Article by Jeff Valliere
Tailwind Nutrition Endurance Fuel: Mango Yuzu Limited Edition ($16.50 / 6 Pack)
Introduction: Founded in 2012 in Durango, Colorado, Tailwind Nutrition provides a range of Endurance Fuels, Hydration mixes and Recovery mixes.
Formulated by athletes, for athletes, their products are ideally optimized for maximum performance, while being easy to consume and digest. The Limited Edition Mango Yuzu Endurance Fuel is an all in one powdered drink mix that provides calories, electrolytes and hydration. Packaged in individual servings, simply mix with 20-24 ounces of water and off you go!
Tailwind will be donating 10% of sales of Mango Yuzu to the Conservation Alliance.
Specs/Ingredients/Nutrition:
Mixing/Taste: The Endurance Fuel is easy to mix, I just simply pour it into my bike bottle (half full of water), shake and then top off with water (and shake a little more). The Endurance Fuel mixes quickly and thoroughly, with minimal if any suspension and no clumping.
When drinking, the liquid feels thicker than just plain water or even a typical hydration mix, which initially took me a little time to adapt (a few sips), but the Mango Yuzu flavor is light and refreshing, with a subtle fruity Mango flavor.
I appreciate that it does not taste too sweet or overpowering, as some drink mixes taste too sugary and I can experience sugar fatigue, but I do not feel that with the Endurance Fuel, as it is easy on the palette.
Performance/Conclusions: I have been using the Endurance Fuel for trail running and biking (mostly biking) and have found it to be the centerpiece of my fueling strategy.
Even with a fueling mix, I am still in the habit of packing bars and gels along as well, but for rides in the 2-3 hour range, one bottle/serving of the Endurance Fuel has been all that I need.
For longer rides, just bringing along another bottle/more packets would be plenty sufficient, as feel well satiated and of course well hydrated.
Sipping off of the bottle as I am thirsty, naturally promotes a more steady and quick absorbing stream of energy, thus resulting in a more even energy levels (vs. just drinking water and then at some point realizing I am hungry and need to eat/digest something.
On the bike, it is especially convenient, as I do not need to fiddle with food wrappers and can better focus on keeping my bike under control. I would highly recommend Tailwind Nutrition products, especially the Mango Yuzu Endurance Fuel for its yummy taste, smooth easy digestion, hydration and steady quick energy output.
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Tailwind Nutrition Endurance Fuel: Mango Yuzu Limited Edition
Jeff Valliere has been around bikes his entire life, as a toddler following his dad to bike races and bike shops, BMX racing as a kid, working in bike shops as a mechanic for 14+ years (10 at U-Bikes in Boulder where he met John Tribbia fellow RoadTrailRide and RoadTrailRun contributor). Jeff also raced as a professional road cyclist for several years. Jeff no longer races, but still loves to ride as he introduces his daughters to the joys of cycling. In addition to being obsessed with cycling, he runs mountains daily and has been reviewing running shoes/gear/tech for RoadTrailRun since 2015 and for other publications/companies since 2005.
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