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Shot Bloks come in five different flavors; of these five, two flavors (Black Cherry and Orange) come with a kick of caffeine.
Truth be told, I like candy and coffee more than I like exercise. But Shot Bloks make me think that maybe, just maybe, everything will work out in the end ...
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5-24-2006 @5:21PM Dean H. Saxe said... They have to taste better than the PowerBar gel I ate while hiking in the Grand Canyon. That stuff tastes like, well... butt.
-dhs
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5-24-2006 @6:02PM Nicole Weston said... I'll definitely have to give these a try when I see them. They do sound promising - and anything would taste better than that gel. Ugh.
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5-24-2006 @7:31PM Bear Silber said... I recently came across the Hooah! bar. Apparently it was created by the US Army. It tastes great and actually did give me more energy (usually "engery" bars don't really have that affect on me).
I suggest you try one of these bad boys. I'm hooked.
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5-26-2006 @11:14AM Doctor Memory said... Taste good? Um, no. I was foolish enough to accept an "orange" shotblok from a fellow rider on a recent bicycle trip. I've tasted worse things in my life, but none recently. Imagine a fruit roll-up seasoned with ground aspirin and you've pretty much got it. I don't know if it's the caffiene or the electrolytes, but if you're not in full-on glycogen depletion, these things are monumentally nasty. Put a damn banana in your bag and live a happier life.
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5-26-2006 @11:35AM Anne Metz said... Monumentally nasty? On Snap!
But I have to disagree with you, Doctor Memory. The black cherry Bloks taste like gummy bears sans the chewy, hard consistency.
By the way, how do you know what ground aspririn tastes like?
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