GU Roctane Energy Gel Reviews
Review score: 8.8/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £62.49 – Save 4% (RRP: £64.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes GU Roctane Energy Gel worthy of a review score of 8.8 out of 10.
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GU Roctane Energy Gel features
GU Roctane Energy Gel
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Spec 1
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Size: 32g x 24 Other Nutrition found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 2
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Option: Lemonade Other Nutrition found with this Spec: 1 |
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Feature 1
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Roctane Ultra Endurance Energy Gel packs 100 calories into every packet. It’s an ideal serving size to suck down 15 minutes before training or racing in order to top off your electrolyte and glucose stores, followed by one every 30-45 minutes along the way, washed down with a few sips of fluid. Other Nutrition found with this feature: #VALUE! |
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Feature 2
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For optimum results, always drink at least 24-30 ounces of fluid per hour during training and racing. Other Nutrition found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Exact Roctane intake depends on the intensity of your pursuit and your body weight and fitness level. The fitter you are and the more efficient your metabolism, the more Roctane you can eat each hour, up to approximately 340 calories every 60 minutes. Other Nutrition found with this feature: 1 |
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Combine Roctane with original GU Energy Gel, GU Electrolyte Brew and GU Recovery Brew for the ultimate in sports hydration, fueling and recovery. Take one gel 15 minutes before training or competition and then one gel every 30-45 minutes during exercise. Drink Electrolyte Brew throughout your training or racing, and drink Recovery Brew within 30 minutes after you’ve stopped. Other Nutrition found with this feature: #VALUE! |
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Price
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£62.49 |
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Number of Reviews
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4 |
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Review Score
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5 / 5 Average score in category: 4.3/5 |
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Nutrition. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of GU Roctane Energy Gel.
The first thing is material. Looking at what GU Roctane Energy Gel is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Nutrition. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Nutrition. Brands like GU are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Nutrition category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Nutrition.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of GU Roctane Energy Gel
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of GU Roctane Energy Gel.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find GU Roctane Energy Gel was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £62.49 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.5 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Nutrition
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Nutrition.
We found 435 in the Nutrition category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £19.21, making it above average at £62.49.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Nutrition. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £64.80, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £1.01.
With 435 products available we worked out that 2 cost more than GU Roctane Energy Gel and 432 were cheaper.
Cost of GU products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 11 products from GU, of which 11 were in the Nutrition category.
For now though we’re looking at GU branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £33.92 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest GU product we found was £7.35 and the highest price we could find from them was £64.80.
Of the 11 from GU, 1 were more expensive than GU Roctane Energy Gel and 9 were cheaper.
How much are GU Nutrition?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at GU products that are listed in the Nutrition category.
The average price of the 11 products that match this search was £33.92, with the cheapest coming in at £7.35 and highest price was £64.80. With the average being £33.92, GU Roctane Energy Gel comes in above average.
1 products that meet this search were more expensive than GU Roctane Energy Gel and 9 were cheaper.
GU Roctane Energy Gel Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the GU Roctane Energy Gel reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for GU Roctane Energy Gel, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.2 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Nutrition category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy GU Roctane Energy Gel or another similar product, like Meridian Peanut Bar reviews or Meridian Almond Bar reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Nutrition.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Nutrition. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with GU, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of GU Roctane Energy Gel
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for GU Roctane Energy Gel reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of GU Roctane Energy Gel. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.8/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 27332525905
- Product ID 2: 480761UK
- Brand: GU
- RRP: £64.99
- EAN: 769493200457
- Description: GU Roctane Energy Gel Roctane takes the athletes’ top choice for an energy gel, GU, amplifies the original recipe and then adds new ingredients to boost performance in sustained, high-intensity efforts. They start with original GU’s superior mix of complex and simple carbohydrates that provide quick and sustained energy, electrolytes for replenishment and caffeine to tap more power and diminish pain.¬† From there we increase the amount of histidine, an essential amino acid, to act as a buffer and slow the energy-sapping lactic acid build-up in muscles.¬† They mix in higher levels of citrates (potassium citrate, sodium citrate, and citric acid) to help speed the conversion of carbohydrates into energy molecules and, like histidine, help mitigate acid build-up.¬† They also add more of the branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) leucine, valine and isoleucine to serve as another fuel source, aid in recovery and help maintain mental focus and reduce fatigue by limiting the central nervous system’s production of serotonin.¬† Finally, they add a new ingredient, the amino acid complex Ornithine Alpha-Ketoglutarate (OKG) which limits the body’s tendency to break down muscle protein tissue during extremely hard training and racing days. OKG keeps you going longer and promotes a speedier recovery. Are you a Roctane Athlete? If your idea of training or racing is giving it your all in a multi-hour adventure or you’re competing in multiple racing heats during a day, then Roctane is for you. For all other training and racing, the original GU energy gel will keep you fueled like a champ. Usage: Roctane Ultra Endurance Energy Gel packs 100 calories into every packet. It’s an ideal serving size to suck down 15 minutes before training or racing in order to top off your electrolyte and glucose stores, followed by one every 30-45 minutes along the way, washed down with a few sips of fluid. For optimum results, always drink at least 24-30 ounces of fluid per hour during training and racing. Exact Roctane intake depends on the intensity of your pursuit and your body weight and fitness level. The fitter you are and the more efficient your metabolism, the more Roctane you can eat each hour, up to approximately 340 calories every 60 minutes. Combine Roctane with original GU Energy Gel, GU Electrolyte Brew and GU Recovery Brew for the ultimate in sports hydration, fueling and recovery. Take one gel 15 minutes before training or competition and then one gel every 30-45 minutes during exercise. Drink Electrolyte Brew throughout your training or racing, and drink Recovery Brew within 30 minutes after you’ve stopped. Nutrition Information: per serving (32g)%RDAEnergy 418KJ/100kcal 1306KJ/312kcal Protein 0g 0% Total Carbohydrates 25g 8% of which sugars 5g Sodium 125mg 5% Potassium 55mg 2% Calcium 3% Roctane Amino Blend 1220mg Ornithine Alpha – ketoglutarate 480mg Caffeine 35mg Ingredients: Maltodextrin (Glucose Polymers), Filtered Water, Fructose, Roctane Amino Blend (Histidine, Leucine, Valine, Isoleucine), Ornithine Alpha-Ketoglutarate (Okg), Sodium Citrate, Malic Acid, Citric Acid, Potassium Citrate, Natural Pomegranate Flavor, Natural Berry Flavor, Calcium Carbonate, Sea Salt, Caffeine, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate. Buy¬† GU Nutrition¬† from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Nutrition & Training > Nutrition
- Savings percentage from RRP: 4%
- Size: 32g x 24
- Unisex
- 2.5
- Adult
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Meridian Cashew Bar reviews, Meridian Almond Smooth Butter reviews, or we really liked the look of Meridian Cashew Smooth Butter reviews as another alternative.