Originally Posted by
twodownzero
The one time I bonked real hard, I didn't just want to stop, I wanted to die, too. I shifted into the lowest gear I had, and I still couldn't get my cadence meter above 80 on flat ground. It's not fun. It's very dangerous. In short, don't do it.
I bonked once last year and it wasn't fun. Not sure if it was not enough food, not enough water, or both. But I, too, found myself in the lowest gear, barely able to pedal, also on flat ground. Also humiliating because it happened on a club ride.