I am good for about 45 miles with only a big glass of coffee with milk.

At least for up to 45 miles, i have more energy having had nothing to eat since the night before.

Don in Austin

For my 9 mile commute, I have either a bowl oat instant oatmeal or a bagel, banana or apple along and a glass of orange juice. Then mid-morning I'd have some yogurt or granola bar or trail-mix

I give myself 1 hour prior to leaving. I will eat 1 bowl of cereal, 2 toast, half grapefruit, small orange juice and 1/2 cup of coffee. Commute is 1 hour long, 11 miles, I'm hungry when I arrive at the office. I will have a cup coffee and donut then. I am not hungry when I first get up but if I would leave without eating I would be starving within 10 mins.

When I ride I just get up and get dressed and go! I might drink some juice and some water but that is it just because I don't have juice at work. While at work I eat clif bar or protein bar for breakfast, then I would drink a lot of water until I went to lunch.

I found that I ride better without breakfast. I workout most mornings if I don't ride without eating. I am okay with working out in a fasted state.

10.5 miles to work.

Gotta have a little something, banana or toast with peanut butter and, of course, coffee. My stomach might revolt if I don't.

My first meal is normally around 4pm, so I ride in and do half a days work before eating with no problems. It's up to the individual though if that will work or not.

10 miles of stoplights and traffic, I'm okay without eating for that. I'll eat sometimes when I get to the office, but that happens anyway.

I've got a 15 mile one way commute, but I don't usually eat in the morning before I leave. If I do it's only a bowl of cereal or a couple of hardboiled eggs, along with a cup of coffee (which I have every morning regardless of whether or not I eat). But when I don't eat, I stop a couple of miles from my school to buy a couple of baozi (steamed buns filled with meat) which I then take to the office to eat. By that stage I'm hungry so the baozi really hit the spot.

Mmmm baozi.

I usually don't eat before leaving, but I will try to have a glass of water or perhaps OJ. If my commute is > 20 miles in the morning, I'll throw a granola bar in my back pocket.

I ate breakfast and didn't rush in the morning before getting on the bike. my routine worked for me but everyone is different.

I do not eat breakfast before my ten mile ride to work. I do eat after I get to work and shower and get dressed. I go up to my cubicle and have my breakfast of hot oatmeal with cinnamon and a frittata with veggies and a cup of coffee. That has worked for me whether riding my bike to work or going to the gym to work out.

Nope. I ride between 4 and 20 miles one way without food first, with no ill effects. I do eat very shortly after arriving, though.

I do, gives me energy to start the day in a good way and feel better.

whole milk, frozen berries, banana, ground flax seed and half a scoop of protein mixed into a morning smoothie. Also cook two eggs and stick that in a tupper for when I get to the office. I'd love to reverse the process but the logistics of bringing a full bottle of smoothies seem mind boggling.