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Submitted by
Italia1109
a Racer
from NY, NY
Date Reviewed: February 14, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Bottom Line: | dont enjoy it at all. started trying this other drink, and LOVED IT in so many flavors to, this XS is awesome without awful grogginess
http://mmarchitelli.qhealthzone.com/ | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
drake ellingboe
a Racer
from Minnesota
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | Holiday Gas Station | | Strengths: | It works very well. Gives a great energy boost that last long. | | Weaknesses: | Very expensive, like $2.29 at my gas station. | | Similar Products Used: | None of the others work as good. Rockstar is closest. | | Bottom Line: | Red Bull has a wierd taste at first but you get to like it and it works amazingly well. Its tastes really good mixed with pineapple juice. Too bad its so expensive... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a
from Madison
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Strengths: | excellent energy booster.. | | Weaknesses: | cost.. | | Similar Products Used: | used so many.. not comparable with red bull | | Bottom Line: | whenever u feel stressed.. either mentally or physically.. red bull is the correct solution.. i didnt like the taste at the beginning.. i take red bull whenever i dont have proper sleep or when i need to work late hours.. i.e. till 5AM in the morning.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brandon Nannon
a Weekend Warrior
from Danville
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | up? | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | Caseys | | Strengths: | SUPER KICK kept me up | | Weaknesses: | cost a lot | | Similar Products Used: | none the closest monster | | Bottom Line: | Its great you have to try it | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$3.00 | | Purchased At: | The only little store for groceries in Reifnitz, Austria back in August 2002 | | Strengths: | Povides energy. | | Weaknesses: | Carbonated and hard to glug down in one go. Tastes way, way to sweet. In night clubs (in the past) when mixed with vodka, dancing, more vodka and more dancing it lead to multiple heart attacks/death. | | Similar Products Used: | Horse Power | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk | | Bottom Line: | I finaly found this product while on summer vacation back in August 2002 - Hungary(Budapest) & Austria(Reifnitz) just after the 2002 Hungarian F1 Grand Prix. The small lakeside town of Reifnitz has (back in 2002) one tiny grocery store just after/past "The Sport Hotel". The road comes to a fork, I'm pretty sure it's the left road that you just need to travel on it a few 100 meters. They also sold Horsepower here and apparently the town is only open during the summer months as snowfall accumulates during the winter. The husband (co-owner) of "The Sport Hotel" passed away before 2002, R.I.P. The hotel may still be for sale.
Bottom Line: A very, very sweet tasting carbonated drink that's enjoyed by few. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
amy
a Downhiller
from uk
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Strengths: | taste good | | Weaknesses: | it makes u reali reali shaky! i mean reali shakey, i could not walk, i had to stop every 5 minutes | | Bottom Line: | ADDDDDICTIVE | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big Daddy
a Weekend Warrior
from Indianapolis
Date Reviewed: January 13, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | all offroad | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | gas station | | Strengths: | makes you numb | | Weaknesses: | this is basicly legal crack in a liquid form. i had a VERY hard time sleeping later that night after drinking a couple of these throughout the day. i felt extremely "cracked out", jittery, wide-eyed, paranoid, crampy (stomach pains), tingly sensations (not the good kind) and had some very minor hallucinations which were actually somewhat pleasant. tasted like liquid car keys (ass basicly). kept hearing the color of bannanas and tasting the music i was listening to :0 not as good as meth but hey - its legal. | | Similar Products Used: | one from Sobe i think...they are all about the same just different labels. | | Bike Setup: | offroad uni-cycle | | Bottom Line: | bottome line is, if you dont mind the feeling really strange for a long time and not being able to calm yourself and/or you are in college and/or are taking various "other" substances to heighten reality then THIS IS FOR YOU! dont think for a second that your are just gonna "chill" on this stuff. i hate caffeine and stuff like that and will never put such a horrible substance in my body ever agian. if u are the occasional or frequent Meth or Crack user then youll love this as an early morning beverage! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Indiefab
a Cross Country Rider
from Tulsa, OK USA
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Turkey Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | everywhere, now | | Strengths: | taste. I admit, I really like the taste. Most hate it.
Incredible pre-ride energy boost, like Coke without the carbonation, or nosebleeds.
I drink it on the way to the trail and start using a carb gel and hydration drink about 10 minutes into the ride. This does have a small kick of caffiene in it which could make things worse if you aren't properly hydrated beforehand. I usually skip it and use plain water pre-ride if the weather is really hot and humid. | | Weaknesses: | Like coke, the naughty kind, addictive and expensive.
