Old 06-18-10, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by socalrider
Those are very high numbers.. 16cal per minute is possible at 90% of MAX HR or above..

You are burning 18cal per minute at around 80-85% of max hr.. That is too high..
That's the caloric burn from roughly 300 W power output. That's not really impossible for an hour or so, for someone that's in decent shape. Over six hours, no way, outside pro riders.
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