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Tour stats
These are my stats, David's stats are in parentheses.
- Total miles ridden = 5169.2 (5505)
- Longest day = 125.9 miles (124)
- Weight at start = 153 pounds
- Weight at finish = 137.5 pounds
- Days ridding (not counting the short days) = 63 (63 )
- Total days on the road = 69 (69)
- Average miles per day (63 days) = 82.05 miles (87.38)
- Average miles per day (all days, 69) = 74.16 miles (79.78)
- Average speed for the tour = 12.21 mph
- Fastest average for a day = 17.13 mph
- Slowest average for a day = 9.08 mph
- Highest max speed = 46.5 mph (51)
- Number of days my max speed was over 40 mph = 10
- Number of days my max speed was over 30 mph = 23
- Number of centuries = 16 (33)
- Number of days over 90 miles = 28 (35)
- Number of days over 80 miles = 38 (42)
- Total number of hours in the saddle = 423.25
- Longest day in the saddle = 9:28 Hours
- Miles Training in 1998 = 3041 (4700)
- Flat tires = Zero
- Highest pass climbed = Logan Pass at 6664 feet
- Number of states ridden in = 15
- Number of Canadian provinces ridden in = 2
- Best dinner = Ground steak in Babb, MT.
- Best corn-on-the-cob = at David's house, thanks, Dana
- Best coffee = Troy, MT and Amtrak (tie)
- Money found on the road = $18.51
- Number of bandannas found on the road = 2
- AVERAGE COST PER DAY:
- Camping = $5.11
- Showers = $0.09
- Ferry/Train = $3.50
- Postage/Cards = $0.63
- Internet access = $0.01
- Park entrance fees = $0.14
- Medical supplies = $0.05
- Bike repairs = $1.38
- Jersey/T-Shirt = $1.01
- Movie = $0.07
- CD's (music) = $0.48
- Toiletries = $0.09
- Wash (clothes) = $0.06
- Fair entrance fees = $0.03
- Coffee cup (souvenir) = $0.22
- RAGBRAI (club fee) = $0.56
- Shipping stuff home = $0.83
- Breakfast = $4.81
- Lunch = $4.23
- Dinner = 8.10
- Snacks = $3.70
- Total Cost Per Day = $34.98
On this tour I did not keep track of what I ate as I normally do. I just did not want to have to enter all the data when I returned home. Now I kind of wished I had kept track.