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the couple of times i've really bonked have been very long or hard rides, but im not actually sure it was bonking;more extreme fatigue and feeling the need to either not stop untill i get home, or actually having to get off the bike and jsut rest.
The first was the ride to rye with the forum a couple of years ago, and my muscles were cramping so hard i was having to stop every 20 minutes and stop as the pain was too intense, once it got to about 10miles to go i was able to continue through the pain just by focussing on the next mile ticking off on the computer.
The second was the way back from the maths ride where the traffic lights on the way back to london and all the stop starting got too much for me and I just started running the red lights in a nose down head for home technique, luckily Jimbilly came with me at this point; i've never felt so good as when we reached archway and i was back in familiar territory.
the point is that you dont know what works till you try it, it's best to try and hydrate and eat little and often and to make sure you have bail out plans.
riding with a group is good as it gives you moral support and you have others around who can spot danger signs and help out if neccesary.
so try to go on some forum rides but between now and then, try to pick routes that give you easy bail out options and dont increase the distance too rapidly.