Originally Posted by
Kurt Erlenbach
Do not concern yourself with calorie calculations on your 500, or your 305 for that matter...Some years ago the guy who developed Cyclostats software posted here that he figures most riders burn about 40 calories per mile. I figure about 35 per mile, and don't worry about it otherwise. I strongly suggest you do so as well.
I'm a numbers guy and I've found (over years) the 35-40 guesstimate to be far more accurate than any other metric.
And I have both a 305 and 500. I think of their calorie calculations as comic relief.