What does a bonk feel like?

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Yeah that’s a good way to put it. It doesn’t hurt at all. It’s more like a short-circuit. Things just stop working.

By the way – the best sign, at least for me that I’m on the verge of a bonk is I will get really irritable. Every little hole I hit, every breath of wind in my face, every hill feels like a thing that has deeply offended you and pissed you off. When I start getting mad about road-chatter, I know it’s time to find a bench, a gel, or a gas station and to reel it back in for 20 minutes.

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All of those. Last few hours of Leadville.

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So my conclusion after all of this…I’ve never bonked. I never want to bonk :joy:

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This.

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I can always tell it’s about to get bad when the road starts looking like chocolate. Best I can describe the sensation is feeling like an empty husk. I carry food nowadays, no matter how short I think the ride is going to be.