Originally Posted by
Machka
But when you come down the other side of the hill, you're burning next to no calories. It all averages out.
People seem to forget that unless they are doing a Point A to Point B ride, or unless there's been an earthquake at the start/finish area causing the start/finish area to shoot way up in the air, the climbing and the descending equal out.
An equal amount of ascending and descending does not mean that the effort averages out. Come on, you are experienced enough to know better.