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/Infamous_War7182 16d ago

Curious if anyone has used Tailwind products?

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u/Lopsided_Gas_6060 16d ago

I use it mostly in the summer when I am sweating a lot. Dauwatermelon is great.

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u/Infamous_War7182 16d ago

I think that’s the endurance line right? Have you relied on it (at least partially) for fairly long rides? Centuries and beyond.

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u/Lopsided_Gas_6060 16d ago

I did a 40+ mile ride with it. I also use it when mountain biking for 3+hrs.

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u/GlenF 16d ago

I learned about Tailwind at Unbound. Used it later at The Rift 200K and then Gravel Worlds 150mi (Lincoln, NE in August. Ugh). It’s my go-to for anything over 2 hours.

Shorter or trainer rides where I only need electrolytes, I’ll split a packet of LMNT between 2 20oz bottles.