IHN
Genuine Q – why do people use energy gels?
Convenience.
Emergency back-up.
Psychological boost.
etc.
Mine just sit in a cupboard in the kitchen.
They aren’t ‘sweets’ or other treats so I am unlikely to nibble on them for snacks and eat them all.
I don’t have to ‘prepare’ them.
I can take them with me on a long ride & if I don’t use them I can just put them back in the box – they don’t get damaged, squished or perished.
Cheap in the scheme of things. I generally get High5 ones when on offer, so say £10 for 20 and a box of 20 will probably last me a couple of years.
If I was using them regularly to supplement a hard training regime, or regularly on longer rides I would probably look for some other solution. But for me, they definitely have a use case, even if that is fairly seldom.