Originally Posted by
chasm54
Pretty much impossible to burn 90kcal per mile on a bike for any length of time. A 200lb rider putting out around 320 watts to go 25mph will burn only about 1200kcal per hour, or 20kcal per minute, which is about 50kcal per mile. And 25mph is a very respectable pace for a one hour time trial, most people can't do it.
However, if you measure by time instead of distance, an hour spent walking will burn maybe 300 kcal. Very easy to burn more than that in an hour's cycling, 15 mph would do it even on totally flat terrain.
You're assuming that mainly speed can make people burn calories fast but climbing hills and heavy loaded bike too (strong wind too but not very easy to control)
Last edited by erig007; 04-24-13 at 02:26 PM.