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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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