What is the best tape to use when taping a carb gel to the top tube? Do certain ones leave behind a residue?
I have a gel bottle but don’t think the bottle alone is enough for a HIM. Any suggestions for this? I prefer to use the bottle for
various reasons.
Are you planning on getting all of your nutrition from gels? (ie no sports drink at all) I usually shoot for ~700-800 calories on the bike, which you can get out of one gel flask.
If you want to tape them on the bike, electrical tape is the way to go.
Electrical tape. No residue. It even comes in a choice of colours now!
after going to cycle race this weekend i saw alot of riders seem to have there gels tucked in there short gripper , i was wondering if any of you have treid this?
Andy
I guess that would work if your shorts were tight enough. I would be afraid of them falling out. I frequently put them in my bra on a run. That’s where I put the empty ones! Sometimes the corners of the gel cause abrasions though.
I stored my energy bar wrappers there yesterday.
Easier for me to reach than groping behind me.
Works perfectly until you go to the loo…
7-800 over 2.5 hrs? that seems like a lot to me. That’s 7-8 gels, or one every 20 mins. By the way, do you really believe you can squeeze 7 gels worth into one gel bottle? i think it would overflow. Remember you need to dilute it a little otherwise no matter how hard you squeeze half of it will stay stuck in the bottle.
Well, I usually shoot for 3 bottles of gatorade @150 cals/bottle and 3 gels. Additional water to wash down gels. I’ve done it with both a flask and the 1 oz packs, either way works.
Your gel flask holds 8+ ozs? Seems a little large. I think mine holds 5 ozs. I am working out my final nutrition plan for rockman, but plan on doing 7-8 gels on the bike. With sports drink and water. Will try the flask with 3 gels on the top tube tommorow when I ride the course.
There are all different sizes of flasks, but again, I get more than half of my calories from the sports drink so I only need about 3-4 oz of gel.
The answer to all tape questions is duct tape.
I hate the bottle, and have always taped my top tube. Electrical tape, as already stated, is the way to go. I usually tape 3 for a 1/2IM and 2 for OLY, 1 for sprint. Of course I always have an extra gel in T for the run… if your bottle holds 3-4 gels then that should be sufficient, any more than that is probably overkill IMHO.
AP
I did this in bike racing, where you have a gripper on the bottom of the shorts. The tri suit I like to race in doesn’t have a gripper, so I haven’t tried it there, but if yours did, it works great. I always did it on the MTB, where reaching behind you to a pocket is pretty tough, road racing I kept on gel in my shorts gripper, and then the rest in my pocket. As I used the one in my shorts I would transfer another there when race conditions allowed.
The only way to do it:
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after going to cycle race this weekend i saw alot of riders seem to have there gels tucked in there short gripper , i was wondering if any of you have treid this?
No, this is triathlon. They have to come up with some weird and amazing way that no other tried a true way in any other sport uses! 
Seriously, to the OP.
How many gels are we talking about?
What is the length of the race?
Are their aid staions with gels?
Answer these questions first.
The only way to do it:
Whats in the bento?
The only way to do it:
Whats in the bento?
It’s not me, but the owner said
"Two powerbars, two CO2s, inflator, 5mm+6mm allan key, salt tablets, two Tylenol.
And yes, a couple more GUs. Good enough for most Ironman rides.
There’s nothing behind the seat, or anywhere else for that matter. All nice and aero."
he coudl re-orient the fan shape of gus so that there is a nice trailing edge at the far end and make the front end integrate with the bento box =)
thats a lot of calories though…
The only way to do it:
Whats in the bento?
It’s not me, but the owner said
"Two powerbars, two CO2s, inflator, 5mm+6mm allan key, salt tablets, two Tylenol.
And yes, a couple more GUs. Good enough for most Ironman rides.
There’s nothing behind the seat, or anywhere else for that matter. All nice and aero."
What do you do with the empty gel sachets?
stuff em in yer jersey pockets, in the bento box, in yer shorts, wherever y like
What do you do with the empty gel sachets?
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