Long climbs and hot road miles drain sodium fast. Saltivate puts 800mg back per serving, so you can drink to your sweat rate instead of guessing.
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- 800mg sodiumper serving
- Zero sugarno stevia, Reb M
- HSA/FSApay by card, no letter
- Made in USAImported ingredients, NSF GMP Certified facility. Third-party tested.
Why cycling drains your electrolytes
Cycling is a long-duration sweat sport. A two or three hour ride in the heat, a climbing day, or a hard interval session can keep you sweating steadily for hours, and the main thing you lose in that sweat is sodium.
Most electrolytes for cycling lean on sugar and carbs for fuel but underdose the sodium your body actually sheds. That gap is why many riders reach the back half of a ride feeling flat and heavy-legged even after drinking plenty of plain water.
Signs you are running low
- Salt crust or white streaks on your kit and helmet straps
- Legs feel flat or heavy even after eating enough
- Feeling wiped out or low on energy after a hot ride
- Drinking bottle after bottle but still feeling thirsty
- Heavier sweat days where your usual mix does not seem to keep up
What actually helps you stay ahead of it on the bike
You lose mostly sodium when you sweat, so replacing sodium is a big part of staying hydrated on a long ride. A lightly dosed drink mix often does not keep up with a real sweat rate.
A sodium-forward electrolyte gives you a concentration closer to what you are actually losing, which is why many riders pair it with their normal carb fueling rather than relying on a sugary sports drink to do both jobs.
Match your intake to how hard and hot you are riding, and reach for more on the days you sweat the most.
Why Saltivate is built for the bike
Saltivate is a high-sodium electrolyte powder with 800mg sodium, 240mg potassium, and 60mg magnesium per serving, and zero sugar, with about 10 calories per serving in the flavored Watermelon.
Each box holds 30 single-serve stick packs, so you stash a couple in your jersey pocket or gear bag and tear one into your bottle before a four hour ride, no scoop and no tub to carry. Because there is no sugar, you keep your carb fueling and your hydration as two separate dials you control.
- 800mg sodium per serving helps replace what you lose in sweat, not a token pinch
- Zero sugar, with zero calories in Raw Unflavored and 10 in the flavored mixes, so it stacks cleanly with your gels, chews, or ride food
- Stick packs fit a jersey pocket and mix into any bottle mid-ride
- Raw Unflavored is plain with no sweetener at all; its roughly 2g of salt lightly seasons water, a carb mix, or ride drink
Try it. Sweat on it. Decide later.
Every order carries a 30-day money-back guarantee. If it is not for you, email us and we refund you in full. You do not even ship anything back.
What customers say
Rated 4.78 out of 5 from 9 reviews
After considering my electrolyte needs as a daily exerciser and occasional heavy sweater, along with taste, cost, and my sensitivity to highly acidic products, I switched from LMNT to Saltivate. I really appreciate the flexibility of being able to purchase Saltivate in bulk and choose...
The watermelon flavor taste great. My whole family really likes it. If you like to eat watermelon with a little salt sprinkled on it then this is for you!
I was excited to see a new flavor pop up and no surprise Saltivate dropped another banger. I have tried a coupe other watermelon flavors and they always taste like a close approximation to the actual thing. I think this is the most accurate “watermelon”...
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Common questions
How many servings should I take on a long ride?
It depends on how hot it is and how hard you are riding, since both raise your sweat rate. A good starting point is one serving per bottle on long or hot rides, then adjust based on how you feel and how much you are sweating. On easy or cool rides you may need less.
Can I mix Saltivate with my carb or energy drink?
Yes. Raw Unflavored has no sweetener at all, just the electrolyte salts, so it mixes into a carb mix, a sports drink, or plain water. Its light saltiness gently seasons the drink rather than masking it, and it lets you keep your fueling and your sodium as separate choices.
Will the stick packs fit in a jersey pocket?
Yes. The tear-and-mix stick packs are made to carry. Drop a few in a jersey pocket or saddle bag and mix one into any bottle when you refill, so you are not hauling a jar on the bike.
Why 800mg of sodium when other cycling mixes use less?
You lose mostly sodium in sweat, and many electrolyte mixes underdose it. Saltivate's 800mg per serving is built to help replace what you actually sweat out on long rides, so you can match your intake to your sweat rate.
