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Submitted by
Fightline
a Weekend Warrior
from Gresham, OR
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Safeway | | Strengths: | Numerous fantastic flavors to choose from. I prefer the Oatmeal Raisin and Peanut Butter flavors.
Gives you a full and satisfied feeling with no bloating.
Healthy amount of fiber (if you know what I mean).
Easy to find and reasonably priced. | | Weaknesses: | Can be tough to chew when cold. Just warm it in your hands while in package before opening. | | Similar Products Used: | Detour Bars | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4300 | | Bottom Line: | I wouldn't recommend any other bar if you're looking to satisfy any hunger pangs. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
schmitty8225
a Weekend Warrior
from Oviedo, FL, USA
Date Reviewed: December 7, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Walmart | | Strengths: | Taste, Price | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Two wheels | | Bottom Line: | Tried one for the first time today and it tastes awesome. Im a picky eater and hate everything organic especially the chocolate so I was a bit skeptical but the chocolate isn't organic so it tasted great. I agree it needs to be washed down with water but who doesn't bring water while biking? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from Houston
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Krogers | | Strengths: | Compact, dense, relatively healthy, tasty, filling. Goes well with water or coffee. | | Weaknesses: | A little dry, but added moisture would make it fall apart so it's not really a weakness. | | Similar Products Used: | Powerbar and McDonald's Quarter pound Texas Double Cheeseburger | | Bike Setup: | Motobecane 300HT - completely stock | | Bottom Line: | I don't run or ride distances long enough to justify eating a Cliff bar while I'm out. So instead, I eat these mostly at the office when I'm too busy to leave my desk for lunch.
I like to buy the variety box which contains Chocolate Chip, Crunchy PB, and Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch. The Chocolate Chip is my number 1 pick! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alan
a Cross Country Rider
from San Francisco
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance, Sports Basement | | Strengths: | Great taste, consistency. Fills you up. Easy to chew, moist. Price is affordable. | | Weaknesses: | Try the flavors....some of them are funky and you probably will hate some of them. I first tried the chocolate chip and it's probably my favorite, don't think I could eat the pumpkin flavor on a regular basis! | | Similar Products Used: | Powerbar, Gu | | Bottom Line: | Back in the early nineties when I was a kid and started mountain biking in Marin, we had Powerbars. You chewed the nasty junk and put up with the awful taste. It was just assumed that taste and texture were to be overlooked in favor of extra strength during a ride. There wasn't any options other than candy bars (which frankly were more satisfying!) Having your teeth almost get pulled out from your skull eating a Powerbar was lame.
Then Clif bars came along and I never looked back. They have a huge amount of flavors, find your fave and enjoy. If you don't want to bring whole food with you on a ride, pack these and some water.
Make sure you wash it down with water. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean Utz
a Downhiller
from Lakeland
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Carter Road | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Publix | | Strengths: | Variety | | Similar Products Used: | Snickers Marathon, Power Bar, Metablast | | Bottom Line: | This is awesome! They taste great, and they are a good morale boost in the middle of a 20 mile ride | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Campbell
a Downhiller
from California
Date Reviewed: January 14, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Trader Joe's | | Strengths: | TASTE! variety of flavors. cheap. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | too many | | Bike Setup: | dont worry about it | | Bottom Line: | I freakn' love these things. i am in the U.S. Army and i get them in care packages all the time. i always eat these on missions instead of those confounded MRE's. the guys at clif bar have their stuff strait. i give them 5 flaming dookies. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andrew
a Weekend Warrior
from Indianapolis
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | not the paved ones! | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | maybe the nutritional value...its compact | | Weaknesses: | taste and texture! ...oh and its a bit bulky | | Similar Products Used: | whatever u can find at a gas station, GNC or vitamin store. | | Bike Setup: | who cares | | Bottom Line: | bottom line is that this thing is like eating right out of the horse trough back yonder in the barn. i could barely gag this down with any beverage. cant remember which flavors we tried but we only tried two which was more than enough for me. you can chew these for hours and the consistency just gets worse and worse. i guess id just rather gag on a Power Bar is all. just was dissapointed after hearing about them. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Palos Park, Il, USA
Date Reviewed: December 31, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | I&M Canal | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS By The Box | | Strengths: | Doesn't Melt
Filing
Great Flavor Selection
Too many to list | | Weaknesses: | Some Falvors a little dry but a little swig of H2O cures that fast | | Similar Products Used: | All the rest | | Bike Setup: | Does this really matter for a Energybar. It's a MTN Bike the rest doesn't matter | | Bottom Line: | Best Energy Bar EVER | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
maximus
a Weekend Warrior
from tucson,az
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | fantasy island | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | walmart .96 cents | | Strengths: | These bars work great. I take one about 20mins before the trail and I have enough juice to make it without fading too much. | | Weaknesses: | Some flavors need to be choked down... choc chip, choc peanut chip. | | Similar Products Used: | Balance Bars Gold. | | Bike Setup: | 02 Giant Yukon, XT do-dads | | Bottom Line: | Better flavers are carrot cake, lemon poppyseed, cookies'n'cream. Easy to digest and they work well. If your new to biking, this bar is probably the one best good thing you can start with. Can't go wrong with trying one, but do yourself a favor and try one of the mentioned better tasting bars. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nitish Nag
a Cross Country Rider
from Fremont, CA
Date Reviewed: December 19, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Costco | | Strengths: | Tastes better than most energy bars, fills ya up, goo digestion, easy on stomach. | | Weaknesses: | You need to down it with some water to let it settle. Not the best race food. | | Similar Products Used: | All the "other" bars | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Santa Cruz Blur, 04 XTR, 5th Element Air, Easton Carbon Cockpit, Thompson Stem, Python Air Lights, Mavic 317's, Eggbeater SS, Stans NoTubes. | | Bottom Line: | This is an exellent, easilt available energy bar. Because it is naturally made, it makes you feel better. It is a bit heavy on the stomch so you need some liquid to wash it down. Not that expensive. great ratio between carbs , protein and fat. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan R.
a Cross Country Rider
from Long Island N.Y.
