What fuel?

misterben

What's the current wisdom with regards with what to eat for breakfast before a cycle commute? I'm assuming that a bacon & black pudding roll is not best idea....

MrGrumpy

TBH I`ve tried all that whats best for your commute, but really some cereal is all ya need. I tend to have big glass of water and then a biccy just to get the sugar levels up and then go for the burn :twisted: Once i`m at work a full english is the order of the day :twisted: Mind you i do a 30 mile commute .

JustRidecp

porridge every time.

Jacomus-rides-Gen

I actually fuel up an a cup of tea and vitamin tablet, catch a train 30mins then ride 35mins and breakfast at work. Sometimes, if I had a small dinner I grab a cereal bar.

Thats what I found suits me best, but I don't like riding with much food in me at any time. I rely on snacking my way through long rides, using cereal bars, fruit etc as I go, so I never have much in the stomach at once. One cereal bar lasts me about 30-40mins.

I have a high carb diet, and also drink PSP22 so don't really need food whilst riding, but do strike the balance between empty stomach and having something in there provinding energy.

mazcp

I normally have porridge in the morning, which suffices me.
Unfortunately for me, the month of Ramadhan starts next month which makes commuting by bike a tad more difficult (no food/water during daylight hours...and, no, I can't work shifts).

buzzfly

Hi all, my first post here . I have a big bowl of well milked and sugared corn flakes followed by a double strength black coffee,do my 5 mile commute then have a fluid replacement or Ade2 soya drink .

Hairy Jock

JustRidecp wrote:

porridge every time.

Yep, same here...

Noel PT

Small portion of raw oats mix with natural yogurt and a banana sliced into it.

Banana is high GI to kick start and the oats are low GI to sustain you and the Yogurt has a bit of protein and fat.

And its quick and easy to make.

Aidocp

I usually just go for cereal in the morning: Weetabix Minis (Fruit & Nut)

farrell

oats and soya milk........nice'n'cold

delcol

i have psp22 in my camel back...

i work perm nights 10-6 so i tend to have my normal tee 3-4 hours before with some kind of desert icecreme cookies or fruit.. try not to eat a hour before i leave..

then drink psp22 as go. always have 2 litre in my pack.

tyskie

I leave it until I get to work to eat as don't really feel that comfy cycling 18 miles having just eaten. Then it's muesli (with nuts, seeds, dried fruit) and all of the lovely soft fruit that's around at the minute - backcurrants, redcurrants, blueberries, raspberries and of course a good helping of honey and milk. And coffee.

After that I don't feel the slightist bit peckish again until lunchtime.

PyRo_uk

hi all i go with weetabix an hour before commute ( 25k ) and psp 22 then mars/flapjacks at work im thinking of making flapjacks out of weetabix instead of oats i think i ll call them flapperbix's i let you know how it go's

Drfabulous0

Coco pops, a brew and a fag. The full english waits till I have got to work.

adifiddler

Ok i must be strange (well i sort of knew that anyway) I have a can of rice pudding.

Massimo

Black coffee (no sugar), toast, couple of pieces of fruit.