Originally Posted by ivegotabike
i ate 3 eggs for breakfast about 2 hours before the ride, during the ride i ate 3 energy bars and half a sub (i got hungry man)
If you "felt" hungry it was too late. No glycogen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycogen in the blood to feed the muscles and your body has not learned to burn fat.
Pull over, eat 3 Snickers, wait 10 minutes and drag yourself home. Been there, done that.
Actually I don't know if that's a good idea but it worked for me.