Bike Miles ridden don't seem to equate number of steps accurately

[Biker1959]

I ride my bike between 150 and 200 miles per week.  If my stride is 3 feet, and a mile is about 5300,  that should equate to about 1,750 strides.  If I ride 50 miles why am I only showing 6,000 steps.  This seems WAY low.  I average 30 miles per day and expected to his 10,000 steps daily.  I am averaging about 7,500.  I wear my fitbit on my non-dominant wrist. 

[Rich_Laue]

Your bike ride has nothing to do with your stride. 

The fact is fit it does not alter the steps dieting a bike ride, these steps are a little less than the never of box you ride over. Your Fitbit bring the arm which is holding to the handle bar, means it is split looking at bouncing of the handlebars. 

[Rich_Laue]

Your bike ride has nothing to do with your stride. 

The fact is fit it does not alter the steps dieting a bike ride, these steps are a little less than the never of box you ride over. Your Fitbit bring the arm which is holding to the handle bar, means it is split looking at bouncing of the handlebars. 

Actually you would want the steps reported to be equal to the calories burnt. Not the distance which will change with every gear change. One pedal would be equivalent to the distance the bike goes, plus any coasting. 

[Biker1959]

So the "steps" daily is misleading. If I walk with little arm movement then the same would result.  Lower steps vs distance?

[Rich_Laue]

Not necessarily it is not easy to walk without arm movement, even with the hand is in a pocket there will be a little up/down movement that will count as steps. 

Basically yes the logic is looking at arm movement to count steps, while on a bicycle the user is not stepping