You can get it much cheaper from Sam's, just like Coke, the legal kind. It's about 1.36/can when bought by the case. I'm investigating how much cheaper it is when bought by the trailer load. | | Similar Products Used: | coca-cola, diluted OJ, gatorade, cytomax (gross!), every other imitation of Red Bull which all taste terrible and use cheap ingredients. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8000, SID XL, Crossmax, mish-mash of LX and Ritchey parts - reliable and cheap. | | Bottom Line: | The best energy drink out there - proven by all the cheap domestic imitators. There is no substitute. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Neil Cannone
a Weekend Warrior
from Fullerton
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Chino Hills State Park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Strengths: | Gives you a killer amp. Flames actually shoot out of your ass and propel you faster. | | Weaknesses: | Very addictive for some reason. Costs waaayy too much. Everybody thinks you are a dope fiend looking for a fix after a while. | | Similar Products Used: | Hansen's Energy Drink, Rockstar, and a bunch of other nasty tasting stuff | | Bike Setup: | GT Team RTS | | Bottom Line: | Stuff is terrible, but im haplessly addicted to it. Amps you up like a crack toting squirrel, and shoots you down the trail 5 times faster than that. The guys who invented this stuff must be evil geniuses. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonathan Wee
a Weekend Warrior
from Perth, WA, Australia
Date Reviewed: February 29, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | Supermarkets | | Strengths: | - Keeps you from dying from falling asleep during a 12 hour race.
- Useful also for Mondays. | | Weaknesses: | - Taste rang if you not used to it.
- Cost I abit. | | Similar Products Used: | - Lift Plus- taste even crappier drink abit threw away the rest.
- Black Stallon- top stuff, expensive but taste awesome | | Bottom Line: | - Cool, works, don't taste the best
- Increases alertness useful in 12 hour night races | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mikeb
a Cross Country Rider
from Sodom in the North
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | never mind that | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | mostly convenience stores | | Strengths: | not bad with vodka in it
the taste
keeps one up a while when one does'nt want to mess with methamphetemines | | Weaknesses: | my co workers hate the smell
the taste takes some getting used to
it makes you pee a lot
it will trigger your poop response sometimes | | Similar Products Used: | never mind that | | Bike Setup: | never mind that, either. it's none of your business | | Bottom Line: | i like to drink red bull before rides. it helps me contend with the first twenty minutes of a ride which are always hard for me. i also like to have a red bull at around two o clock at work--it helps me make it through the rest of the day.
my co workers hate the smell, but they're all a@*holes, so i always keep an open can of red bull around to torment them.
if you don't like red bull, there's not much else out there for you--all these energy drinks have a nasty taste, but they work. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mitch
a Weekend Warrior
from Issaquah
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | store | | Strengths: | Commercials are little cartoons | | Weaknesses: | Tastes like rancid horse urine in a cup made of dried feces | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Costco set my schwinn up for me | | Bottom Line: | sucks ass but not that bad really | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hadrian (a freerider)
a
from Newtown, CT
Date Reviewed: September 22, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Pequonuck in trunbull | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Work good for your mental being | | Weaknesses: | Tastes like aged cough medecine | | Similar Products Used: | SOBE adrenaline rush
Amp
Venom
Double Shot
KMX | | Bike Setup: | K2 Disco Monkey | | Bottom Line: | Good for concentration on the trails. Helps you think while riding. Really increases your response and reflexis while riding. However, the taste makes the whole beverage a torture to drink. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alvin Ko
a Downhiller
from Brea, CA, United States
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Chino Hills State Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | anywhere | | Strengths: | a good beginning for a long day.very healthy for you | | Weaknesses: | cost way too much. tastes nasty when you drink too much at a time. | | Similar Products Used: | gatorade and powerade | | Bike Setup: | 2001 gt palomar with sr suntour m7700 shocks | | Bottom Line: | costs too much, but good when you drink a little at a time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob D.
a Weekend Warrior
from Gardena, CA
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Purchased At: | All Over | | Strengths: | Good for a mental lift | | Weaknesses: | Not that great for riding | | Similar Products Used: | Up Time | | Bike Setup: | Bontrager Race with custom build | | Bottom Line: | I do like this product, and started using it as a pre-ride beverage. I'm not so sure it's that great, but later I started using it while working. When you're getting ready for a long day, or a stressful one, I think this stuff makes you a bit sharper and less fatigued. So I use it now for the mental not physical effects.
