Echelon connect bike vs Fitbit calories burned

stacecorbett841

Hi everyone,
I’m hoping someone will have more knowledge then I do regarding the calories burned on the echelon connect bike vs the calories my Fitbit says I’ve burned.. they both have EXTREMELY different readings of my calories burned during a workout. Does anyone know which would be more accurate?

Thanks

Justin_7272

If you're cycling at a consistent speed (MPH) you can use a calculator, then compare that output to your FitBit and Echelon.

https://keisan.casio.com/exec/system/1350958587

Edit: If you're cycling at varying speeds, you could simply divide miles rode by time rode (in hours) to calculate your average MPH.

cwolfman13

Does the Echelon have a power meter? Can you see your average watts? If so, your bike is likely using your power in watts to give you a calorie burn. A power meter is the most accurate way to estimate calories burned on a bike...like it's really accurate.

stacecorbett841

Thank you both! The calculator helped a lot!

cwolfman13

cwolfman13 wrote: »

Does the Echelon have a power meter? Can you see your average watts? If so, your bike is likely using your power in watts to give you a calorie burn. A power meter is the most accurate way to estimate calories burned on a bike...like it's really accurate.

Adding to this...my Garmin Instinct gives me about 40-50 calories more per roughly 30 minutes than my power meter does. So for an hour of cycling, my Garmin is giving my 80-100 calories more than what my power meter says...I go with the power meter.

sijomial

If your bike has a power meter that's the estimate to go with - far superior to all other methods.
Plus, it's a net calorie estimate unlike most other apps and wearables.

If it does give a sample of your cycling workout; duration and average watts.
e.g. 100w average for an hour is 360 net cals.

(That's just in case the dead hand of the Marketing Dept has intervened to come up with ego stroking estimates!)