Originally Posted by
acidfast7
Here is a nice blog post that explains the calculations:
Calories burned when walking, running and cycling over a fixed distance | wearstheevidence
Luckily I am around 82kg or 180#.
Over the course of the year, my average speed has been 24km/h as I haven't reset it once. So, let's set that to be an average 15mph.
This works out to 340kcal/10km (or 34kcal/km) consumed (if we accept that my course is flat and over the ride there is no change in wind resistance).
I think we can also agree that it's 19km RT ... so that works out 19 x 34 = 646kcal/day
Are we OK with this number?
NO! Okay so we're just talking calories burned riding... 646 seems fairly low, but then again 19km RT isn't a large distance, so to break it down to my feeble american mind your RT is just slightly shorter than my one way... hmm now I'm assuming your calculations are factored around your wheelsize/tire size, crank length, and gear ratio?