HIGH5 Energy Gels Reviews
Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £12 – Save 50% (RRP: £24)
Take a look now to discover what makes HIGH5 Energy Gels worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.
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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 HIGH5 Energy Gels.
The first thing is material. Looking at what HIGH5 Energy Gels 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 HIGH5 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 HIGH5 Energy Gels
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of HIGH5 Energy Gels.
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 HIGH5 Energy Gels was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £12 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 below average at £12.
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 292 cost more than HIGH5 Energy Gels and 140 were cheaper.
Cost of HIGH5 products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 35 products from HIGH5, of which 34 were in the Nutrition category.
For now though we’re looking at HIGH5 branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £15.30 making this product below average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest HIGH5 product we found was £3.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £33.55.
Of the 35 from HIGH5, 20 were more expensive than HIGH5 Energy Gels and 13 were cheaper.
How much are HIGH5 Nutrition?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at HIGH5 products that are listed in the Nutrition category.
The average price of the 34 products that match this search was £15.63, with the cheapest coming in at £4.19 and highest price was £33.55. With the average being £15.63, HIGH5 Energy Gels comes in below average.
20 products that meet this search were more expensive than HIGH5 Energy Gels and 12 were cheaper.
HIGH5 Energy Gels 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 HIGH5 Energy Gels reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for HIGH5 Energy Gels, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.3 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 HIGH5 Energy Gels or another similar product, like HIGH5 Energy Source Drink Powder 2.2kg reviews or HIGH5 Energy Source Drink Sachets 47g x 12 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 HIGH5, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of HIGH5 Energy Gels
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for HIGH5 Energy Gels reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of HIGH5 Energy Gels. 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 9.2/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25010855605
- Product ID 2: 150088UK
- Brand: HIGH5
- Model number: OUT:12XDISP BOX-BANANA38
- RRP: £24
- EAN: 5027492999174
- Description: High5 Energy Gels 40g x 20These High5 Energy Gels have a smooth, light consistency and contain a dash of real juice for a great taste. Unlike other energy gels, the High5 Energy Gel is neither thick nor overly sweet. Easy to open and swallow, each sachet contains 23g of fast-acting carbohydrate. High5’s Energy Gels are award-winning, having been proven in many of the World’s toughest competitions.Please note that High5 have given their products a fresh new look, but you may receive a product in older packaging while our stocks transition to the newly branded stock. However, whichever you receive you’ll still enjoy the same awesome formulations and tastes you know and love.Features:23g of carbohydrateCaffeine freeEasy to carry and openRace proven in the World’s toughest competitionsReal juice flavours for a light refreshing tasteDosage:Take up to 3 sachets per hour, less if you are also using a sports drink. Nutritional Information:ApplePer 100gPer 40g ServingEnergy (KJ/Kcal)948/226379/91Fat (g)00of which saturates (g)00Carbohydrates (g)5623of which sugars (g)73Dietary Fibre (g)00Protein (g)00Salt (g)0.10.05 BananaPer 100gPer 40g ServingEnergy (KJ/Kcal)942/ 225377/ 90Fat (g)00of which saturates (g)00Carbohydrates (g)5623of which sugars (g)63Dietary Fibre (g)00Protein (g)00Salt (g)0.10.05 CitrusPer 100gPer 40g ServingEnergy (KJ/Kcal)940/225376/90Fat (g)00of which saturates (g)00Carbohydrates (g)5623of which sugars (g)63Dietary Fibre (g)00Protein (g)00Salt (g)0.10.05 OrangePer 100gPer 40g ServingEnergy (KJ/Kcal)939/224376/90Fat (g)00of which saturates (g)00Carbohydrates (g)5623of which sugars (g)73Dietary Fibre (g)00Protein (g)0.10Salt (g)0.10.05 Summer FruitsPer 100gPer 40g ServingEnergy (KJ/Kcal)942/225377/90Fat (g)00of which saturates (g)00Carbohydrates (g)5623of which sugars (g)73Dietary Fibre (g)00Protein (g)0.10Salt (g)0.10.05Ingredients:Apple: Glucose, Water, Maltodextrin, Fruit Juice (apple), Acidity Regulators (Malic Acid, Tri Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid), Sea Salt, Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate), Natural Flavouring.Banana: Maltodextrin, Whey Protein Isolate 30% (Milk), Sucrose, fructose, Dextrose, Natural Flavourings: (Blackcurrant, Raspberry, Strawberry, Blackberry, Blueberry) Food Acid Malic Acid, Emulsifier: Soy Lecithin.Citrus: Glucose, Water, Maltodextrin, Fruit Juice (Lemon, Lime) Acidity Regulator, (Tri Sodium Citrate), Sea Salt, Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate), Natural Flavouring.Orange: Glucose, Water, Maltodextrin, Fruit Juice (Orange, Lemon), Acidity Regulator (Tri Sodium Citrate, Citric acid), Sea Salt, Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, sodium Benzoate) Natural Flavouring.Summer Fruits: Glucose, Water, Maltodextrin, Fruit Juice, (Cranberry, Raspberry), Natural Flavouring, Acidity regulators (Tri Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid), Sea Salt, Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate).Buy High5 Nutrition & Training from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Nutrition & Training > Nutrition
- Savings percentage from RRP: 50%
- Size: 40g x 20
- Unisex
- 12
- Adult
Other options for Nutrition
As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Nutrition. 435 in fact.
A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching HIGH5 Energy Gels included,
HIGH5 Recovery Bars 50g x 25 reviews, HIGH5 Zero 20 tabs reviews, or we really liked the look of HIGH5 Energy Bar 25 x 55g reviews as another alternative.