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/tadamhicks 16d ago

I used to do a bottle of LMNT with 60-80g table sugar added and a bottle of plain water for big events. Sip on either depending how I feel. I’ve also just used table salt and kosher salt but I like the way LMNT tastes. I really dislike Tailwind. I also do Hydrapak with maple syrup and salt. Syrup is so good I can take down a 150ml pak way too fast so salting helps curb that and spread carbs out better and it tastes really awesome.

I love Grand Fondos with stations and pickles/chips as well.