Mileage theory

[Veronica]

Will you be riding with the same heart rate? Calorie expenditure is based on how hard you work.

For example nearly the same route, same bike:

Ride 1: average HR 148, calories burned 1174, ride time 1:41, distance 23.2, average speed 14.9

Ride 2: average HR 166, calories burned 1256, ride time 1:29, distance 22.8, average speed 15.9

If I had stayed out for the same amount of time and kept working at the same rate, I'd have burned even more calories.

It's really about you and how hard you work, not the bike.

A more comfortable, smoother ride may keep you on the bike longer, which would translate to more calories.

V.

PS The first ride was with other people. The second ride was by myself.