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How many mph does the avarage person go on a mountain bike on a normal rd? |
and also how many calarories do you burn per mile On a mountain bike expect to ride at about 15 Mph. Although as one poster mentions, when you start putting hills, road junctions,etc into the equation the average figure will be lower than this. Roadies, like myself will quite happily buzz along all day around 23 Mph but Mountain bikes aren't best suited for that. Calories aren't a useful measure of exercise, in order to get any calorie measurement, you need an expensive cycle computer with power sensors. But there are some(mine included) that would give you an estimate. The distances are in such a huge variance, it would be hard to say. The average roadie does not do the same distance as the average weekend biker. If I had to guess, I would say around 15-20 miles for someone who isn't seriously into biking. As for calorie counts, your best bet would be to pick up a heart rate monitor/bike computer like those made by Polar to get an accurate calorie count. Here is a link someone else posted for another question for a really good calorie calculator: http://www.bicycling.com/channel/0,6609,... work in a bike shop Whats average? Flat roads, hilly terrain, steep mountains in your backyard? What type of tires? Knobbies, Dual purpose, road? The amount of calories burned is more based on time than distance. Go to this web site, it will help on calculating the amount of calories burned. primusweb.com/ fitnesspartner/ jumpsite/calculat.htm (remove spaces) I do 20 on the flat with knobblies. Calories used will depend on rider size (ie aerodynamic drag) and weight. why are you axking this? Well, depending on your power-to-weight ratio (measure of how much power you can use to generate the momentum to move your weight), you might average 8-16 mph riding a mountain bike on the street. Compare this to usually riding at around 5-10 mph on mountain bike trails when going up hill, or riding flat, when not doing an all-out effort. Then, compare these to an "average person" riding a "fast" road bike on the street doing 12-21 mph. As far as calories burned is concerned, it depends on your on-bike weight, which includes water bottles, camelbak hydration system, any other gear you are carrying, and the weight of your bike. It also depends on your speed, the incline of the road you ride on, the wind speed an direction (head-wind vs tail-wind). All these factors affect your body's fight against gravity/down-force, and thus impact your calories burned. If you want to burn more calories, but you are not in tip-top shape, I'd recommend doing longer rides at slower speeds in lower gears--spinning the pedals faster instead of riding in a higher and harder gear. As you get into better shape, you can ride in slightly higher gears, and try getting out of the saddle (off the bike seat), and cranking harder for short bursts of speed (sprinting). If you want to really burn some calories, CAREFULLY start riding uphills on the street. I say carefully because, particularly in the summer, the combination of the summer heat and the effort of riding uphill can knock you flat on your but from heat exhaustion or dehydration, or both. Remember to hydrate at least every ten minutes on all rides; just a few ounces each time. Hope this helps! |
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