Originally Posted by DannoXYZ

I got about 3100 Calories for a 60-mile ride I did last weekend using the kreuzotter site. Using the online calculators I get anywhere from 2700-3600 Calories. The thing I can't figure out is how to account for elevation gain on the ride. Since it's a loop, you end up at the same point for a zero change in elevation and all the hills in between aren't included in the calculations. I guess I need a computer that logs total elevation gain, then average that out over the ride distance to get an average for "slope of road".