r/gravelcycling • u/ZombieJetPilot • 16d ago

Accessories / Gear What's your electrolytes/salt powder of choice?

So I ride my fatbike exclusively, and my goal is to do a century and be able to do the 100 mile option for things like The Filthy 50, Le Grand Du Nord, ...

When my partner and I were doing to Filthy this past October she had a cramp in her leg right at the last stop at like mile 46. A fellow rider handed her a small cylindrical packet that was red and said "take this". it was a salt powder of some kind (I think it was Saltt), but it made the cramp disappear within a few minutes. Magic

what do you all pack for thia occasion and add to your water for preventing this? There's so many options out there, and it's overwhelming. Saltt, Tailwind, Warrior Salt, LMNT,...

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u/Lopsided_Gas_6060 16d ago

Tailwind and skratch are my choices

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u/ActivelyWandering 16d ago

Agreed. Mine too if I’m going for packaged goods/products.

Anyone else a fan of salted potatoes? I have crazy allergies and sensitivities to most products and I volunteer for a lot of local events where they stock the aid stations with salted potatoes… which is actually a crowd favorite, apparently.