I just discovered something new, and that's why I'm writing this review. I had 3 cans sitting in my riding bag for something over a year, and when I picked it up today it was a mess. All 3 cans developed some very tiny holes around the base of the can, and the contents of them began slowly leaking out. The holes were not very apparent, but when I squeezed one of the cans that was still partially full, I could see a small bit escaping.
So, the first bit of advice is to rotate your stock, and don't let these sit around too long. Now the question is, what's in the stuff that causes it to eat through the can, and how is that for a human? Also, I'm concerned about using a product that has some level of partially dissolved can material in it. The final thing, be careful about spilling this stuff on your Cannondale!
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Submitted by
steven n/a
a Cross Country Rider
from n/a
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | not sure | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Purchased At: | outside of rave | | Strengths: | suberb energy for all night partying. good for raves and some of the things you may partake in while you are there.
| | Weaknesses: | tastes like s**t. | | Bike Setup: | indy fab crown jewel
santa cruz heckler | | Bottom Line: | this is a party drink. it went really well while i was under the influence of a controlled substance. otherwise it is useless. you might as well pop some ripped fuel and water. this stuff is aweful on the taste buds!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will
a Racer
from Birmingham
Date Reviewed: March 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Birmingham BUMP | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | caffeine, if you are into that sort of thing | | Weaknesses: | taste, carbonation,
| | Similar Products Used: | Prolyte | | Bike Setup: | S-Works hardtail, SRAM 9.0, MARS CL, Spinergy Xyclones | | Bottom Line: | This is not an energy drink for athletes. It even says on the can that it is for long distance drivers and busy professionals. The carbonation and need to be served chilled means that it cannot be used in a water bottle or camelbak during a ride or race.
We better leave this one to the college bars where it was introduced. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
laura eddie
a
from plymouth, england
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$2.00 | | Strengths: | Lovely taste that really does stimulate your body and mind so you're ready for anything and everything! | | Weaknesses: | Too expensive for such a little can, also is very addictive! | | Similar Products Used: | Supermarket own brands... Blue Charge?! | | Bottom Line: | Excellent caffeine hit to charge you up for every situation, better mixed with vodka in large quantities!
Buy it to wake you up and keep you going! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ali
a Weekend Warrior
from esc
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | down? | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | caffeine,caffeine,caffeine,caffeine,caffeine,caffeine, | | Weaknesses: | expensive | | Similar Products Used: | coke | | Bike Setup: | a nice rigid suspension bik | | Bottom Line: | caffeine,caffeine,caffeine need i say more | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dr. White
a Downhiller
from Utah
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | oh canada | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | nada | | Weaknesses: | caffeine is bad, bad.
tastes like rancid cough syrup.
price.
| | Similar Products Used: | water | | Bike Setup: | trek es numero uno | | Bottom Line: | shelling out two bucks for a little can of piss-water is not my idea of a good investment.
caffeine gives you an artificial high.
caffeine is a drug.
caffeine is addictive.
anyone who says these taste good must feel bad about wasting their money, and are trying to justify it.
enough with the hype: red bull gives you wings?
whatever.
get some adrenaline.