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Dirt Ones! | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Vitamin Shop, LBS and other places | | Strengths: | Tastes great, Easy to digest, Dosen't melt like other ones do, Not that expensive like some other ones, great fuel when your feeling drained out and have a long road back. | | Weaknesses: | Looks like what I ride on (Dirt), Sometimes hard to find now that the secret is out about them tasting great. | | Similar Products Used: | Powerbar, Balance, Powershot, Powerbar Harvest and Metrex | | Bike Setup: | Is this for an energybar or bike parts who cares! | | Bottom Line: | This is the best energy bar out there it tases good and it dosen't feel like dead weight in your stomach. I only eat these now and have given up on the others out there. Powerbar tastes like dirt, melts and gets sticky when it get hot. Metrex foodbars are good but they sit in your stomach like lead and make you feel sick during a long ride in the heat. So far it like the crunchy peanut butter, peanut butter chocalate chip and cookies and cream. Buy them down at vitamin shop by the case and you get them for a dollor a bar instead of a dollor firty and a box lasts a while. PEACE! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel
a Cross Country Rider
from Tempe, AZ
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | albertsons | | Strengths: | Tastes really good, easy to chew and digest | | Weaknesses: | looks like a piece of turd | | Similar Products Used: | powerbar and others | | Bottom Line: | The best solid energy bar on the market. It actually tastes good, I look forward to eating it and its easy to chew and digest. Not like a power bar which doesnt taste good, tough to chew, and I dreaded eating several of them on all day rides. Thank god for clif bar. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Allison
a
from Newfoundland
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | massey drive | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | tastes yummy
variety of flavours
doesn't get rock hard, doesn't melt | | Weaknesses: | my little sister also thinks these are great,so i never get the entire clif bar to myself | | Similar Products Used: | powerbar, powerbar harvest, powerbar protein plus, vector, powergel, clifshot | | Bottom Line: | I like clifbar, but they need to make a version with extra protein as powerbar has done for post race nutrition because the powerbar protein plus is absolutely DISGUSTING!!Cookies and Cream is definately the best flavour! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a
from New Jersey, USA
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | Lots of flavors
Great taste
filling
Dosent melt
ect...
| | Weaknesses: | Maybe alittle dry. Other then that there great. | | Bottom Line: | This is by far the best energy bar I've ever had in my life(the chocolate favor anyway). It tastes awesome and gives you tons of energy (I got hyper). 5 Flamin Chilis from me. Buy Clif bars and go ride your bike
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Submitted by
Aaron
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix, Arizona
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Good weather | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | Wherever | | Strengths: | Taste great!
Reasonable price
Don't turn into cement in the cold | | Weaknesses: | Hmmm. Not a high protein bar, but that's probably why they taste so awesome. | | Similar Products Used: | PowerBars, Luna Bars, Met-Rx, Tiger's Milk, and on and on. | | Bike Setup: | Who cares what I'm riding. | | Bottom Line: | These bars are awesome. Very edible, but take them with some water. My favorites are Apricot, Cranberry and Carrot Cake. I've eaten many different energy bars and these are time and time again the best tasting, the best texture and all for a reasonable price. Highly recommended. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roscoe
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Porcupine Rim, Jones Park | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Any good local store | | Strengths: | Good taste; pretty filling and provide good energy. | | Weaknesses: | Needs a bit of water to really stomach them properly. | | Similar Products Used: | PowerBar Harvest, Clif Luna; gels and other bars that get you by in a pinch. | | Bike Setup: | Devinci Kingpin - awesome! | | Bottom Line: | These are the bars that saved me from choking on PowerBars so many years ago. They are a bit more filling than the Clif Lunas, but they make for a good "lunch" bar when one is on an epic ride. They require a bit of water to digest, but you should be hydrating anyway. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob Maxten
a Weekend Warrior
from Houston
Date Reviewed: October 30, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$17.00 | | Purchased At: | maxlabs.com | | Strengths: | Good, quick energy. Ingredients contain brown rice syrup and brown rice protein of which I am a fan. | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | SportPharmas Promax bars are good, but ingredients differ greatly- no brown rice here! | | Bottom Line: | I like the product for its total ingredients and enjoy the taste as much as any energy bar I have tried before. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dustin
a Weekend Warrior
from Mount Albert
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | running room | | Strengths: | tastes pretty good, gives me lots of energy, much better than powerbar, good flavours, good price | | Weaknesses: | looks like crap | | Similar Products Used: | powerbar | | Bottom Line: | good for energy, hell of a lot better than powerbar, tastes good, good price, easy to eat. buy if you need the energy. dollar for dollar offers more energy than powerbar, and gives you more energy with more bar. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a
from UVA
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Walnut Creek | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Strengths: | Taste good (I've had the carrot cake and PB chocolate one so far), easy to eat, normal texture, doesn't sit like a brick in the stomach, doesn't melt | | Weaknesses: | too tempting to eat for breakfast | | Similar Products Used: | powerbar harvest :-)
powerbar :-( | | Bike Setup: | kinda irrelevant regarding food | | Bottom Line: | Got 'em cheap, taste good, consistenct of real food - best value for nutrition bars | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Fulks
a Cross Country Rider
from Oklahoma City, OK
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | All of em | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS, 7-11, grocery store etc | | Strengths: | Tastes great! I especially like the Carrot Cake flavor. Good for sustained energy. They're easy to find. Around here, all 7-11's carry clif bars and most of the grocery stores do too. Tastes WAY better than a powerbar. Doesn't melt either! | | Weaknesses: | It's ugly. Almost scary the first time you try one. | | Similar Products Used: | Powerbar, Luna Bar, GU. | | Bike Setup: | What? I'm reviewing a Clif bar damnit | | Bottom Line: | What more can I say? They're good energy bars than taste great and are easy to come by. I'll never eat a powerbar again. With powerbars, you need them to be at room temperature to be edible. Too hot, they melt. Too cold and they're hard as a rock. Not with Clif bars. Edible in any temperature! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ollie
a Cross Country Rider
from Burbank, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Trader Joe's | | Strengths: | Doesn't melt, more natural than most energy bars and more covenient than a bag of trail mix. Stamped with a use by date. | | Weaknesses: | Different flavors have vastly different caloric/ nutritional content. | | Similar Products Used: | Powerbar, luna bar, balance bar, pria, fig newtons etc... | | Bike Setup: | SC superlight | | Bottom Line: | Out of all the energy bars out there, clif is superior. They don't look pretty as other reviewers commented but they are filling, taste good, nd don't melt in my pack like other energy bars. They also don't have that artificial vitamin taste....I feel like I'm actually eating something healthy. They are also relatively cheap compared to other products. I usually get them for about $0.90.
