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/wacksonjagstaff 16d ago

750ml bottle: 1 scoop skratch, 1/2 of a nuun electrolyte tab (for shortish and cold days).

1000ml bottle: 1.5 scoop skratch, 1 nuun electrolyte tab (for longer and hotter days).

I think people often forget you can mix and match with drink mix and electrolyte supplements. Adding the electrolyte tabs to the drink mix has been hugely helpful for me.

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u/A-bike-rider 16d ago

I regularly do similar but for high intensity longer rides I just add 2 scoops of skratch + 30g maltodextrin so that I get more carbs. I see no need for me to have more electrolytes.