Originally Posted by
motobecane69
in terms of burning calories there is nothing better than running but it's a risk reward proposition. when I run , I can eat whatever i want and still lose weight. I can't do that on the bike. But that is just me, you may be different
Calorie burn is a mixed bag. Comparing say an hour's worth of effort, running wins out. However, cycling has the potential for longer time periods than running thus burning more.
And to offset
that, you negate some of cycling's advantage by the fact that consuming calories on the bike is far easier.