Originally Posted by
sugarbot
Wow, seems like I eat a lot more than a lot of you guys (from the first page at least), I usually take a couple of muesli bars and an apple if I'm going more than twenty miles. I normally only eat one bar and the apple but I'm trying to push my average up at the moment so I like to keep stocked.
As I mentioned earlier, for rides over 2 hours, aim for 200-300 calories per hour.
On rides less than 2 hours, if you're eating normally during the day, you shouldn't need any extra calories. It is a good idea, however, to bring those muesli bars with you, just in case.