Originally Posted by
old's'cool
If you're in good shape, you shouldn't need to eat much of anything before your ride.
That's a huge generalization to make. I'm in good shape, and I find my body performs better with food (given sufficient time to digest). That being said, I get up and ride 17 miles almost every morning before I come home and eat breakfast. So I don't really "need" it, but my body works better with it.