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I am Nick the owner & operator of
The Getaway Cycle Center. I have
a BS degree in Biochemistry with a focus on human physiology & nutrition and MS Degree in Chemistry. I spent 20 years as a corporate manufacturing chemist for a FDA regulated medical
device. The economy had changed and so did my life, so...... I opened a bicycle shop. During one of my trips
to Interbike (industry trade show) I found myself demo'ing bikes in the desert trails outside of Las Vegas. After a full day in the sun and thoroughly dehydrated,
even after drinking about 8 bottles of water during the day, i ran into
the H2O Overdrive tent. Hey there, would you like to try a Hydration & Recovery Drink. Sure I say,
and then I am informed at how this product is designed to rehydrate down to the cellular level. With my background
in science the word “Cellular)
it peaked my interest. I
chugged down this 20 oz bottle that just flowed down with thirst quenching qualities, with a hint of a chewable multi-vitamin (bugs, flintstones,….). The taste was sweet with out being heavy and syrupy like. "Hey that was delicious! Thank you",
and then walked away not thinking anymore about it........'til.........20 minutes later when i notice that washed over heat exhausted feeling was gone. "No way.....could not have been
that drink.....well maybe.......?". The next day I picked up the product info and read it on the flight
home. I read
about the science behind the product which was very impressive. Correct carb to protein ratio, a multi vitamin with some substantial RDA% values with out over loading the body above the RDA, protein consisting of the essential Amino Acids (the ones your body can
not make), and ONLY 3 grams of SUGAR, out of 24 g of carbs available
(which means that the carb energy is coming from a more complex carb as opposed to a simple sugar like Sucrose, Dextrose, & High Fructose Corn
Syrup). This tonic is formulated to match what is needed by the
cells so hydration does not just
get to the intracellular spaces,
the waiting area outside of the cell, but instead flows right in. The science of it is pretty COOL.
I order some for the store to test this potion further. Well I loved it. My muscles never felt better.
I would chug one down after an intense ride where I held off
on eating and drink, driving my
body into a depleted state of hydration & nutrition. From past experience my evening and my next ride should
have me feeling sluggish. Surprise.....Surprise....I felt great. Next I started to dilute the recovery full
strength drink and using it on my rides. Amazing, maybe I am biased.....so I gave it out
to a few of my riders involved in some pretty intense training schedules. To this day I can not supply them fast
enough. We had an off season holiday road ride where one
rider was totally shot, he bonked
and we had to drag him back to the
shop. Here.....drink this as
his eyes rolled back into his head. 20min later he was up looking a feeling fine, he is now hooked. This is not Sugar-water with electrolytes added
in for taste, with
no real performance abilities.
I have tried other powder mixes that work well but always feel like I am drinking a pasty slurry, and always too much sugar. This stuff is smooth, light, refreshing, and packed with flavor.
A bottle of liquid energy, stamina, rehydration, & thirst quenching multi vitamin. It is scientifically
proven to benefit intense training
recovery & hydration for everyday efforts.
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