One minor complaint that keeps me reading the labels is that the calories vary from flavor to flavor by a significant amount. The apricot is one of the lowest cal flavors while choco chip peanut crunch is one of the higher cal flavors. Makes sense when you think of the ingredients though.
I also like the ICE bars for those mornings that I can't get enough coffee in me before the ride. Unfortunately these bars, like the Clif Luna bars, have some sort of meltable coating and aren't great to take along unless you like licking the wrapper.
4 chilis....5 when they stop looking like crap! :)
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Submitted by
Jason F
a Cross Country Rider
from Warner Robins, GA
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | local grocery store | | Strengths: | Great recipe, moist. Best balance, all the stuff you need, none of the crap you don't. Sustaining energy. Overall, CONSISTENTLY tasty. Try the almond brownie flavor! | | Weaknesses: | Watch out! I have accidentally bought a bar or two that have been sitting out on the shelf too long. Bad. Some flavors (carrot cake) too sweet for some. | | Similar Products Used: | Powerbar, Met Rx, Gatorade bar, Balance Bar | | Bike Setup: | Performance | | Bottom Line: | If you want a bar that you can find at the gas station when you're on your way, or just a value-packed bar, make it Clif. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JT
a
from Arlington, VA
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Fresh Fields | | Strengths: | Tastes pretty good
Great energy and recovery
Pretty filling
Doesn't make you sick
Doesn't seem like chewing on cardboard flavored taffy (like Powerbars) | | Weaknesses: | Looks ... they do say the first bite is with the eyes | | Similar Products Used: | Powerbar | | Bottom Line: | These things are great. I've found that my endurance, recovery and even performance are all improved to varying degrees with these. I rode Bike New York this year and only had 1-1/2 of these for the entire day and it was fine. I was never hungry and felt energized throughout the entire ride.
The only real problem is that they look like crap ... literally. The chocolate brownie seriously looks like a cow pie. However, it doesn't taste too bad.
Thanks to everyone below who recommended Cookies & Cream ... it is easily my favorite!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bar-junkie
a
from Boulder, CO
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | in bulk (Perf bike) | | Strengths: | mmmmm... flavors | | Similar Products Used: | Power Bar, Gu, Clif Shot, bananas etc | | Bottom Line: | Lots of yummy flavors. Doesn't taste like flavored cardboard or sawdust. Buy 'em by the boxful! Won't melt in Moab, but does get somewhat tough to chew at 10F in winter. New Clif ICE is a treat, though more sugar than you really need. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
FritzMan
a Cross Country Rider
from Ottawa, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | MEC | | Strengths: | Good taste, seems to provide all the energy I need for enduros. | | Weaknesses: | During high exertion efforts, this product becomes too difficult to eat. Because it is relatively soft, I find it too pasty in my mouth. You need a *lot* of water to wash it down during a race. | | Similar Products Used: | None, thinking of Powerbar if it's a little crunchier/drier. | | Bottom Line: | Honestly, this is a good bar. For training or epic rides, it totally meets expectations. But I've had too many instances during enduros where I've been very uncomfortable trying to eat this stuff. Not only do I end up consuming more water (cytomax) than I want, but my HR skyrockets because I can't friggin' breath! I've tried smaller intervals (still consuming 1 per hour) and the stuff still somehow ends up lingering around my mouth for hours. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Cross Country Rider
from Tempe, AZ
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Grocery store | | Strengths: | Oh so delicious. Tons of flavors, you're bound to find one you like. Doesn't sit like a rock in your stomach, no sugar buzz, easily digested, gets the energy to you quick. | | Weaknesses: | More expensive than the classic banana/bagel combo. | | Similar Products Used: | Any and all, these are the best in my opinion, both for taste and functionality | | Bike Setup: | XC | | Bottom Line: | Very good energy bars. Even people who don't like energy bars could like these. Lots of vitamins, good flavor, plenty of protein. But in my opinion, we'd all be better off sticking to the natural stuff- fruits and bread. If you want the extra vitamins, take a multi-vitamin before your ride. If you want the protein, make some beef jerky in your oven. If you like to spend money Clif bar is the way to go. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
barry
a Racer
from phoenix, arizona
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Strengths: | DOES NOT MELT. Good variety of flavors and taste is similar to actual food. I usually pay $0.89 a bar. | | Weaknesses: | If you foolishly try to eat one of the ginger snap bars - YOU WILL CHOKE, GO INTO CONVULSIONS & WIPE OUT THE PELETON. Be forewarned! | | Similar Products Used: | They all melted. | | Bottom Line: | Most edible bars I have tried. Sit well in stomach. No tumors so far. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
smokey strodtman
a Cross Country Rider
from gilliam,MO USA
Date Reviewed: June 21, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | my own farm trails | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | gerbes supermarket | | Strengths: | nutritional value, energy replenishment, taste. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | balance bar, 40-30-30 bar, tiger's milk bar, gatorade bar(yuck!), and a few others i can't remember the name of. | | Bike Setup: | fisher hardtail with several mods and stock lemond poprad cyclocross bike. | | Bottom Line: | today i took my poprad on a very tough road ride that includes some very long and steep hills, going into an 18 mph headwind on the longest and toughest one. when i reached the top, my polar hrm registered 168(my max is 171) and my legs were pumped so tight i thought they would explode. rode the last 5 miles home and staggered in the house. got out some potato salad and a clif bar, along with an electrolyte drink. in less than half an hour, i felt good enough to go do some work on my mountain bike trails and will probably do some more riding tonight. these bars ROCK! it is amazing how fast they can replenish your energy
and muscles. nothing else i have tried even comes close. on top of all that, the cookies and cream flavor is delicious.