Buying for a group?
Get a sample case for your crew
Coaches, gym and studio owners, safety managers, and crews: we ship one free case of samples for your whole group.
Ride longer and stay ahead of your sweat rate
Pocket the stick packs, dose to your sweat rate, and put back the 800mg of sodium every hot ride takes out. Zero sugar, HSA/FSA eligible, and made in the USA with published COAs.
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| Saltivate | BPN Electrolytes | Buoy | Carnivore | Cure | Dr. Berg's Electrolyte Powder | DripDrop | DryWater | Gatorade | GHOST Hydration | Good Intentions | HRDWRK | Hydrate Pro | HydroMATE | Just Ingredients Electrolytes | Liquid I.V. | LMNT | Magna | Nectar Hydration | NormaLyte | Nuun Sport | Pedialyte | Prime Hydration+ Sticks | Promix Electrolyte Drink Mix | Propel | Re-Lyte | SALTT | Santa Cruz Paleo | Skratch | Thorne Catalyte | Trevi | Ultima | Vitassium | Waterboy Daily Hydration | Nothing found with these criteria | |
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| Serving size | 1 stick (6g) | 1 scoop (5.6g) | 1.5 mL (1 squeeze) | 1 scoop (~3g) | 1 scoop (8.3g) | 1 scoop (6g) | 1 stick (10g) | 1 stick (11g) | 1 powder stick (35g) | 1 scoop (9g) | 1 scoop | 1 scoop (3g) | 1 scoop (4.93g) | 1 stick (5.4g) | 1 scoop (5.7g) | 1 scoop | 1 stick (6g) | 1 stick (5 to 6.5g) | 1 packet (3.4g) | 1 stick (10.5g) | 1 tablet (5g) | 1 packet (8.5g) | 1 stick (9.8g) | 1 scoop (5.18g) | 1 stick (3g) | 1 scoop (7g) | 1 stick (6.6g) | 1 scoop (4.1g) | 1 packet (22g) | 1 scoop (10.4g) | 1 stick (4.8g) | 1 stick/scoop | 2 capsules | 1 stick (3.0g) | — |
| Sodium | 800mg (from salt) | 500mg (from himalayan pink salt, citrate) | 50mg | 500mg (from citrate) | 240mg (from salt) | 40mg (from pink himalayan salt) | 330mg (from citrate, salt) | 380mg (from citrate, pink sea salt) | 230mg (from salt, citrate) | 150mg (from citrate, himalayan pink salt) | 500mg (from salt) | 650mg (from citrate, bicarbonate, chloride) | 1000mg (from salt) | 250mg (from salt) | 100mg (from salt) | 510mg (from salt, citrate) | 1000mg (from salt) | 300mg (from salt) | 100mg (from himalayan pink salt) | 851mg (from citrate, salt) | 300mg (from bicarbonate) | 260mg (from salt, citrate) | 40mg (from sea salt) | 1000mg (from salt (himalayan pink)) | 260mg (from salt, citrate) | 810mg (from salt) | 968mg (from chloride (solarsea salts)) | 1000mg (from salt) | 400mg (from citrate) | 485mg (from salt, disodium phosphate) | 230mg (from pink himalayan salt) | 55mg (from salt) | 500mg (from salt) | 550mg (from pink himalayan salt) | — |
| Potassium | 240mg (from citrate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 10mg | 300mg (from citrate, bicarbonate) | 310mg (from coconut water) | 1000mg (from citrate) | 185mg (from citrate) | 1000mg (from citrate) | 70mg (from phosphate) | 375mg (from citrate) | 100mg (from chloride) | 300mg (from bicarbonate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 200mg (from chloride) | 300mg (from citrate) | 390mg (from citrate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 150mg (from citrate) | 250mg (from citrate) | 393mg (from chloride) | 150mg (from bicarbonate) | 180mg (from citrate) | 700mg (from dipotassium phosphate, coconut water) | 200mg (from chloride) | 80mg (from phosphate) | 400mg (from citrate) | 408mg (from chloride) | 200mg (from chloride) | 49mg (from citrate) | 96mg (from citrate) | 250mg (from phosphate, citrate) | 250mg (from phosphate) | 100mg (from citrate) | 140mg (from citrate) | — |
