• Mesophar@pawb.social
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      2 months ago

      You probably eat more if you are exerting more energy, though. Still better and cheaper than gas.

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      2 months ago

      Riding your bike consumes more calories and thus requires more food.

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      2 months ago

      Cycling burns energy.
      It obviously varies by build and how hard you ride, but it’s something around 25kcal/km (40Cal/mi) on a bicycle. A rough estimate is that you can go 10km (6.2mi) on a candy bar or a McDonalds Cheeseburger - which are ~300kcal, though if you are heavy and riding hard, it might be even up to three.