Originally Posted by Laminarman

I got a Schwinn AC Performance Plus so my wife could use it too. It has a bike computer with power and calories..etc. It's a solid, great bike, but I have a question regarding the computer. I'm not a new cyclist, but boy, I'll tell you, it seems this computer measures very low for calories and power. I don't have a power meter for my road bike so I don't have a reference for comparison. On my last one hour ride on this bike my HRM and Polar watch showed I burned 465 calories, the Schwinn computer showed 122 calories. My average HR was 142 BPM on the watch and bike computer. The bike said my average wattage was 71, which seems low. I was working, not cruising. I called Schwinn (couldn't get through) and the place I bought the bike from. It's been calibrated and is as accurate as it's going to be I guess.

Can anyone give any suggestions or do I just take it for what it is? Thank you folks.