Science in Sport launch world's first recovery gel

I have continual nagging discomfort from a damaged left knee, plus occasional pain from an old lower back injury, and while I find ibuprofen tablets work ok, the gel is a bit less effective.
Voltarol, on the other hand, I find to be very effective. At a price, though.

Ibuprofen is also clinically and scientifically proven to do what it says. And is also cleared by the FDA. HTH.

I've used these for the last few days. I agree the taste isn't great, but it certainly seems to work. I did a 70k on saturday, followed by a 30k on sunday. Usually I'm a bit sluggish on the sunday, still feeling saturday's ride in my legs, but this week I tried the SiS Rego+Fruitflow recovery gel for the first time after the ride on saturday. On sunday, my legs felt fine and I managed a PB, knocking nearly a minute off my usual sunday time, so I'd say it certainly worked for me.
Put it this way, a lot of my friends are giving it a go this weekend!

But hey each to their own but the info is out there with a bit of searching

Skitza...have you any idea what the incidence of those is? Only a very small proportion of people will notice any of those problems. Whereas in 8 people replying on this thread, one has already reported 'twitchy legs' and one has reported nausea.
Ergo, in your world, tomato puree is worse than ibuprofen.

I never have any of those side effects with Ibuprofen, so i might just stick to that. Although, i'd rather eat a tomato if thats the main active ingredient, and then have a glass of milk and banana when i get back.

Reasons for NOT taking ibuprofen instead:
Fruitflow side effects, improved recovery, tastes a bit tomatoey

Ibuprofen of side effects.

For this reason, take lowest possible dose of ibuprofen for the shortest possible time needed to control your symptoms.

Common side effects of ibuprofen include:

•nausea (feeling sick)
•vomiting (being sick)
•diarrhoea (passing loose, watery stools)
•indigestion (dyspepsia)
•abdominal (tummy) pain
Less common side effects include:

•headache
•dizziness
•fluid retention (bloating)
•raised blood pressure
•gastritis (inflammation of the stomach)
•duodenal or gastric ulcers (open sores in the digestive system, see Peptic ulcer)
•allergic reactions, such as a rash
•worsening of asthma symptoms by causing bronchospasm (narrowing of airways)

Increased risks
Taking ibuprofen, particularly at high doses over long periods of time, can increase your risk of:

•stroke, when the blood supply to the brain is disturbed
•heart attacks, when the blood supply to the heart is blocked
In females, long-term use of ibuprofen can sometimes be associated with reduced fertility. This is usually reversible when you stop taking ibuprofen.

Ability to drive
Ibuprofen is unlikely to affect your ability to drive safely, although some people may feel dizzy after taking ibuprofen. If you experience dizziness, do not drive.

So i know which id rather take!!!

i took one of these and i could feel it making my legs twitch when i was recovering

One thing that'd be really useful with reviews of any kind of nutritional product would be to include the ingredients list.

Note that you can get electrolytes for a *lot* cheaper than this product.

If platelet aggregation slows recovery, why not take 400mg ibuprofen before exercise, or am I missing something?

I got a couple of samples from a SIS rep at an event at a bike shop recently.

I am training to build my distances up for a 90 mile sportive and took one an hour and a half before a 52 mile training ride 2 days ago. Bearing in mind I am not an overly experienced road cyclist and 52 miles is the furthest I have ever ridden, it is still far enough to put me out of my comfort zone and leave me pretty wasted!

The flavour was absolutely rank - made me baulk. It's like pure tomato purée with banana flavouring, but the texture of a normal SIS gel.

But to be fair, I noticed that my recovery was markedly better than after my previous efforts at the same distance, so maybe there is something in it?!