what more could you want? 5 BIG flamers! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robin
a
from Jackson Hole
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Great flavors, taste good, I can identify and pronounce all ingredients , easily packed, provide long-sustained energy | | Similar Products Used: | Lots | | Bottom Line: | Clif Bars taste great, are all natural and provide for great sustained energy for long rides and races. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Racer
from Culpeper,VA
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Hollywood Farms,Observatory Hill,Poor Farm Park | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Wal-Mart and Bike Works | | Strengths: | Taste.Very chooable.You can take a whole bunch of them without cramming up your hydro pack.Good bar for anyone. | | Weaknesses: | A little dry.Otherwise,nothing. | | Similar Products Used: | Power Bar,Luna Bar(even though Im a guy)Clif Bar,Balance Bar. | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Mesa GS(Yellow) | | Bottom Line: | Rad bar,get it,it tastes excellent. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Guy
a Cross Country Rider
from garbage can (canada)
Date Reviewed: January 4, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | the one i made | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | london drugs | | Strengths: | it's some good sh*t | | Weaknesses: | to much $$$ for the little carbs and stuff | | Bike Setup: | 2001 kona pahoehoe | | Bottom Line: | this stuff kicks @$$, it's really good, it's more like a snack then a energy boost but thats just me. if you really want alot of carbs and energy and stuff go but fig newtons!! those things are PACKED!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rod Angler
a
from nola
Date Reviewed: December 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | One of the best tasting product lines in this niche. | | Weaknesses: | Too little protein for the amount of carbs. $$$ | | Similar Products Used: | Balance, MetRx, Steelbar, bunch of others... | | Bottom Line: | Taste great, needs more protein. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim C
a Cross Country Rider
from Newport Beach, CA
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Trader Joes | | Strengths: | Great taste! Fits in your pocket nicely. | | Weaknesses: | They got rid of the best flavor IMHO, chocolate espresso. Other than that nothing. | | Similar Products Used: | Powerbar, Boulder Bar | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpjumper Pro | | Bottom Line: | By all means this is the best bar on the market, best flavors, texture and ingredients. If you have any food alergies, for example dairy, this is the bar for you. This is all natural goodness at it's finest! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ElefantDude
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | All of them!! | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Trader Joe's | | Strengths: | Tastes Great! Good selection of flavors... cheaper than most energy bars IF u get 'em at Trader Joes. | | Weaknesses: | None other than the length it takes to kick in... Try Clif Shots for quick fix! | | Similar Products Used: | Balance Bars, MetRx bars, Power Bars...spoonful of sugar | | Bike Setup: | Trek VRX 200 with stock components | | Bottom Line: | This stuff rocks! Like I said in my Strengths... if you don't have a Trader Joes to pick these up for .89 cents, bummer for u! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hungryboy
a Cross Country Rider
from Canadia
Date Reviewed: September 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | my house to the coffee shop | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | many places | | Strengths: | Tastes good, doesn't melt or freeze like Powerbar | | Weaknesses: | Taste too good so I eat them as snacks and have none left for my rides; what do I do with the wrapper? | | Similar Products Used: | powerbar, various sports bars, granola bars, pizza, Doritios | | Bike Setup: | steel frame, 2 wheels, a chain | | Bottom Line: | Of all the bars, these taste the best. I like real berry, cherry apple, apricot, and carrot cake. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Racer
from Atlanta, GA
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Better than a powerbar
Can always be found on sale | | Weaknesses: | New formula tastes bad | | Similar Products Used: | All of em | | Bike Setup: | Merlin, XTR, RACEFACE, etc | | Bottom Line: | The old reciepe was the best, this new one tastes...well.. bad. I cant even finish a bar in one sitting...still better than a powerbar (but not very) If your after that real baked taste try a Bear Valley Pemican Bar
5 For Old School Clifbars
1 For New ones | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Canzogal
a Cross Country Rider
from San Mateo, CA
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mammoth Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Tastes good, easy to chew and digest | | Weaknesses: | Some of the flavors are a bit funky, too sweet for my taste | | Similar Products Used: | Power Bar, Balance Bar, some others | | Bike Setup: | '98 Specialized Rockhopper A1 Comp FS; 2000 Specialized Allez A1 Comp (road bike) | | Bottom Line: | Hubby and I have been using Clif Bars for about three years now, since we first discovered them at Yosemite's Village Store. The best thing about them is that they are like a big cookie. Lotsa good stuff like fiber and now soy protein. I think the most successful flavors are the 'fruit-based' flavors, i.e. Apricot, Berry, Apple-Cranberry. Jim's favorite is Carrot Cake but that is too sweet for me! The Chocolate Brownie is okay, but I just tried the Ginger Snap today, and it was a bit TOO gingery for me. By the way, get 'em at Trader Joes, they are only 89 cents apiece there! Whadda deal, considering Safeway is still selling them for $1.60! (We buy 'em by the box for a little over 10 bucks!) I believe Costco carries them as well but at Trader Joe's you can mix and match the flavors. I give the value rating at 5 but only if you go to Trader Joe's to purchase them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brad
a Cross Country Rider
from phoenix, az
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Bottom Line: | update to my review below...
the new brownie flavor is pretty good. it's probably an '8' on a scale of 1-10 (the old cookies/cream was a 10 in my opinion). beth at clif says they're working to improve the "new" bar's flavor. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brad
a
from phoenix az
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Bottom Line: | the cookies/cream bars WERE the best thing i've had in years. a great "solid" food for long rides and great snack/dessert when at home. i was stunned at the taste change after opening/eating a bar i recently purchased from performance. beth, a very friendly clif bar employee, informed me the taste changed when they were more or less forced to switch to soy protein from brown rice protein. the taste is noticeably chalky in spite of having more sugar than the original bar. i've been searching all over to find the old bar--the new one doesn't taste anything like the old and it seems to take longer to digest. [:o( | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bobby
a
from Middlebury, CT
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | tasty, good nutrician | | Weaknesses: | too small, kinda high priced and harder to find | | Similar Products Used: | balance bar, powerbar | | Bottom Line: | These are great. I like the cookies n cream. I like the taste of balance bars better and you can get balance bars and powerbars at BJ's but they don't have Clif bars. Most of the time clif bars are a bit pricey but they make a good treat once in a while. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from San Antonio
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | all of them! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | tastes great! extra yummy!! especially the Peanut Butter!!
mmmmmmm! AN It doesn't melt!! I tried them all, MET RX, Myoplex, sportpharmam, etc. they all taste like some kind of putty!! unless you like the taste of spackle! | | Weaknesses: | If they were only cheaper!! | | Similar Products Used: | MET RX, Myoplex, sportpharmam, etc. | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Tassajara with the kung-foo grip | | Bottom Line: | This bar is some good eatin'! Good replenishment for those long hot rides! They are EXTRA-yummmy!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
goat barkbiter
a Weekend Warrior
from Apex Mountain, B.C.