| Magnesium | 60mg (from malate) | 25mg (from bisglycinate chelate) | 0mg | 40mg (from oxide, citrate) | 0mg | 120mg (from citrate) | 39mg (from citrate) | 40mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 83mg (from citrate) | 30mg (from malate) | 150mg (from glycinate, citrate) | 60mg (from glycinate) | 15mg (from oxide) | 50mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 60mg (from malate) | 210mg (from malate, gluconate, glycinate) | 50mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 25mg (from oxide) | 0mg | 124mg (from citrate) | 60mg (from malate) | 0mg | 50mg (from glycinate, malate) | 178mg (from chloride (solarsea salts)) | 60mg (from glycinate) | 48mg (from carbonate) | 40mg (from lysinate glycinate) | 100mg (from citrate) | 100mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 20mg (from malate) | — |
| Sugar | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 7g | 0g | 32g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 2.5g | 0g | 11g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 7g | 1g | 6g | 2g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 19g | <1g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | — |
| Sweetener | Reb M (not from stevia) | Stevia (steviol glycosides) | None | Stevia | Stevia, monk fruit | Stevia | Sugar, sucralose | Stevia, monk fruit | Sugar, dextrose | Sucralose | None | Sucralose, natural stevia | Stevia | Sugar, sucralose | Stevia, monk fruit | Cane sugar, dextrose, stevia | Stevia | Stevia | Stevia | Sucralose | Stevia | Dextrose, sucralose, Ace-K | Sucralose, acesulfame potassium | Monk fruit (lightly sweetened versions) | Sucralose, ace-K | Stevia | Stevia (RebD and RebM) | Stevia | Cane sugar, dextrose | Stevia (Rebaudioside A) | Sucralose, stevia | Stevia | None | Organic stevia leaf extract | — |
| Artificial ingredients | None | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose | — | Artificial flavors, dyes (Yellow 5, Red 40) | Sucralose, Artificial flavors, dyes (Red 40, Blue 1) | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | Sucralose, Ace-K, Artificial flavors, dyes (Red 40, Blue 1) | Sucralose, Acesulfame | — | Sucralose, Ace-K | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose | — | — | — | — |
| Pay with HSA/FSA card | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | — |
| Made in | USA | Unknown | — | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | Unknown | Unknown | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | India | USA | USA | Unknown | USA | USA | USA | USA | Unknown | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | — |
| Servings per unit | 30 sticks | 50 (jar) | 120 servings (3 bottles) | 90 (jar) | 28 (jar) | 50 (jar) | 32 sticks | 12 sticks | 30 sticks | 40 (jar) | 100 (jar) | 100 (jar) | 45 (jar) | 30 sticks | 30 (jar) | 30 (jar) | 30 sticks | 28 sticks | 30 sticks | 30 sticks | 10 tablets | 8 packets | 6 sticks | 30 (jar) | 40 sticks | 60 (jar) | 30 sticks | 30 (jar) | 20 servings | 30 (jar) | 45 (jar) | 20 sticks | 50 (100 ct) | 60 (jar) | — |
| Price per serving | $1.33 | $0.90 | $0.33 | $0.46 | $1.37 | $0.97 | $1.12 | $2.42 | $0.90 | $0.82 | $0.22 | $0.30 | $0.78 | $1.20 | $0.83 | $1.39 | $1.50 | $1.96 | $1.47 | $1.33 | $0.75 | $1.25 | $2.33 | $1.40 | $0.75 | $0.77 | $1.20 | $1.00 | $1.20 | $1.13 | $0.78 | $1.05 | $0.50 | $0.50 | — |
| Price per 1,000mg key electrolytes i | $1.20 | $1.24 | $5.50 | $0.54 | $2.49 | $0.83 | $2.02 | $1.70 | $3.00 | $1.34 | $0.34 | $0.27 | $0.61 | $2.58 | $1.84 | $1.54 | $1.19 | $2.96 | $3.67 | $1.06 | $1.57 | $2.84 | $2.69 | $1.11 | $2.20 | $0.61 | $0.77 | $0.79 | $2.41 | $1.81 | $1.34 | $2.59 | $0.83 | $0.70 | — |
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