Sweat contains more than just water. Every hour on the bike, you're losing sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium in ratios that sports drinks don't come close to matching. SaltStick Electrolyte Caps address this gap directly, delivering all four electrolytes in proportions that mirror actual sweat composition rather than what's convenient to formulate into a sweet beverage. Each capsule provides 215 mg sodium, 63 mg potassium, 22 mg calcium, and 11 mg magnesium alongside 100 IU of Vitamin D3 to support calcium absorption.

The capsule format sidesteps the flavor fatigue and stomach sloshing that come with drinking your electrolytes during long efforts. Pop one every 30 to 60 minutes with water and move on. The buffered salt composition uses citrate and gluconate forms that absorb efficiently without the gastric distress some athletes experience with straight sodium chloride tablets. Two capsules per hour puts you at 430 mg sodium, which tracks closely with what an average rider loses in sweat during that same window.

SaltStick built these caps with a vegetable-based shell, making them accessible if you avoid gelatin. The ingredient list stays clean and focused: no sweeteners, no herbal additives, no soy, no nuts, and no high fructose corn syrup. Everything goes into the formula for a reason, and nothing extra comes along for the ride. Production happens at an FDA-inspected cGMP facility in the USA, and the caps undergo Informed Choice testing for banned substances, which matters if you race under sanctioning bodies that enforce anti-doping protocols.... Read More