Just for kicks, here’s a (nerdy) breakdown of how I traveled last month:
- By Bicycle 320.5-mi (57.5%)
- By Car (Solo) 120.1-mi (21.5%)
- By Public Transit 55.4-mi (9.9%)
- Driving (With Others) 54.4-mi (9.8%)
- By Foot 3.8-mi (0.7%)
- Carpool 3.4-mi (0.6%)
I think it’s kind of interesting how I have tried to keep away from being inside an automobile at all. I used to not be able to get enough time behind the wheel but now, I would much rather be on my bicycle.
- Money spent on driving (est. $0.37/mi including depreciation): $40.41
- Money spent on gas (tangible): $60.60 to fill up my tank
- Money spent on bus fare: $13.45
Okay, sorry for all the random statistics. I hope to do this same type of thing once August comes along. We’ll see.
- Bicycle-specific stats from last month:
- Total time riding (moving): 24:55’06″ (49 min/day)
- Total distance: 319.88 mi (24.65mi on the Poprad, 295.23mi on the F600) 10.6 mi/day
- Average speed: 13.05 mph
- Max speed: 37.6 mph
- Calories burned: 14,532 kcal (484 kcal/day)
- Altitude gained: 37,438 ft (1,248 ft/day)
I’m also trying to figure out how much it costs to fuel my biking addiction. That’s for another post but, shortly, I hope to look at how much extra I need to eat (based on calorie consumption calculations) to bike as much as I do… My car averaged 23.6mpg over thousands of miles of recording. At the current Portland average (according to Portland Gas Prices) of $4.23, that means that the cost to drive one mile is equal to 17.9ยข ($4.23/23.6mpg). Anyways, it’s way too late and I really need to get to bed. I close today on the 4th and then I plan to ride up to the fireworks on the waterfront in downtown PDX and possibly camp out at a co-workers house out in the boonies so it might be a late night for me. Anywho… Sleepytime.
