Zed
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Yeah the Tour+ mode does result in a little more muscle load I think, and a few more calories burnt, but it's quite a lot less fun. I don't think it's worth the trade off, unless needing the increased range/ride time. I tend to push a certain amount on the bike and I actually have trouble varying that. Even if it's my intention to back off because I've been riding more, I struggle to. Was the same when I used to cycle commute to work on a road bike. I'd be dead by the end of the week as I just struggled to take it easier some days. I have a sort of default setting.@Zed , interesting figures. Your power input appears to indicate that you are (more or less) applying the same pressure to your pedals for both modes. That would also translate into a longer ride time, lower average speed and more remaining battery.
Do you have a power meter on your pedals/cranks? (Strava gives us lowly cheapskates only an "Estimated Average Power")
The power numbers are from the bike (Orbea Wild FS) - recorded with the Bosch app and exported to Strava. I do believe it's pretty accurate, and does seem to gel with what I saw on a Wahoo Kickr I had briefly before I decided it was too boring for me and sold it