How does one calculate the calories burned while cycling?
And first thought, there would seem to be so many variables as to make it next to impossible, but I stand to be educated.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:20, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

He reads off what it says on the trainer readout.
But that aside, the same way you can estimate the number of calories burned in any excercise, it's a measure of th distance covered and the time it took you, with a factor of how much you weigh thrown in if you want to be a bit more accurate.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:22, Reply)

I can understand that on an excersize bike
But surely there's quite a difference between the number of calories Tory Boy burns on his Halfords Special MTB and the number you burn on your Carbon Fibre Racer doing the same distance in the same time. Also hills.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:29, Reply)

Yes there will be
which is why a really good estimate will take into account the weight of the bike too.

If you used a GPS tracker on something like Endomondo or MapMyRun, then it can take hills into account too.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:31, Reply)

OK, so possible to get a reasonable idea with some work.
Although probably not in TB's case.

I would also add stance (wind resistance) and tyres as factors to consider. Mind you he's on about the heaviest, least efficient bike possible so if anything he's burning off more than he thinks.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:36, Reply)

I don't think you would need to take those into account as they would be fairly minimal differences in relation to any reasonable distance travelled
as long as you're not wearing a sail suit or something silly.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:38, Reply)

interesting.....
I thought I had heard that over coming wind resistance was one of the things that took most effort. I certainly noticed a difference when I took the drops off my commuter, but that may have been psychological.

Any wya I have no source, so it could easily be bollocks.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:45, Reply)

You're suggesting it
so it's most likely bollocks.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:50, Reply)

aww, and we were having a civilised conversation and everything.
Silly Al.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 14:03, Reply)

they have the info on excerise bikes at the gym.
It must be an approximation.
( girlinthehole, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:23, Reply)

See above^
I reckon a very rough approximation.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:30, Reply)

I imagine it's based on how far you've gone and how long it took you
with a factor of how much you weigh for additional accuracy.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 13:30, Reply)