Friday, August 25, 2006

Some Statistics from the Journey

Total distance 980 miles
Total time 15 days 22 hrs
Cycling time 90 hrs
Average speed 10.9 mph
Highest speed recorded 36.8 mph
Lowest speed recorded 0 mph (obviously)
Highest average speed for day 12.2 mph (day 13)
Lowest average spped for day 9.5 mph (day 2)
Longest downhill 8.8 miles (glen coe)
Longest uphill 4.5 miles (shap, roughly)
Steepest gradient up 15%
Steepest gradient down 17%
Longest day (distance) 80.8 miles (day 5)
Longest day (time) 7 hrs 5 mins (day 10)
Average speed in Scotland 11.5 mph
Average speed in Devon/Cornwall 10.0 mph

Furthest cycled before lunch 37.1 miles (day 5)
Cornish pasties eaten 2
Cooked Breakfasts consumed 17
Jaffa cakes snackpacks consumed 30
Punctures 1
Chain incidents 3
Allan keys bought 1
Bagpipes seen being played 1
Kilts seen being worn 5
Kilts seen being worn
(not by german tourists) 3

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