Tastes better than the GU version I had been using.
Since starting to use Nuun Electrolyte Replacement i don't get legg cramping any more.f
These tablets taste great and are easy use. Just drop one tablet along with a lot of ice in water bottle prior to your ride. A little more expensive than the powders but much easier and less messy to use. Check out the July 2013 issue of Triathlete Magazine for some great ideas to mix these tablets together for more flavors and some other alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink options.
I was not my favorite flavor. If you want soda flavor, drink a soda.
Great flavor & are all awesome. Replenishes quickly. Always use this on my rides.
This is a very easy to drink light electrolyte source. I find it easy to drink over long, 100 plus rides. Also, the package makes it easy to carry in your back pocket.
Nuun tablets have been a revelation for my longer rides. It is much easier on my stomach than a sugary drink, and I find that I am able to drink much more of it than even plain water. The salty taste is exactly what I'm craving on a ride. Super easy to bring along in the small tube they come with.
After a long ride I used to have huge problems with headaches (a few hours after finishing the ride). I tried eating a lot of salty foods, chips, etc without success. The electrolytes in Nuun don't actually include salt (NaCl) it turns out, but replace all of the other salts your body is missing after sweating out on the bike.
As other commenters have mentioned, sometimes can leave a dry mouth. For me though, the trade off of feeling great rather than cramping at the end of a long ride is 100% worth it. Great product, give it a try!
Grape is my flavor of choice and not bad when mixed with Hammer Gel
Effective electrolytes.
Mild flavors.
No sugar.
Options with caffeine.
It's possible to use double tablets for stronger mix, but I don't.
I bought the lemon-tea it was awful. I bought Nuun tablets before and they were okay but I don't recommend the lemon-tea. Better to make your own tea and add lemons and ice. This stuff just tasted bad.
Just returned from two weeks of riding multiple passes over 8300' in the eastern Sierra and used NUUN for the first time. The lemon-lime taste was far better than I expected and I did not have any cramping after riding. The area is semi-arid and I drank lots more water than I do at home in PNW and found NUUN to be palatable and seemingly effective. I like the electrolyte-only approach-hold the sugar. I plan to buy more.
I've had trouble with cramps for years. This year I decided to take some basic steps - Nuun and Hammer Endurolyte tablets are part of that. I haven't cramped virtually all year, and while I don't have any empirical evidence relating that to Nuun, I appreciate that it's not sweet or glucose laden and that it doesn't tast horrible. I use it every ride and never dread drinking on the bike. That might sound funny but with a lot of athletic drinks you get to the point where it almost discourages hydration. These are mild and tolerable over long rides and they don't seem to cause stomach upset.
Nuun many flavors for you all your picky taste bud. Cut it in half use a whole pill they fit in the pocket in the saddle bag, this way you can mask the taste of that unknown water source from that rusty fountain. Give's electrolytes to the body! Good price.
Light taste, easy to carry, lots of flavors. I like all but one flavor. Simle electrolyte mix, no sugar.
The option to have caffeine is great for really long rides.
I've tried most flavors, like all but 1.
Works well in my Hydo-pack. I can feel the difference especially on long rides.
one of my water bottles holds a nuun electrolyte drink, the other plain water.
my recovery time and general energy during a ride seem better with the nuun product than with out.
I have used these tablets for a several years in two different sports - cycling and tennis. I have never experienced cramping while using Nuun tablets (singles tennis players are probably even more susceptible to cramping than cyclists) but I have definitely cramped while not using Nuun.
While cycling you need to take in both calories and electrolytes. I use the tablets anytime I plan to ride for more than an hour. For rides longer than two hours I typically add Hammer Perpetuum to my water, but since Perpetuum doesn't contain electrolytes it isn't sufficient by itself. Nuun tablets not only add the necessary electrolytes but they add good flavor as well. The tubes that Nuun comes in are very convenient and easily fit in your saddle bag or jersey pocket.
I use this product whenever I go out for longer than a couple of hours. I just put half a tablet in a bottle. It tastes great and works well. My favourite is the lemon-lime, but the tropical isn't bad. My only caution is not to use it exclusely over the course of a day. I find it dries the mouth a bit. Having straight water in one bottle and Nuun in the other works well if you cycle with 2 bottles like I do.
Bought some (lemon tea flavor) to bring along for a 135 mile training ride. I taste tested it before the trip and didn't like it but brought it anyway. Nuun was also a sponsor at the recent Seattle to Portland Bike Classic, so, again I tried it. I was hoping that they're waterNuun ratio, or maybe a different flavor, would have me thinking differently but, alas, no, I did not like the taste, which emulated plastic fruit, or the texture, which had a slight chalky feel. Too bad, the idea is great and the flavor options are enticing, but not actually tasty. Water is better and cheaper.
Great product not overly sweet. The Nuun has a great energy output. Good tase even on a hot day.
Nuun actually does include Sodium (Na+), as well as Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium. I agree with every thing else in your review though. Nuun is an easy and tasty way to stay hydrated while riding!
David