Walking vs. cycling - distance

thelawnet
thelawnet Posts: 719
edited June 2009 in Commuting chat
What do you think a mile per mile comparison is?

E.g., 1 mile walking = 5 miles cycling or whatever. I'm talking about effort expended.

Thoughts?

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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    According to the mighty interweb, walking at a good pace - 3mph - expends 82 kcal per mile. And cycling at a fast pace - 15mph - expends 47 kcal per mile. This is all if you're 155lb.

    It seems to me that walking a mile would be harder work than cycling a mile, so this kind of makes sense... but all calorie burning numbers are very approximate.
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    According to the mighty interweb, walking at a good pace - 3mph - expends 82 kcal per mile. And cycling at a fast pace - 15mph - expends 47 kcal per mile. This is all if you're 155lb.

    It seems to me that walking a mile would be harder work than cycling a mile, so this kind of makes sense... but all calorie burning numbers are very approximate.
    I hesistate to think what their designation of above 19mph would be. Insanely fast, leading to infarction, perhaps ;)
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    JonGinge wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    According to the mighty interweb, walking at a good pace - 3mph - expends 82 kcal per mile. And cycling at a fast pace - 15mph - expends 47 kcal per mile. This is all if you're 155lb.

    It seems to me that walking a mile would be harder work than cycling a mile, so this kind of makes sense... but all calorie burning numbers are very approximate.
    I hesistate to think what their designation of above 19mph would be. Insanely fast, leading to infarction, perhaps ;)

    :lol:

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  • Mike Healey
    Mike Healey Posts: 1,023
    The usual rule of thumb is 4 times for non-competitive riders
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  • Craggers
    Craggers Posts: 185
    Hmmm....but Is cycling into a headwind harder than walking into one?
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  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    edited June 2009
    Try "walking" into a headwind at even 8mph...

    The BBC URL will actually work (no apostrophes)



    Naismith's Rule suggests an hour for three miles (it includes rests).

    This is actually "fast", although I used to do better in the hills.

    Cycling into a headwind at 3mph?

    I am not sure my granny ring is low enough for that
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  • iclestu
    iclestu Posts: 503
    Craggers wrote:
    Hmmm....but Is cycling into a headwind harder than walking into one?

    IMHO...

    It could only be harder if you measure in 'effort per hour'. If you measure in 'effort per mile' it would have to be a helluva headwind to beat cycling, surely?
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  • Craggers
    Craggers Posts: 185
    It could only be harder if you measure in 'effort per hour'. If you measure in 'effort per mile' it would have to be a helluva headwind to beat cycling, surely?

    I'm not convinced.....if your cycling into a 10mph headwind at a speed of 10mph, then the windspeed acting on you is 20mph, and obv. walking at 3mph it'd be 13mph.

    But then again whenever I walk to work I arrive a hell of a lot more knackered than if I'd cycled, wind or no wind...... and thats to mention the crotch rash
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