BASE GEL — Flask on workshop bench
Clear sports flask half-filled with pale amber gel, set on a dusty workshop bench beside a partially-open kraft jar of maltodextrin and a stainless scoop with powder dusted around it. Soft side window light from camera-left, long warm shadows, hints of red desert dust on the bench. Editorial still-life, cream and clay palette, no commercial branding visible.
N.01
Base Endurance Gel
Rides 2–4 h, steady effort
90 g CHO / hr · 2:1 malto:fructose
The everyday workhorse. Cheap maltodextrin and fructose in the ratio your gut can actually absorb. Add water, shake, pour into your flask.