For me, 90% of the time my pre-ride meal consists of the breakfast that i eat ordinarily, which is almost always, exactly 1 cup of Puffins high fiber cereal (cinnamon), 1 sliced up banana and fat free milk. I like to eat it 1 - 2 hours before a ride but not usually inside of 1 hour of ride time. I've tried many pre-ride meal types over the years (other cold cereals, pancakes, waffles, eggs, bacon, sausage, etc) but been doing the Puffins for about 3 yrs. If I happen to be doing a short, very intense ride (intervals), that ride is usually in the afternoon or early evening so, I don't eat inside of 2 hours of that kind of ride; that meal may be a typical sandwich lunch or a Clif Bar. Just have to figure out by trial/error what works for you.
Last edited by WC89; 10-01-13 at 10:39 AM.