YOUR CARTReviews
Josh Tack, writer and gear reviewer for Adventure Cycling Association
Taking down a sports drink on a hot day is not always an easy task. When it comes to sugary beverages, I generally water them down in the summer, but that can also reduce it's potency.
Michael Troy, writer and reviewer for The Cyclist Site
Lately there have been some strong challenges by upstarts to the established kings of endurance and recovery products. First it was Fluid, a very effective recovery drink. Now it is CarboRocket, a product designed to be the "next generation of sports drinks."
From CarboRocket developer, Brad Keyes:
Tyler Servoss, Cycling Utah Magazine
CarboRocket is a unique product in a crowded field, and is one of my new
favorite sports drinks. Company founder Brad Keyes said “I had given up trying
different sports drinks, bars, gels and supplements. I've tried everything
out there. It didn't matter what I ate or drank I still cramped and got sick. The
only thing that sort of worked was plain water and bananas. Not very convenient
nor effective for cross-country racing or doing Leadville, Creampuff or
the Kokopelli Trail. Something had to be done so I set out to create my own
Kevin Day, pro mountain biker, writer and gear reviewer at KDAY RACING
I’ll admit, the first time I tried CarboRocket I wasn’t hooked. Over the past 14 years I’ve tried many sports drinks and during that time I acquired a taste that was much different. I was hooked on the sharp and over saturated taste of drinks like Cytomax or Accelerade. Carbo Rocket didn’t have that immediate kick, but it was pretty smooth going down. I still wasn’t convinced though and continued to use my other options. The hard part about using the other brands, is that sharp taste was often accompanied by quick bursts of energy and an immediate downfall. Plus, if I happened to use it over a long period of time, it would wreak havoc on my insides.
As CarboRocket continued to develop and come out with new flavors I became even more interested. Numerous times I’d stop by the CarboRocket tent at the local races, fill up my bottle and give it another chance. In 2009, just before the PCP2P endurance race I realized I was running short with my current drink mix and was in need of something that would last me seven+ hours. I grabbed some Carbo Rocket, filled up my bottles and put it to the test.
