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Is there anything better than Dioralyte for adding to water bottles in long summer rides? I currently add some punches if cooking salt to my water when I get home from a Ride as I crave salt if I have been sweating a lot when it’s hot. Just wondering what good medicines people can suggest that are useful while riding.
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High5 zero. Cheap on CRC.
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The hydration tablets are goo (High5, SiS, etc), but they rapidly crumble to dust when carried on a multi-day trip, unless individually re-wrapped and packed with great care! I found some Gatorade pouches of salts, which have no added sugar/taste, so not the most palatable, but do the trick. There are also varies brands doing electrolyte tablets which I think you are supposed to chew with water, as they don't dissolve well - I didn't like them, but at least they do travel better than the dissolving tablets.
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I'm a big fan of Elete. A concentrated electrolyte liquid 'add in'
Used in water you can hardly taste it. Just very mildly salty but not in a bad way.
You can carry enough for a weekend bikepacking in a 30g bottle and it contains no chemicals.
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I am after more of a ‘medical grade’ than sis/high5 etc. I used to sell those and they ok at a push, but I never found they helped me electrolyte wise.
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For travelling with, try to get hold of the sample packs of zero. For want if a better description, they're packed like a tiny condom in a foil packet (at least my wife claims that's what they look like) and stay in one piece much better than those in a tube.
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lune ranger wrote:I'm a big fan of Elete. A concentrated electrolyte liquid 'add in'
Used in water you can hardly taste it. Just very mildly salty but not in a bad way.
You can carry enough for a weekend bikepacking in a 30g bottle and it contains no chemicals.

I’ll check that out cheers
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I tried electrolyte tabs a few years back - they gave me cramps.
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I have electrolyte plus tablets from MyProtein, fine for me.

https://m.myprotein.com/sports-nutritio ... 0wod11EHWQ
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Hammer Endurolytes are good for me and come in a tube so they don't get pulverised as mentioned. I like the lemon and lime. The mango ones were nasty.

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https://www.bulkpowders.co.uk/electrolyte-powder.html

I have a referral code you can have too if you want it..25% off your first order, and I think they're having a sale on at the mo
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Just put more salt on ya chips :-bd
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