I have found that using a mix of liquid carbs, gels, and gummies has been a huge help in improving my rides. My typical setup for a 100 or 200 kilometer ride is: Liquid Carbs I have a notification set up on the head unit that alerts me to drink every 15 minutes. I do my best to stick to this schedule, which times out to 2 bottles about every 4 hours. The timing equips me to consume ~ 40g of carbs from my bottles/hour. 1. 24oz bottle with [SiS Beta Fuel powdered drink mix](https://thefeed.com/products/sis-beta-fuel-drink-mix?variant=39394963030079) (80g CHO) with 1 LMNT Salt (1000mg NaCl) added. 2. 24oz bottle with 50g [Skratch High Carb mix](https://thefeed.com/products/skratch-labs-superfuel-drink-mix?variant=40076453969983) and 30g Skratch Hydration mix. (This has about 600mg of NaCl) 3. (200km ride only) 24oz bottle with SiS Beta Fuel powdered drink mix. (I take a packet with me and make it at the halfway point) 4. (200km ride only) 24oz bottle with water. (If its above 75 degrees, I mix an LMNT packet with the bottle) Gel Carbs I have a notification set up on my head unit to alert me to "eat" every 45 minutes. In most situations this works well, the exceptions are: the first hour of the ride, I've usually eaten a high carb meal in the last 60 minutes. 1. 40g [SiS Beta Neutral Flavored Gel](https://thefeed.com/products/sis-beta-fuel-gel-1?variant=40234104979519). (These gels taste good and have 40g of carbs) 2. 30g [Precision Hydration & Nutrition Gel](https://thefeed.com/products/precision-fuel-and-hydration-pf30-gel?variant=39938329083967). (They only have one flavor, neutral. These work well in the last hour of the ride) Gummy Carbs I use gummies to supplement gels when I get actual hunger signals. I also use gummies that have caffeine (before 2pm, my sleep is super sensitive to caffeine). I find that I don't use gummies nearly as much as gels, and run into challenges actually eating gummies. 1. [Power Bar's Cola flavored Gummies](https://thefeed.com/products/powerbar-powergel-shots?variant=30943700746303) (75mg caffeine). (On a 100k I take one packet, 50g carbs. On a 200k I take two packets) On a 100 and 200 kilometer rides I tend to consume between 60g-80g of carbs/hour. The bulk of that consumption is through liquid carbs, which has been easier on my digestion. Liquid carbs also "pull you back" from near bonking fairly quickly, in my experience less than 5 minutes. For multi-day ultra-distance rides this strategy likely won't work as well. However you can modify it with items that you can get in gas stations or convenience stores. My suggestions 9and experience) would be to high sugar tea's (Peace tea as an example), you could do the classic Coke or Root Beer, but I have found the bubbles can make the stomach feel bloated. For gummies, Haribo or any packaged gummy bears will work, they will have nearly identical grams of carbs. Gels are the only one that will be tricky, the possible alternatives would be pure maple syrup and honey, both of which may not be available and WILL be sticky. Test these out and see if they work. I order all my stuff from The Feed, so I can test single packs out and find the flavors that work for me.