Originally Posted by
Iride01
How do you get the idea I'm talking about training effect from that? I'm not taking training effect into consideration at all.
I was just giving the OP a possible reason why they feel they eat more on long rides. On my long rides, I've never felt overly hungry afterwards. It is my short very hard rides that I tend to eat large amounts of food for a time afterward.
I think you're assuming you are the norm here. This is a classic ymmv situation.