Sum Numbers

25 Total days on the road including riding The Dog to Vancouver.
23 Days from BC to BC. The newspaper printed 24 but I remember 23. #FAKE NEWS!
17 Days on the bikes riding south.
1,700 miles (2,700 km) total distance - more or less?
100 miles (160 km) per day average distance traveled.
125 approx. average miles (200 km) per full day riding.
190+ miles (300+ km) longest day - only full day in Washington.
36 miles (58 km) shortest day - San Diego to Tijuana.
65 miles (105 km) shortest full day - Southern Oregon to Crescent City.
18 to 20 mph (28 to 32 kph) average speed for the tour - That’s pretty much a wild guess.
Top speed - Fast! Probably 100+ kph. Much, much faster than I’d ever consider now.
Most miles in an hour - 45 (70 km). King City, California
Shortest time for 100 miles (160 km) - three and a half hours. King City
Longest time for 10 miles - an eternity. King City
9 flats - Mostly blowouts, which sounded like a shotgun being fired. These were cotton/gum rubber tubulars. When they blew they were mostly beyond repair. The fact they were glued to the rims saved us from serious crashes.
1 crank arm and 1 freewheel were replaced.
1 crash - This is about my average on tour but this one, in Northern Oregon, has to rank as the all time most spectacular.
3 newspaper articles - Only two survive.
1 TV coverage - 30 seconds at the very most at the very end of the 11:00 news in San Diego.

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