Energy gels: GU, Whasp, USN

[Pornstar]

Thanks guys, check out the christmas deal from us...i am keeping on trying to get deals and do things for my fellow hubbers

[butafly]

used Whasp on the DC. difficult to assess the effect on performance becos the event is just a grind up one hill and down the other.  was pleasantly surprised that my legs are feeling great and will resume my training as per normal today even though i was really really tired directly after finishing the DC. 

[Pornstar]

Butafly then they are working....thats how you were supposed to fell and its even better when you use the pepto pro protein one...

[Pornstar]

I have come up with a great idea...WHASP DOLLARS...

 

 

 

The idea is to have stuff on the website that you can exchange your empty sachets for...IN other words 1 sachet = 1 Whasp Dollar

 

 

 

Then you can buy stuff like cycling tops and waterbottles, t-shirts etc with your whasp dollars...

 

 

 

How cool does that sound ?

[Pocketbikes]

I enjoy all the flavours, but then again, I eat almost anything. I should get into a routine with the time of taking the gels. I normally find I reach for my pocket when I can't no more. I support products on quality, price and if I have a connection to them. I don't have enough experience to compare quality (or which works best for me), so you got 2 out of 3 (pricing and connection).

 

I have to agree with IanJ on the packaging. The only problem I have had is with the new Protein gel, Vanilla. Both boxes had gel everywhere. I squeezed each gel to find which were leaking and put then store them in a glass. I washed the others and put them in a tupperware dish. I had 7 leaking gels out of the 2 boxes. I use the leaking ones just before I go on a ride. I have looked for the batch, but there is nothing on the sachets. The boxes were thrown away as they were messy. 1 leaked from the very top (tear off side), some were on the side, but most leaked from the bottom. I agree sh*t happens at times and I know you had problems with the packaging, so this hasn't bothered me. Nothing whent to waste. It would if it continued

 

All in all, decent serving, good taste and the price is right. I'm happy

 

 

[andre_ct]

i have a dumb question...having never used gels before...

i read the packaging and it said to take with sufficient water...how much is sufficient?

and does this mean i can only carry 1 bottle of carb and 1 bottle water?

or can u wash it down with your carb drink?

[Pornstar]

Hi

 

find batch on box before you throw away please..was first batch of these so we expected a few problems, second batch has been better..

 

you should take with water or carb drink , but make it a bit weaker...

 

GU says 450ml with each gel i think..you can take a big mouthful with ours, as it washes down easily

 

[Roux 1]

Adding the peptopro to your already good product is great.  Your product combined with peptopro will be a winner. Your sales will pick up as the benefits of peptopro spreads.

 

Somebody else will thus help you with your marketing.

 

All the best

[Pornstar]

THanks, ourselves and pepto pro are doing combined marketing as its a win win for everybody

[Roux 1]

DSM aims to get their product on the market they also make Teavigo the green tea extract.

 

They are also involved in the Duathlon race scene

[Pornstar]

Yes i know, thats who we are working with, Heidi and Ronnie

[RohanK]

Im Not knocking GU, i think its a good product, im just striving to make mine better. Think of this.

 

3hr race, you take GU every 30min (Look on the packaging it's every 45min - incorrect info.) as per sachet with 450ml water (doesn't say how much water to take with a gel - where did you get the information? It actually 250ml) at R14 a gel. YOu need 6 gels (4 gels only needed) which is R84 (R56) and you need 2700ml (only need 1000ml of water) of water, you only carry 1500ml (Only have to carry a 500ml & 750ml bottle incase you didn't hydrate enough)

 

3hr race on whasp, take every 45min with 300ml water at R12 a sachet

You need 4 gels which is R48 and only 1200ml water , leaving you 300ml over

 

When you start to look at it like this, maybe it starts to make sense.

 

Thanks for your feedback so far, its interesting to see the misconceptions in the market place

[Daxiet]

After reading this post I decided to give Whasp a try. Went to Dischem and out of the 2 possible options I got Cyan Crazy Berry (other one on offer was Woman Only Crazy Berry).

 

I also got GU Vanilla Bean, I got the mixture to test and see if any of these guys made any difference when on a long ride. While probably not the most scientific test I concluded the following:

 

Using in order my usual USN Vooma Peach, then GU and finally Whasp I concluded no remarkable difference in my state of being. While I love the Vooma Peach which tastes like Peach tropica on steriods, the GU Vanila was nice, small and easy to work with. The Whasp initially for the 1st second or two tasetd interesting, but then that thought was soon gone as the after taste kicked in. Wow, berry with a bit of "windowleen".

 

The package is too big, the taste is nasty and seemingly offers nothing more than GU or Vooma. Hence I would stick to either the exceedingly pricey GU's or plenty Vooma's which come readily available in boxes of 10.

 

As for the amount of liquid required per Gel, with the Whasp I needed more liquid to wash the taste down. As mentioned earlier by someone else, Whasp needs to come out with a more neutral flavour like Vanilla, something a bit more light and smaller packaging.

 

[Pornstar]

We have a vanilla out now with pepto pro in it..available in stores already,...best tasting gel we have made...give it a try next time you testing..

 

Thanks for feedback

 

[Pornstar]

ok...so here is my thinking...what do you think of a monthly

competition where you go off and buy whasp products, fax me slip with

your name and telephone number on it.

 

 

 

At end of the month, one of you hubbers meet me and draw slip out of hat

 

 

 

The winner wins whatever they bought on the slip FREE plus a Hamper worth R500.

 

 

 

Your thoughts ?

[Serendipity]

Pornstar

 

I would love to try your products. I live at the end of the known universe (George) and therefore I havn't had the opportunity to try it. If it is not in my LBS I can't buy it. We people on the platteland also use gel you know.

 

If you do supply to a cycle shop or two down here, let me know please. We don't have a Dischem for instance.