I always pre-ride snack a Honey Stinger waffle about 15 mins. prior to taking off on a 20-25 miler. If I do long rides like a 40 miler + then I take an additional one. I am prone to being or having symptoms like hypoglycemia or low blood sugar if I over exert without intake of foods. Now I am not diabetic by any means but if I don't get something in my body I start getting anxious and the shakes like a crackhead for a fix. You throw one thing like a milkyway my way and I am a-okay.

So in effect I never know when it may hit but usually if I pre-load I am okay.

So my routine is to pre-load on small routes but take an additional on longer routes. If I am riding a sponsored ride they have rest stops always that have snacks so I just pre-load only.