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Delicious, nutritious, natural ingredients. Peanut butter is my favourite just above the choc chip. | | Weaknesses: | Carrot cake is definitely an acquired taste, too sweet. | | Similar Products Used: | Powerbars, Balance, Boost,etc. | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain Instinct, ya baby | | Bottom Line: | If you are looking for more competitive pricing, try Costco, where you can buy a case at about $1.50 Cdn a bar. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mitch F
a Weekend Warrior
from Orlando, Florida
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Tastes great (and more filling) | | Weaknesses: | Price
There is an adjustment period for your digestive system. Made the mistake of eating two (2) in rapid succession. Almost blew out my colon! | | Similar Products Used: | Krispy Kreme Donuts | | Bottom Line: | Amazingly good taste. Can't believe the Cookies and Creme is not fattening! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Bigley
a Weekend Warrior
from San Fransisco, CA
Date Reviewed: December 6, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
it taste great. i love them and eat at least one a day. they seem to really work. one day i went all day on just Clif bars, i had 5 that day. | | Weaknesses: |
none that i can tell. sometime they are hard to find. | | Similar Products Used: |
power bar, met-rx bar, some others. non were as good. | | Bottom Line: | Clif Bars are a great way to fuel your body and they taste great too. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Doanes
a Weekend Warrior
from Westy, CO USA
Date Reviewed: September 10, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Taste | | Weaknesses: |
Price | | Similar Products Used: |
PowerBar, Steel Bar, Tiger's Milk, etc. | | Bottom Line: | Good bar, great taste, not competitively priced. If they lowered the price or added 50% more to the bar, it would get the 5 chilies. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chunks
a Downhiller
from Denver, CO
Date Reviewed: September 8, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Lhotse Face | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Doesn't taste like tar paper | | Weaknesses: |
A little on the pricey side | | Similar Products Used: |
Powerbar, Powerbar Harvest, Butterfinger | | Bottom Line: | Mmmm. Damn good. I could live on these things. Cookies-n-Cream bars are ridiculously savory. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dana
a Cross-Country Rider
from arizona, at the moment
Date Reviewed: September 2, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
appalachian | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
yum yum yummy! tastes like real food, not something synthesized in a laboratory and extruded in a factory. this is because it IS real food, no strange multisyllabic ingredients, just recognizable foods that your granny would approve of. they're vegan!
a wide variety of flavors, something for everyone, carrot cake is my fave! | | Weaknesses: |
other people always want to eat mine once they have a taste. | | Similar Products Used: |
i'm sure that i have, but the memories are so horrible that i've blocked them off. | | Bike Setup: |
realize that you are hungry, reach into your pack and remove the cliff bar. unwrap + enjoy. break in half to share with the one you love, but make sure that you get the bigger chunk. | | Bottom Line: | absolutely delicious. not any more expensive than those other nasty bars if you shop around. eat + be merry, the eat some more, because they're so damn good. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
paul
a Cross-Country Rider
from minneapolis,mn
Date Reviewed: August 23, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
tastes great
many flavors
does not mely in heat | | Weaknesses: |
kinda pricy | | Similar Products Used: |
powerbar
gu
clif shot | | Bottom Line: | the best tasting, most effective energy. thats it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Allison Alexander
a Racer
from Newfoundland
Date Reviewed: August 20, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
-Tastes Great
-Doesn't go mushy
-DOesn't go hard | | Bottom Line: | I love these bars, they're so much better than powerbar. THe peanut butter chocolate chip flavor rocks! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Downhiller
from Vienna Va
Date Reviewed: August 15, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Guy's Run Trail | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Berry bars are very
good, espicially if
you've been eating trail
food for a week. | | Weaknesses: |
All of the chocolate and
penutbuter one's taste
the same. Bland. | | Similar Products Used: |
Power Bar and Power Bar
Harvest. | | Bottom Line: | Much better than Power Bars. More flavor selection
and much more palatable. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy
a Weekend Warrior
from Mokena, Illinois
Date Reviewed: August 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
any | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
tastes great(apricot) | | Weaknesses: |
takes a while to eat | | Similar Products Used: |
GU, Clif Shot, Powerbars, PowerGel, Harvest Bars- you know- all that energy stuff | | Bike Setup: |
99 fisher marlin | | Bottom Line: | these are great, taste better than the powerbar harvest bars, but same texture | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rick
a Cross-Country Rider
from arlington, va
Date Reviewed: July 26, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
chock full o'energy | | Weaknesses: |
taste | | Similar Products Used: |
Ironman bars, Balance bar, PowerBar, SportPharma ProMax | | Bottom Line: | For an enery kick, NOTHING beats these. I like the peanut butter bars. My pre-workout morning meal is a protein drink and one of these, and it keeps me going at full strength for 2, even 3 hours. They don't taste great, they won't make you huge, but they go a long, long way. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mr_rangr
a Cross-Country Rider
from Pasadena, CA
Date Reviewed: July 23, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
El Prieto | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Good taste, easy to eat. | | Weaknesses: |
Cost. | | Similar Products Used: |
GU Gel | | Bike Setup: |
Airborne Lucky Strike | | Bottom Line: | Ever since Biker Bob sent me one with an order, I've been hooked. I've tried the Chocolate Chip & the PB one. I've got a Cookies & Cream waiting for me at home. I used to use PowerGel and GU, but they are so gloopy. The Clifbar seems to help since my body doesn't feel so abused during a ride. They also don't melt in the heat. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam Codega
a Weekend Warrior
from Fall River, MA
Date Reviewed: July 11, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Freetown State Forest | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
Actually able to bite into it normally, no ripping like PowerBar. Taste's ok and has natural ingredients. | | Weaknesses: |
Taste is still somewhat akward, and it's chunky. | | Similar Products Used: |
Powerbar, UGH! | | Bottom Line: | A heckofalot better then Powerbar, a good buy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dio
a Weekend Warrior
from Houston, Texas
Date Reviewed: July 11, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Any Austin, Texas Ride | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Great taste! | | Weaknesses: |
None that I can think of. | | Similar Products Used: |
Powerbar and assorted other related products. | | Bike Setup: |
When in need of quick burst of fuel. | | Bottom Line: | The Clif Bar is with out a doubt the best tasting energy bar I have tried. Make sure you check the best by date. Made the mistake of eating an out of date one..not to tasty. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Eastwood
a Weekend Warrior
from Prince rupert
Date Reviewed: June 29, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Great taste. | | Weaknesses: |
None for this type of bar Protein bars are way better but this is meant more for quick good snack | | Similar Products Used: |
Power bar harvest.
