. The Gu Flasks are smaller, so you'll sort of have to
balance that out.

Also, keep them pointed nozzle-down. I have no problem doing this, simply carrying them in my left
hand while running.

--

Cheers,

Walter R. Strapps, Ph.D

"The sheer closeness of our two countries and the intensity of our mutual interaction combined with
the disparity between us in terms of wealth and power--all these things guarantee there will be
problems in U.S.-Canadian relations without anybody having to do anything to deliberately worsen the
situation."

Robert L. Stanfield, Oct. 28, 1971

Use Hammer Gel.

Rick S.

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Quoted message said:

This is going to sound really stupid, but what is the secret to using the gel flasks? I dump my
gels into these things but have a [censored] of a time getting it outa there! Are you suppose to put
like 4 packets of them into one flask with a little water to help it to come out or what? What
does everyone else do? I hate eating the gels right from the packet while

riding

Quoted message said:

the bike. It takes too long and I hate carrying the garbage with me. Any thoughts? Mark

Yeah, you guessed it. I add a little coffee to cut the GU.

Ken

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Quoted message said:

This is going to sound really stupid, but what is the secret to using the gel flasks? I dump my
gels into these things but have a [censored] of a time getting it outa there! Are you suppose to put
like 4 packets of them into one flask with a little water to help it to come out or what? What
does everyone else do? I hate eating the gels right from the packet while

riding

Quoted message said:

the bike. It takes too long and I hate carrying the garbage with me. Any thoughts? Mark

Swanger said:

Use Hammer Gel.

Rick S.

Hammer gel works for me. It get a little thick on colder days. Haven't tried splitting it.
It also significantly cheaper than buying teh single serving stuff. I also use the fuel belt
gel flask. Usually filled 2/3 full as all the way full I start to notice it as heavy and a
bit bouncy on the run. I use a similar flask mounted to a holder on the top tup. Seems to
work up until it's about empty then it takes a bit to start flowing. Not a huge problem on
the bike though.

~Matt

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Quoted message said:

This is going to sound really stupid, but what is the secret to using the gel flasks? I dump my
gels into these things but have a [censored] of a time getting it outa there! Are you suppose to put
like 4 packets of them into one flask with a little water to help it to come out or what? What
does everyone else do? I hate eating the gels right from the packet while

riding

Quoted message said:

the bike. It takes too long and I hate carrying the garbage with me. Any thoughts? Mark

IMKen said:

Yeah, you guessed it. I add a little coffee to cut the GU.

That is a *great* idea! You weren't being sarcastic were you, because I'm actually serious 🙂

--

Cheers,

Walter R. Strapps, Ph.D

"The sheer closeness of our two countries and the intensity of our mutual interaction combined with
the disparity between us in terms of wealth and power--all these things guarantee there will be
problems in U.S.-Canadian relations without anybody having to do anything to deliberately worsen the
situation."

Robert L. Stanfield, Oct. 28, 1971

NO, I have been doing it for years. I am serious and would not think of passing info I thought was
not worth considering. I often mix Metabolol with coffee to make a gu and put it in my bottles.

Ken

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IMKen said:

Yeah, you guessed it. I add a little coffee to cut the GU.

That is a *great* idea! You weren't being sarcastic were you, because I'm actually serious 🙂

--

Cheers,

Walter R. Strapps, Ph.D

"The sheer closeness of our two countries and the intensity of our mutual interaction combined
with the disparity between us in terms of wealth and power--all these things guarantee there will
be problems in U.S.-Canadian relations without anybody having to do anything to deliberately
worsen the situation."

Robert L. Stanfield, Oct. 28, 1971