Originally Posted by
OBoile
But it seems I can't follow my own advice... cycling doesn't follow this kind of linear relationship. The main resistance is air, so body weight means very little. The only time when body weight is a big factor in terms of energy expenditure is when your are going up a hill. Double the mass does not mean double the calories required.
Body weight does matter.
If you read the links to METS and how you calculate workload, you would know it is exactly a 1 to 1 ratio:
1 METs = 3.5 x weight in kg ÷ 200
But I understand you take your opinion over the actual science.
You keep doing you!