EAS Myoplex bar
Sportpharma Promax bar | | Bike Setup: |
Norco Sasquatch indy c stx | | Bottom Line: | I think this is the best energy bar there is i just love the carriot cake and peanut butter yum.
If you want a bar that will keep you going strong for a long time get the EAS Myoplek bar it has 24 grams of ion exchanged whey protein.Taste incredible if you want it look at good gyms or mail order supplement stores.
| | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Lane
a Weekend Warrior
from Medford, NY
Date Reviewed: June 28, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Taste, lack of wheat or dairy (which makes me ratain water), Low fat, high carb, moderate protein, taste, taste, did I say taste? I can eat 3 a day no problem. | | Weaknesses: |
Difficulty in determining just what the glycemic index of the bar is. Without that it is hard to know if it is good post-workout when the muscles cry for glycogen. | | Similar Products Used: |
Powerbar (do people actually eat those things regularly?) | | Bottom Line: | I'm not a cyclist. I'm into bodybuilding and while I'm not sure the Clif bar is good for someone in a dieting phase it is perfect for someone who is bulking up. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stewbert Trailor
a Racer
from Clemson, SC
Date Reviewed: June 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Issaqueena Trail (and Tsali) | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Yum, yum, yummy | | Weaknesses: |
Not a single, solitary one | | Similar Products Used: |
Gu (couldn't swallow)
Powerbar (couldn't chew)
Balance (couldn't forcefeed)
Metryx (couldn't stand) | | Bike Setup: |
Schwinn Beachcruiser w/ Z-1 Bam, Hayes Disc, XTR groupo, Spox wheels | | Bottom Line: | They are quite a tempting treat for before, during, or after a workout. Try 'em out. They are darn good. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
eric
a Cross-Country Rider
from sf, ca
Date Reviewed: June 12, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
just about any, except too many climbs | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
they taste very good, like dessert | | Weaknesses: |
not all the flavors are to my liking | | Similar Products Used: |
power bar, balance bar, gu | | Bike Setup: |
single speed | | Bottom Line: | the carrot cake is by far the best thing to eat out on the trail or even as something waiting for me when i'm done with a ride. that alone gives them 5 chilies even a few of the flavors are a little weird tasting. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ricksom
a Cross-Country Rider
from Toronto, Ontario
Date Reviewed: May 20, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Taste good | | Weaknesses: |
PowerBars provide better performance | | Similar Products Used: |
PowerBar
PowerGel | | Bottom Line: | Taste really good, and are easily packed.
Don't provide the same energy performance as a PowerBar.
Use these Clif bars as recovery food at the end of a hard ride. Use the PowerBar at the beginning of a hard ride. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Art
a Cross-Country Rider
from Adirondack Mtns., N.Y.
Date Reviewed: May 11, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
--They don't taste like the dog food Power Bars. | | Similar Products Used: |
--Power Bars.
--Tiger Sports Bars. | | Bottom Line: | The best tasting, most nutritious ones I've found yet. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a Cross-Country Rider
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: May 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Brown Canyon | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
low fat, high carbs, protein,taste yummy | | Weaknesses: |
Can't get enough of em | | Similar Products Used: |
powerbar
harvest
balance | | Bottom Line: | This is the best snack bar hands down for me. I actually like the taste and it's not too sweet like powerbars which make my teeth hurt (cavities I guess) The chocolate ones are high in protein took. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bethany
a Weekend Warrior
from Mt. Rainier, MD
Date Reviewed: May 10, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
good taste
good nutritive value
makes a great snack | | Weaknesses: |
kind of sits in your stomach for a bit | | Bottom Line: | This is my first time trying Clif Bars. I was looking for something to give me energy during the day when I get sleepy. This is pretty good. I'm a nutritionist, so I was looking for something with little artificial sugar and was pleased that this seemed to meet my needs. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Larsman
a Cross-Country Rider
from Weatherford, Texas
Date Reviewed: April 28, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Flying P, Palo Duro | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
Nice texture and filling. Easy to chew and does'nt gum-up your molars | | Weaknesses: |
I've only tasted the peanut butter version of Clif bars. Honestly, it tastes just like the smell of bong water! WOOO BABY! | | Similar Products Used: |
Harvest Bars, Girlfriends cookies | | Bike Setup: |
Sit on big rock, open package, take a big bite, chew, breathe to inhance taste, follow with water. | | Bottom Line: | Overall, I can deal with the bong water laden taste of the Peanut Bitter version of the Clif Bar. If anyone agrees with my taste assesment I would be intersted if they ALL taste this way | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bradon
a Weekend Warrior
from Reno
Date Reviewed: April 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Peavine | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
yummy and doesn't freeze or melt. | | Weaknesses: |
need to drink lots of water. | | Similar Products Used: |
powerbar | | Bike Setup: |
hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I've been eating cliff bars for several years so, unfortunately, I'll be repeating what everyone else here has said. These things are, for lack of a better term, yummy! They have the consistency of granola bars so they don't break your teeth in the winter or stick to the wrapper in the summer (sound familiar?). I've lived on these things for days while bakcpacking. By the way, apricot is my favorite flavor. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a cross-country rider
from CA
Date Reviewed: March 1, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I have been a competive athlete for over 12 years now and I always used powerbars because that was who sponsored us. Now than I'm into biking and I have to buy my own stuff, I figured I should branch out a little, and I tried the variety pack of Clif Bars. THEY'RE FANTASTIC! This is from someone who genuinely liked powerbars, but Clif Bars are 100 times better. I'm never going back. I particularly like the Apple & Cherry and the Real Berry flavors. Very sweet, moist, and flavorful. I'm totally sold on these things. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a racer
from Minneapolis Mn
Date Reviewed: February 20, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
What else can be said about Cliff bars, other than that they are yummy? How about most of them are vegan (except 'cookies and cream')! I no longer consider any other 'science experiment' energy bars, both because the Cliff bar is sooo tasty and healthy and because I can read exactly what non-animal ingredients are used without enlisting a food-additives dictionary. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
maxtorque
a cross-country rider
from Vista, CA
Date Reviewed: February 18, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I used to live on Power Bar Mocha, but since Clif Bars have become so readily available, I've become a full convert. The Cookies n' Cream are great and the Espresso really gives a boost, especially when you're tired and/or sleepy. Nothing on the market even remotely compares to these for flavor or texture (Power Bar Harvest was a lame attempt at imitation). Trader Joe's has these for $0.89 each, in all the flavors. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chad
a cross-country rider
from VA
Date Reviewed: February 13, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Clif Bar is great! The varity, the taste, the ingredients, and the company are second to none. Oh, and their Shot(carb. gel) is great too, same wholesomeness as bars and the best value of any gel. If there is a product that deserves more than 5 chiles, this is it! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
marc plattteborze
a cross-country rider
from clinton, CT.
