> You are forgetting that the human body is nowhere near 100% efficient at burning fuel to put power into a pedal. I'm not, because the parent poster explicitl

> You are forgetting that the human body is nowhere near 100% efficient at burning fuel to put power into a pedal. I'm not, because the parent poster explicitly said "That's not based on made-up calories but actual work from a power meter on the bike." Which seems absurd, hence my comment.