haha that's not me. he gets paid to ride DH bikes... but you get the idea. going to Whistler in 2 weeks! boom. haha
My cousin James was sponsored by Vitus (Sommet Pro bike) I believe he recently switched to Saracen bikes and just won Irish Enduro Championship. Jimmy's 2nd from left.
I don't think so, come ride with me, I'll bet you burn more calories in 3 hours riding than you would walking. Easy 3 hour ride the other day, computer says I burned 2500 calories
I agree. Last fall when my health allowed me on my gravel bike, I lost ~20lbs in ~4wks. Before that, I had only been walking the multi-use trail and was only maintaining.
That’s because cycling is a more efficient form of locomotion. Greater distance can be traveled with less energy output. Frankly, I don’t ever see myself walking 100+ miles in a weekend, but I cycle a 100+ miles a weekend with ease and burn 5k+ calories doing it. To the point, your statement that walking burns more calories than riding is misleading at best.
who has time to go on 20 mile bike rides to burn the same amount of calories in a 1hr walk is my point. plus my dog loves our walks. pitbulls need a lot of exercise to be happy.
1 hour a day aint much at all... show me an MX pro not riding some form of a bicycle. Could easily go 18-22 miles in that short of a session, warm up and all.
you understand what I said right? 1hr walk = 20 mile bike ride. just download yourself a fitness tracker on your phone and put in all your info and see for yourself. I was going on 11 mile rides and it was showing 500 cal burned. lol. fuck that I can walk on a 2 mile hiking path for 40 mins and do that.
Riding a bicycle to train for world class competition (Rea) or local bragging rights (me) requires much different training than walking for an hour. It's great that you can burn 1,000 calories an hour taking your dog for a walk, but I doubt that your training goals are similar to mine, let alone a WSBK champ.
One hour a day is about perfect for me. There is a challenging paved trail near my house that follows a local lake. Total route is 20-25 miles or so. Lots of corners and a couple short, punchy climbs. Much past about thirty miles and I just don't care anymore.
https://www.livestrong.com/article/292096-which-burns-more-calories-walking-or-biking/ Ride safe, AAron
Riding a mtb is exponentially harder than riding a road bike as far as workouts and calories are concerned. And east coast riding is like interval training on continuous ups and downs, on a bike that weighs twice what a carbon road bike does with way more tire resistance. Apples and oranges. My carbon road bike was 14.5lbs. And i could easily cruise at 20mph. My 29er is 33lbs. And i bet my average speed on an xc ride is like 8mph. There's no way walking even comes close to gassing up hills continuously for 2 hours in the dirt and roots. Cruising a road bike at 10mph? Sure. Gotta distinguish the 2 though.
You keep comparing walks and rides that take a comparable amount of time, then say "fuck biking I can just walk." I like my bikes and would do an hour ride over a boring-ass walk any day cuz fuck walking!