Date Reviewed: January 20, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
i find cliff bars quite pleasant. i like them better than the less-than-satisfactory taste of power bars. however the real berry flavor looks like a turd, it is still really good.
rock on
| | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kim norrid
a weekend warrior
from burleson, tx
Date Reviewed: January 18, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Clif bar is the best on the market. I have tried Met-RX, PowerBar, Pure Protein, Tiger's Milk, and others. Clif-Bar tastes better and provides more energy than the others. Keep up the good work!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathan
a cross-country rider
from Utah, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: January 16, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
They are real- real fruit, real stuff(ie.I can pronounce everything on the ingredient list), relatively natural, taste good, have eccelient texture, and provide plenty of energy. (It helps that we acquired 3 boxes @ $.25 each bar) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathan
a cross-country rider
from Utah, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: January 16, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
They are real- real fruit, real stuff(ie.I can pronounce everything on the ingredient list), relatively natural, taste good, have eccelient texture, and provide plenty of energy. (It helps that we acquired 3 boxes @ $.25 each bar) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a weekend warrior
from Florida
Date Reviewed: December 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Plain and simple - best bar on the market right now. If you want to eat sawdust (Balance Bars), or rubber (Powerbars), then be my guest. Here's a little nutrition lesson boys and girls - Using high fructose corn syrup as your main ingredient is no more healthy than eating a Snickers bar. (Did you hear that PowerBar?) Four stars only because I hate having to mail order them to keep the price around $1.10 apiece.
| | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Road Rash
a cross-country rider
from Orange County, CA
Date Reviewed: November 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
COSTCO, 24 bars = 24 dollars
They are a whole hell of a lot better than any of those synthetic bars that tast like your munching on a damn GOODYEAR Eagle racing tire. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
KingLouie
a weekend warrior
from Orange County, NY
Date Reviewed: October 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Firstly, let me say that so far, I can't give most any nutrient/fitness bar a 5 chili based on their pricing schemes.Now, let me say that all in all, this is a pretty good bar as far as function goes. By that I mean it serves it's purpose for a good nutrient/energy bar. And, as far as taste, the carrot cake one is pretty good. I would have to say that it's one of the best bars, if not the best because of the combination of function/taste.One important note though, this bar uses a relatively high proportion of animal product. Generally speaking, I'm a vegetarian, meaning, I don't usually eat animal products, and I rarely eat dairy products. I found that these bars bothered my stomach slightly after a while. In other words, if you are a pure vegetarian, or lactose in-tolerant, or both, this bar is not for you. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sticky
a cross-country rider
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: October 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Hey if there's one thing I know, it's food! I lived in Montana for a year, rode a Trek, and bought these suckers by the case! (My business couldn't save the store though, they closed down). Everything about the bar is perfect except the price--but it isn't bad if you buy cases of them like I did! 5 peppers for the berry flavor. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Julie A. Roberts
a
from Chicago, Ill.
Date Reviewed: September 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I'm not a rider, but I'm into healthy, good-tasting foods and snack foods. I LOVE these Clif Bars! They make a great-tasting meal substitute or addition, give me energy, AND don't contain corn syrup or other unnecessary ingredients.
I just wish they weren't $1.50 retail. Thanks for a GREAT product! Also, I would like more non-chocolate flavors. Also, the bar could be a little bigger?
And, they're better than Power Bar and Power Bar Harvests. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
CARTER
a downhiller
from nc, usa
Date Reviewed: September 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
these things are awesome!!! they taste great, they work like no other enegy bar out there. power bars taste like styrofoam puke, but these things taste the BEST!!! 10 billion red hot chili peppers for this thing. YEAH! ! ! ! ! ! ! is it 50 words yet? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sph
a cross-country rider
from alabama
Date Reviewed: September 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
clif bars are a great energy bar and definitely easier to eat than power bars or met-rx bars. taste is great for the flavors i've tried but they do tend to sit like a rock in my stomach for the first half hour or so. triathelete sports always has them for $.99 apiece mail order at 1-800-999-2215...could use a little more protein... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
aaron
a weekend warrior
from chicago,il,usa
Date Reviewed: September 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Best at making me feel full enough not to eat junk. I've tried others but cliff bars taste best. Especially peanut butter. I also keep cliff kicks at work for snaking after lunch. They make a long ride endurable. But hey are hard to find and range in prices from$0.70 to a $1.80. If anyone knows how to get cases for cheap let me know. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sporty Rob
a cross-country rider
from Chicago, IL
Date Reviewed: September 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Clif Bars rule!! The Peanut Butter Crunch, Carrot Cake, and Cookies-n-Cream are simply the best tasting energy bars on the market at present. They do make a difference, as I've noted when I've been riding without them. They also tend to keep well (Power Bars seem to get real gooey in your jersey). Five hot, tastey ones for sure!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrea
a cross-country rider
from Canada
Date Reviewed: August 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I agree these bars maybe one of the best tasting out there. The peanut butter
chocolate chip bar is awesome! The only problem I have is the after effect.
