Getting enough protein is vital if you want the maximum benefit from your training, and that’s where a concentrated source like this Recovery Bar comes in handy. Each 45g bar contains a useful 14g of protein – mostly milk protein – along with 17.1g of carbs and 5.2g of fat. You also get a decent amount of antioxidants to support the recovery process.
With a dark chocolate outer layer and a smooth and soft chocolaty centre, it goes down an absolute treat – this is a really good bar. You could quite easily munch through one just for the taste. And it staves off hunger well when you get in after a long ride, until you’ve had time to sort yourself out, have a shower and get a meal together.
The usual price is £42 for a pack of 25, which works out at £1.68 per bar. That’s pretty expensive but at the moment you can get a pack for £37.80 – £1.51 per bar.
Verdict
Scrummy bar that packs a protein punch to boost your recovery
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Multipower Recovery bar
Size tested: 24x45g
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes - really tasty and do the job
Would you consider buying the product? Yes, though not as cheap as some other options
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 36 Height: 184cm Weight: 74kg
I usually ride: My best bike is:
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, commuting, sportives, general fitness riding, mtb,
Mat has worked for loads of bike magazines over 20+ years, and been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. He's been road.cc technical editor for eight years, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. We send him off around the world to get all the news from launches and shows too. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a past winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer.
4 comments
I don't know. How many of us truly ride hard enough and for long enough to benefit from this sort of product? We might like to kid ourselves we've pushed our body to the limit - but few of us do. Stay hydrated and electrolyted and you'll be fine. What's wrong with just having a banana while you sort yourself out with some real food anyway?
I agree. Although I do use sports drink powder for almost all my rides and energy gels (convenience) for Sportives.
My post ride feeding is some cold Nesquick and a chicken/fish dinner. Never seen the point of 'recovery' food unless you're time poor.
You've obviously never met mat
I'd never really considered KFC or fish'n'chips as a sensible post ride meal but....