Was this a fueling issue?

[rubysoho]

Without knowing any more, IME three things can cause cramps: fit, simple overuse/muscle fatigue, and electrolytes.

If you've been riding this bike all along and haven't made any tweaks, it's not likely to be your fit.

Overuse is a possibility since you rode almost half again as long as you have in a while.

If the weather is warmer than it has been, you're probably sweating out more electrolytes than you would be if you were acclimated to it. Hammer Sustained Energy gives you a small amount of sodium and calcium, but not really as much as you may need in proportion to the calories, and no magnesium at all. How many scoops of the Sustained Energy did you have over the four hours? Were you doing anything else for electrolytes?

No, I didn't even think about electolytes. I would have if this were Summer. Rookie mistake, I think. It was one packet (comes in the box of six) mixed in a bottle of water.

The bike was fit to me last summer but I do think I need to go back in for tweaks. Still, it felt good and the cramping was not normal.