Originally Posted by
dahut
Agreed. It was just given as a frame of reference, something to plant in the old brain beside junk food smorgasbords.
Yes ... and besides all the gels, energy bars, sports drinks etc. Real food is an excellent choice for a long ride ... there's more variety and it tastes better than all the sports stuff.
And if a person really did have 50,000 calories in storage that person should be able to ride a 1200 km (90 hour) randonnee without eating, and without bonking. That would make things so much easier on those long rides!!