Based on the findings in https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/are-gels-really-that-bad-w-dr-mark-hearris-the-science-of-getting-faster-podcast-ep-9/
I’m shooting for 100+g of carb per hour and going Solid, blocks, gels, liquid.
Solids, with mixes of flavors and brands that I’ve been using for the past year.
Betty Lou pie bars are amazing, and I’ll be keeping them as pallet pleasers as well as Bonk Breaker Chews which I think are great from a flavor profile. Those are the only two I’ll call out as the rest are pretty well known here.
When it comes to liquid carbs, I’ve had good results with 50/50 mix of Murtain hydro gel & Gu Roctane mix. Going with that ratio you get some flavor, but not so much that it will turn you off.
My Osprey has 2.5l of electrolytes and I’ll swap for fresh full bladders at each checkpoint.