That's the way I usually ride - except I drink decaf. I rarely eat anything before I ride, unless it's going to be over 2 hours. I ride at least 60% mhr.

To each his (or her!) own, I guess. I've heard that it trains your body to use fat for fuel because your blood sugar is low in the morning. I've been riding like that for ten years.

Body builders will do a stack - caffeine, ephedrine & asprin in the morning before they lift. They say it gives them energy & starts the fat burning process. I don't think I'd do that to my body - it makes more sense to just skip the danish in the morning.

My $.02

Kim