Originally Posted by
sstorkel
Not necessarily! I went with the eat-when-hungry approach on my first tour. Second day out, I wasn't hungry at breakfast so I ate very little. A couple of hours later I bonked. Even though I recognized the problem and started forcing myself to eat, the rest of that day was pretty miserable...
I didn't suggest that using common sense wasn't necessary, I simply said that the numbers probably won't play a significant role. Avoiding "the bonk" and counting calories aren't the same. Eating before you ride is something that you can do without needing calculations and numerical complications.