peace. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rick chittick
a Racer
from littleton co
Date Reviewed: September 24, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
the lynn trail, harrisonburg, va | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
great morning recovery drink. not enough sleep? too hungover? long-ass drive to the epic trailhead? | | Weaknesses: |
2 bucks is a bit much for 6 oz of drink. | | Similar Products Used: |
name anything with caffeine in it. | | Bike Setup: |
best mixed with vodka. people at vegas interbike this year can attest. | | Bottom Line: | it's a jolt and a half. drink two of these back to back and you won't be able to sit still for a solid hour. also, watch for their funky promo vehicles in a neighborhood near you, complete with chicks to give the marzocchi girls a run for their money. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dustpan
a Weekend Warrior
from Las Vegas
Date Reviewed: September 24, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
all of MOAB | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
BOOST! Right Now...no waiting for it to kick in. | | Weaknesses: |
can't get it in central/eastern US | | Similar Products Used: |
jolt...just not the same though | | Bike Setup: |
Park Pre...who cares, it goes! | | Bottom Line: | I got hooked on Red Bull in Europe two years ago...I was so stoked to finally find it in the US. People say it's the caffein but it's more...you don't get that kind of kick from JOLT! and JOLT has more caffein...it's the Taurine making your cells process faster...more OXY means more power. The other thing I have found is that it doesn't leave you down when the caffein wears off...you just return to normal. I get it by the case and pound one 15 minutes prior to a ride...just be sure to hydrate with something else as well, as it is not a fluid replacement...found this out the hard way! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack
a Cross-Country Rider
from Ill
Date Reviewed: August 10, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
good mix of ingredents | | Weaknesses: |
tastes like piss
somewhat expensive | | Bike Setup: |
M-80 | | Bottom Line: | ok if u realy need a boost of energy but if u have a choice dont get it | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Cross-Country Rider
from Frankfurt, Germany
Date Reviewed: August 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Feldberg | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
Great Mixer | | Weaknesses: |
Price | | Similar Products Used: |
Flying Horse | | Bike Setup: |
Does this really matter here? | | Bottom Line: | I agree with Bruno below. I love mixing this stuff with alcohol. Here in Europe you get this stuff everywhere and every club sells it mixed with vodka. What a rush. All the raver/techno freaks live on this tuff. The caffeine kick is huge. I wouldn't dare drink this stuff though while riding. It's just caffeine. I rather have a Met-Rx bar or a Clif bar. Save this stuff for the evening when you're getting loaded, putting back all those caloeries via alcohol into your system which you spent the whole day trying to get rid of while riding. Don't ever make the mistake of buying the Flying horse stuff they sell over here in Germany though. Both of these products are originally from Austria and in Austria you can still get them with the original Taurine content which was banned here in Germany. Anyway, bought the Flying Horse stuff while in Austria, it tastes like sh*t and had me buzzing for hours. Avoid it unless you're the type who likes to mix ecstacy and alcohol which will simply allow this stuff to mix nicely with your repertoire. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BRUNO
a Racer
from SF, CA
Date Reviewed: May 27, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Invigorating | | Weaknesses: |
Doesn't come pre-mixed with alcohol | | Bottom Line: | I don't use this for riding, only when I go out to the clubs. I mix it with vodka and it's all good, baby-babey! It's the perfect mixing companion. One of these will have me dancing all night with the babes and then I still have energy left over for the late night session (if you know what I mean). It tastes pretty damn good too! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Cross-Country Rider
from Northern IL
Date Reviewed: May 26, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Rabbit Valley #2 Fruita CO | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Caffeine kick | | Weaknesses: |
That's about it has going for it. No stamia, or staying power with this drink - lets you Bonk Big Time! | | Similar Products Used: |
CytoMax -- It Rocks! | | Bike Setup: |
C'Dale F700 | | Bottom Line: | Too Expensive! Save your money and just drink Mtn Dew or Jolt if you want Caffeine! If you want a real cycling drink - get Cytomax or try the new the product Revenge. Just bought some and I'll review it later. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JohnnyAppleseed
a Downhiller
from Albuquerque
Date Reviewed: May 25, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Tastes delicious | | Similar Products Used: |
Powerbar, Jolt soda | | Bottom Line: | Tastes good but you might as well just fill your camelback with expresso, this is not an energy drink but a caffeine rush. It does give you energy though. Regina Stiefl loves it! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bradon
a Weekend Warrior
from Reno
Date Reviewed: April 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Peavine | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
heavily caffinated | | Weaknesses: |
tastes like grape crush | | Similar Products Used: |
coffee, sobe energy drink | | Bike Setup: |
hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I can promise you there is no beverage available with more caffine than red bull. If you have two of these things it doesn't matter what kind of night you had before the big ride. I really wouldn't call red bull an energy drink because it's really just a highly caffinated soda. If you treat it like that you'll be ok. Only bad thing about it is that it tastes like grape crush and is real expensive. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from No. Bay, CA.
Date Reviewed: April 5, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Boggs | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Great energy drink, works fast, not too much to drink. | | Weaknesses: |
Kinda sour, like sweet tarts. Pricey! | | Similar Products Used: |
You name it. most work, some work well, some suck. | | Bottom Line: | The stuff works. I don't feel fatigued as soon, I recover quickly, and it works faster and better than any I've tried. I can't ask for more than that! It's worth 5 chilis', but it get's 4 until they drop the price. | | Overall Rating: |
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