Monday, June 30, 2014

Bike Trip Stats: Sierra-Cascades

Below are the stats for my recent Sierra-Cascades bike trip.

Total Miles Travelled by Bicycle: 2,384

Total Time in Saddle: 228 hours, 48 minutes
(equal to 9 days, 12 hours, 48 minutes)

# of Trip Days: 50
# of Riding Days: 45
# of Rest Days: 5
Max # of Consecutive Riding Days: 13

Average Miles per Day (Riding Days Only): 52.9
Most Miles per Day: 96.1
Least Miles per Day: 10.3

Average Daily Miles per Hour (Riding Days Only): 10.8
Highest Daily Average Miles per Hour: 14.5 (a 72.8 mile day from Chemult, OR to Bend, OR)
Lowest Daily Average Miles per Hour: 4.8 (a 16.4 mile-long climb in Sequoia National Park)

Average Daily Time in Saddle (Riding Days Only): 5 hours, 5 minutes
Longest Day in Saddle: 7 hours, 58 minutes
Shortest Day in Saddle: 50 minutes

Fastest Speed (mph): 44.6 
(descending from Tioga Pass)

# of Flat Tires: 2 
(both flats attributed to a tired, overpatched tube)

# of Summit Notes Left for Randy: 10

# of Stays with Warm Showers Hosts: 3

# of Nights in a Motel: 6

# of Miles Ridden Naked: 6

Stats I Wish I Had Collected:
  • The # of burritos I ate
  • The # of times I cleaned my chain
  • The # of signed summits

14 comments:

  1. I was sure you listed the number of cute cowboys....

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    1. Ha! It didn't even cross my mind to count the cowboys. Thanks for tickling my memory -- I had forgotten about them. For the record, there were three cute cowboys on this trip. :)

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    2. I have always thought that their should always be more cute cowboys (or in my case cowgirls) than flat tires on any trip!

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  2. So psyched for you!!! What's the next chapter of your adventure? I hope you drop by work and say hello before you are off again. So many congrats to you!!!

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    1. Thanks, Rusty! Of course, I'll stop by and say hello! Details on the next chapter are in-the-works. I'm looking forward to sharing the next chapter soon!

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  3. What a great finish to a grid tour, Sarah! Congrats to you and to Alex! What an accomplishment!! Can't wait to hear what's next!

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  4. Great tour, not grid tour! I noticed that just as I hit 'publish!'

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    1. Grid tour…great tour -- I knew what you meant! :)

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  5. Nice blog and trip. I hope to do this route someday. You have a great writing style, and it was cool to follow along. What's next?

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    1. Thanks for following along, Patrick. Glad you liked the blog!

      I've got some plans in the works. I'll share the plans shortly! :)

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  6. Congratulations on completing your ride...I've been following you guys since the day I met you in the Perkies coffee shop in Palmdale...you are very inspirational! Regards Chuck from Palmdale

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    1. Great to hear from you, Chuck! So glad to hear that you've been following along! :)

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