[Big_Papa1080]

i know some people just get up and go out and ride, while others drink gatorade eat a power bar ect. just wonderin what anyone else does.

 

[Heidi]

Depends really how far/long I am riding. I try to eat 2-3 hours before my long endurance rides. I hardly ever ride on an empty stomach, but I don't load up on bars or anything before, I just have a regular breakfast. Before my commute home I usually eat a banana (yes, I am back on bananas), or a nutr grain bar or something.

 

[spincrazy]

I Carb up the night before normally. I at least eat a lot. I normally just hit the trails with coffee and an energy bar though as I don't like to ride with a lot of crap in my stomach. (less to throw up mid-trail )

 

[stringcheese]

I have a bowl of cheerios and an oatmeal bar 40 minutes before I ride.

 

[The Toninator]

if i have a race i usually try to carbo load a couple of days before the race (1 to 2) if i;m going on a long ride like heidi i try to think extra fuel but dont stress it.

but i usually have at least something in my before a ride. But like tonight i wont eat anything before and it's going to be a 2 hour ride but i had a huge lunch of shrip fried rice. I ate the whole thing. uke:

 

[Toshi]

I usually forget to eat, and then have a mini-bonk while spinning home. I haven't bonked for real since April, tho.

 

[zibbler]

I usually just have a protein shake and a granola bar about a half hour or so before I ride. I don't like puking very much. Besides, I've never been a morning eater. For some reason I could never tolerate solid food in the morning. I just gags me.

 

[jhusktrials]

Well I just did the 24 hours of Winter Park and I have to admit I totally bonked on my 4th lap (maybe I should have trained instead of riding trials and DH?).
Well fortunately they had clif shots and gatorade at the checkpoints. I have to admit I was amazed at the affect those two items had on me. I went from walking up hills to passing people towards the end. Great stuff, I am now an advocate for clif shots (I think they did more for me than the gatorade).

 

[Topaz]

If I'm doing a hard ride in the morning I'll have a glass of OJ, and bowl of cereal or oatmeal at least 30mins before my ride. If it's a really hard ride I'll add a bagel.

If I'm riding later in the day then I'll just stick to my normal routine of eating small meals or snacks every 2-3 hours. If it's been 2hrs since I've eaten then I'll probably have a cliff shot or drink before my ride.

During my ride I have something like cytomax in my water and I'll eat a cliff shot every 45-75mins. If it's a long hard ride I'll eat even more.

Anyone know how many calories the body can digest during an hour?