Energy gels

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Digga

40,317 posts

283 months

Friday 14th March 2014
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oyster said:
Eat whatever gel you want but please for God's sake take the wrapper home with you.

I live right on a route frequented by many club rides and each Monday morning I can often count many discarded gel wrappers. And those gas cannisters, and old tubes. Pathetic.

It's what I have a back jersey pocket for.
^This x1000.

And in case people think it's a roadie thing, it;'s most definitely not. Our local downhill trails are forever littered with cans of Monster and Red Bull and blown inner tubes. The core - especially the trailbuilders - will often arrive with bin bags to womble up, but they can only do so much and can hope to find every sracp the inconsiderate discard.

I'd say 90% of people are sick of it, but the 10% just don't know or care. People = st.