They bloat you up so bad, it may just be my system but I have never experienced
this with any other bar! They do provide energy some what, not like the
Power Bar though! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Funkdubulous
a cross-country rider
from Virginia
Date Reviewed: August 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I work at a bike shop and I eat a lot of these at work and out. They arent candy but they are good stuff. I can tell you to eat them but you decide for yourself how good they are. They give me enough energy to get the 12 miles I try to sprint home from work 4-5x a week. GOOD STUFF! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big D
a weekend warrior
from Alexandria, VA
Date Reviewed: August 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Clif's are GREAT !!! We always carry several on our rides and they REALLY make a difference! We've tried the others but we always come back to the Clif...My wife can't get enough of the carrot cake, and I think the P.B. is the best on the market...We watch for them to go on sale at our local Performance shoppe and then stock up...If you try the clif, you wan't go back....... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scott yobp
a weekend warrior
from usa
Date Reviewed: July 25, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
what can i say...clif bars are THE best trail snack!!
carrot cake is easily head and shoulders above the
rest...all are good but the specialty flavors are
unique. try one and you'll see...it's why we demand
the best...try calis clif bars....no one can eat just
one...my friend dave-o sez they're goood!!!!...bon'
apetit!! clif bars are so totally awesome! try'em now | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lee Martini
a racer
from Anchorage, Alaska
Date Reviewed: July 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Like everyone says cliff bars are great. They taste sooo good. You can't have a good product unless it tastes good. The give you 50 carbs of power. I love these things. They are a little pricey but when you are hungry money doesn't matter. Every flavor is good. You have to try one. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Boris
a racer
from Acton Massachusetts
Date Reviewed: July 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Clif Bars rule, It's the first energy barr that actually tastes good.
A friend gave me one and I loved it. Don't complain about the price, if you look around you can find them for a buck a piece, and then stock up!
I always have at least one on any ride!If you haven't tried one I seriosly recoment you do! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan Eckersley
a cross-country rider
from Creston, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I biked into town to drop off some movies before
lunch and stopped by the LBS to see what's new. I
was starving and tired, so I decided to try a clif
bar out. I had no idea what difference an energy bar
could make to riding. I didn't cough up the hills
home, I breezed.
I am impressed, I now use clif bars and I'm gonna
use them in my first race ever this August. Five
flamin' turds from me. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Torsten Stocker
a cross-country rider
from Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: July 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I never thought I'd find an energy bar that's not just healthy and nutritious, but tastes great, too. Clif bar's done it and I hope they're going to give
those nasty Powerbars a good thrashing. I even have them as a snack at work or while traveling. Forget about the Clif Shot though. Very nasty! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jo
a cross-country rider
from NJ
Date Reviewed: June 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I think Clif Bar is the world's perfect food. It is yummy, and is a great source of energy. It also is lighter than most other energy bars. They are not easily found around here, so when I do find them, I stock up. The peanut butter is my favofite. Apple cherry is also really good. I LOVE IT!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Retroman
a cross-country rider
from Buffalo
Date Reviewed: June 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Good Stuff here. High Carbs, Protein, not much fat. They taste decent to. Too
bad Energy food is so expensive. Damn, I need fifty words again. My fav. flav.s
are wild berry, P B, P B chocolate chip, apricot, wild berry, chocolate chip, P B,
P B chocolate chip, apricot, wild berry etc... Stay away from carrot cake unless
you're a fag. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd
a weekend warrior
from NE Ohio
Date Reviewed: June 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I must be in the minority here but I really didn't care for Clif Bars. Tried Crunchy Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip. Yes they were nice and moist but tended to give my stomach a heavy feeling; something that Powerbars don't. Peanut Butter Powerbars still rule for me. . . | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carnivore
a downhiller
from USA
Date Reviewed: May 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Vegans suck. DIE NEW AGE YUPPIE SCUM. Cliff Bars Rule. Skiing sucks. Snowboarding Rules. Bladers suck. Sk8brds rule. Trek Sucks. DIE NEW AGE YUPPIE SCUM. Thank you. This has been another installment of the ever entertaining Carnivore Product Review Service Association. DIE NEW AGE YUPPIE SCUM. Once again, thank you very much. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rog
a cross-country rider
from Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 13, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Great trail grub. Great flavour selection that taste great. Better consistency than other bars I've tried. Now if only they'd come out with beef jerky Clif Bars. Come visit us next summer during the Pan Am Games!
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Submitted by
nicole
a cross-country rider
from northampton ma
Date Reviewed: May 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
the carrot cake flavor is THE BEST i've ever had. i've tried so many.
This is the best.
Taste:11
Texture:11
Nourishment:11
As for the vegans. Why ask cliff bar to tamper with a good thing. I am
a health/humane conscious vegetarian(8 yrs) and enjoy this bar, you have options
exercise your rights and stick with the cliff bar formulations you have
enjoyed for so long. I am not associated with clif bar in any way- i just love
the new carrot cake flavor. Keep it up Clif Bar. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
k. kozlowski and z. stepanek
a racer
from bolingbrook, il
Date Reviewed: May 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
We are both Vegans, and we highly regard Cliff Bar Corp. for providing Dairy-free products; however, with regards to atleast two new flavors (Carrot Cake and Cookies-in-Cream), Cliff Bar has added milk powder--- WHY the change? Specifically when soy/rice substitutes exist? It is very difficult to find companies which recognize the needs of conscious consumers, and we hope that Cliff Bar continues to evaluate their current choice of their products and respect the voices of their customers. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Runcy
a cross-country rider
from Austin, TX USA
Date Reviewed: May 4, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Cliff Bars rule! They are like real food, they aren't gooey and you won't lose a filling trying to eat one. I love the flavors, especially the apricot ones! I like the fact that you can get ones with a resonable protien quanity because in addition to biking 4 to 5 times a week, I lift weights 5 to 6 times a week and need to have some protien with every meal. The one problem some people might have with a Cliff bar is drinking enough water. The human body can only asorb so many grams of carbohydrates per so much water. (I can't remember the ratio.) Power bars are formulated with this in mind. They have a higher moisture content and are formulated to be quicker digesting for faster energy without having you body spend as much energy and internal water digesting. This may lead to the thirstyness and sometimes indigestion. So, eat slowly and drink a lot of water, or eat it before the ride and use Clif Shot or GU during the ride. I LOVE CLIF BARS, 5 CHILIS! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Peters
a racer
from Bellevue, WA
Date Reviewed: April 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The thing that I like best about the Clif Bars is the variety. Not only does this encompass the flavor selection; it also gives you a choice of carbs, fat, and protien. The macronutrient ratio is not the same for all flavors. An added bonus is on those long early morning winter and spring rides you don't have to bring a chisle to eat one. Oh yea, I almost forgot, they taste better than any other bar on the market. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Tsang
a cross-country rider
from New York City
Date Reviewed: April 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Two words: REAL FOOD! That's what Clif Bars taste like. Not some processed crap (e.g., PowerBars). It's the kind of snack bar that you can eat at anytime. I've often eaten Clif Bars for lunch and felt quite satisfied. Comes in many flavors and taste great!
Hey, Mikey likes it!
5 Chilis, baby! | | Overall Rating: |
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