Can we ring the bell?

Seriously...It has been my experience that a good number of cyclists overeat. A hoagie or half a pizza in the middle of a 40-mile, moderately paced, club ride? Really? Yet I have seen it plenty of times.

I actually managed to expand my guy while riding across the country fully loaded way back in '99, when I was a healthy age 34. We rode west to east. Once we got out of the mountains, I kept eating like I was riding in the mountains. That, combined with a lot of unhealthy option and large portion sizes during second breakfasts in the Midwest. any my jerseys became tight around the middle.

I stopped doing loaded touring in 2000 but picked it up again in 2009. I again realized at some point that was eating too much. Really focused on cutting down on consumption. on the road, but still consuming a good, balanced meal in camp.

Back in 2019, I did this day on a fully loaded bike on maybe 6 fig bars and coffee for breakfast and two Cliff Bars, an apple and lots of water on the road. Was I really hungry at the end? Sure. But I don't feel my performance suffered during the ride.

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