03 Sep A Pacific Coast Bike Tour By the Numbers
We are borrowing something our friend, Evadne, who posted on her Tumblr blog in revealing our Pacific Coast bike tour by the numbers. Enjoy!
78178: elevation gained (ft)
77760: calories burned
4840: highest elevation gain in a day (ft)
1413: total tour miles
1269: total cost per person ($)
127: hours on the saddle
78: most miles ridden in a day
50: average miles per day
43: max speed (mph)
40: average spending per day ($)
32: total days on tour
28: days on the saddle
28: nights of camping
11: average speed (mph)
10: new friends made
7: ferry rides
5: weight loss (lbs, Johnny)
4: days off
3: states biked
3: KOA stay
3: jars of peanut butter consumed
3: old friends reunion
3: consecutive days w/o a shower
3: whales seen
2: countries biked
2: hostels stay
2: flats (Sang Hyun)
2: rode through trees
1: dead slug in Sang Hyun’s Keen
1: hotel stay
1: bald eagle encounter
1: wolves howling
0: flats (Johnny)
0: weight loss (lbs, Sang Hyun)
Is there anything from this list that stands out to you? Anything that you’re curious about? Let us know in the comments. This was pretty fun to compile.
Sasha Stone
Posted at 17:51h, 09 SeptemberThis is fascinating and hilarious. What’s KOA?
Johnny Lam
Posted at 17:43h, 13 September@Sasha – A KOA is a company that are fancier RV campgrounds. They have multiple locations all over the country.
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