Originally Posted by
steve0257
I'm more like Yehuda when eating on a bike ride.
+1 I can exist on gels if I'm doing a marathon, but I need "real" food if I'm riding a bike. I bring homemade granola bars that have grains, dried fruit, honey or molasses, and nuts, and they sustain me for a couple of hours and then I need to eat a real meal after about 40-50 miles. I tend to get sick of food on really long rides and have to force myself to eat, so I've found that liquid calories really help to sustain me in the later miles.