Originally Posted by
damnpoor
I think you can easily ride 50 miles on much much less than that. I do 50 miles with a pair of cliff bars (500 cal) and a couple electrolyte tabs in my bottle, and I'm about 40lbs heavier than you are. For eating I recommend you look at the scale. If your weight is steady keep eating the same.
I probably could, but I think the average caloric intake for a teenager my age is roughly 2,200? So wouldn't the 1,500 + 2,200 = 3,700?
So, I'd still have defecit.
So, in order to maintain myself shouldn't I be eating more than the average intake by a little bit?