Old 02-20-13 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Machka
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You'd be better off just assuming you burn 500-600 calories per hour.

^^^+2. I've used a HR calorie formula I tweaked for me based on a week of riding with a power meter. Although it's reasonably accurate and my calorie burn varoes up a down a bit, using an avg of 600 cal/hr is close enough for practical purposes. I typically average 80% of my max HR on my rides.
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