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Hmm... so many products, so little time!

I'll check those out on the shelves at my LBS, may give it a try. My son does trail running - I know a lot of them also use Hammer products...

Cool, I hope that's also my experience!

great - will try it next!

Thanks all for the comments. I'll see how I go on the 32GI this weekend, and feed back my experience. I've noticed that how I feel 'during a race' also depends on when / what I've had early on the morning - not easy to eat breakfast at 4am though!! Oh, I usually finish off with USN RecoverMax straight after a hard ride - found that helps me with recovery. It's a fact that none of these things taste too great to my palate - but then if they did, they're bound to be full of colourants and flavourants!

Useful feedback, thanks. I've got some chews as a stand-by. Interesting about the Cytomax... may try it on a long training ride.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind...

Just picked up some 32GI Endurance Energy Drink at my LBS today. Previously been using USN CytoPower HP to fuel my rides, but liked the sound of this 'low GI' muti, and thought I'd give it a whirl... Feedback from anyone on the 32GI product, and if you've used USN, how it compares? (I realise what works for one doesn't necessarily work for the next person, but I'm interested for a quick 'dip-stick' guage...) Thanks!

Been done already... just left it like that for a few days while I checked / adjusted fit etc.

Hey, thanks!

With so many members, I was also surprised it wasn't taken yet... Really glad I went SRAM, enjoying the 'double-tap' and crisp changes. I definitely don't plan on meeting THOSE trolls... my demons usually reside in a 340ml green bottle!

I'm starting to see that already... Thanks for the welcome.

Thanks, appreciate it!

Hey all, just joined the hub recently, thought I'd intro myself... and post a pic of my new bike! I initially bought a 2nd-hand bike to get me started (old Monoc alu frame with 8-spd Sora...!) but at least managed to reach a reasonable level of fitness on it. I logged just over 8,000Km on the Monoc in the 3 years, so it served me very well. Anyway, I treated myself to a new bike for my 50th. Fondriest TF2, Ultegra Tubeless wheelset with Conti Gatorskins, SRAM Rival Grouppo, Deda stem and bar, Prologo saddle, Look pedals... All I can say is... "WOW"! What a HUGE difference to my previous ride! I built the bike up myself (an interesting and enjoyable challenge) and have done a few shortish rides to test and tweak it. I'm riding the Klein Joostenberg funride on it this Sunday. I'm the guy with the BIG SMILE on his face...! Regards to you all, and happy and safe cycling.