What do you eat before a ride?

[shootingstar]

One thing for sure, if I have a big breakfast, which is rare, then I prefer to eat without rushing and give myself, if possible, at least 1 hr. to digest after finishing and going to bathroom before cycling.

Otherwise I feel as if I'm lugging a supperbucket up the hill.

For many years I avoided oatmeal. I stopped eating oatmeal around 18. Then returned to oatmeal but in smaller daily amount (half of what I consumed as a teenager) when I was around 45. I continue to have oatmeal now as I did as a kid, more on milky side and no sugar.

If there's local fresh fruit..preferably a berry fruit which involves no peeling, slicing, then I add it in. It really is a small amount of oatmeal daily for me.