THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED TO ALL YOU DATA COLLECTION FREAKS (LIKE ME) OUT THERE. HERE YOU WILL FIND DATA ASSOCIATED WITH MILEAGE, CALORIES, WEIGHTS, AND COSTS.
I'VE ALSO INCLUDED A SEPARATE GRAPH OF OTHER STATS DEALING WITH COSTS FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED.
WEEK TOTAL MILES AVE MPH CALORIES BURNED * 5-11 AUG 295 11.2 29590 12-18 AUG 314 10.7 30860 19-25 AUG 253 10.9 27370 26-1 SEP 209 12 24650 2-8 SEP 303 13 30310 9-14 SEP 212 12.1 23500 * Calories consumed are meant to be a rough estimate of the exertion level for that day. I took a calorie table meant for regular "day riding on a flat surface with no wind" and extropolated the values to include the extra weight of the bike on cross country trips.
MY ORIGINAL INTENTION FOR THIS YEAR WAS TO TRY AND MAKE THIS TRIP FOR ABOUT $40 PER DAY. I BELIEVE I CAME CLOSE. ONCE AGAIN, MY PHOTOGRAPHY HABIT DID ME IN!!
TOTAL COST FOR 43 DAYS TO INCLUDE AIRFARE $1859.00 ROUGH BREAKDOWN OF LARGER EXPENSES
PER DAY COST $43.23 FILM AND PROCESSING $200 PHONE $20 HOSTELS/MOTELS $110 REPAIR/ASSY/DISASSEMBLY/SHIPPING $169 AIRFARE $398
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JOURNAL STATS X-TREMES PHOTOS PACIFIC 98
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