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Originally Posted by CNC2204
Technically ..... and i read that cycling & running burn similar ballpark amounts of calories per hour is this true ?

And my last 50 mile 4 hour ride my buddys Garmin said we burned 3800 calories is this accurate ?
Both of you combined probably did burn close to 3800 calories just like Garmin said.

But had only one of you been riding, I would expect much lower numbers unless riding circumstances were very difficult. Most computers and people way overestimate calorie consumption.
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