By The Numbers

Some numbers and facts regarding my recent trip across America and Canada on a Walmart bike.

My journey across America and Canada by Walmart bike was just like Sir Alan Watts said. I really didn't think I'd make it but I had fun and I did. Just like anything, get yourself out there and a lot of miracles can and will happen.

Here are a few numbers and factual things about my recent trip. Click the cycle button in the navigation to get all my reports from day one to day 30.

Total distance traveled - 5, 465 km. L.A. Southgate Walmart to T.O. (Toronto).

Total days: 30. Days off: 0

Shortest day traveled: 66 mi. Longest day: 185 mi.

Fastest speed reached: 47 mph (In Oklahoma, coming into Rolla).

Total cost of food / liquids. $1,400 USD.

Number of souvenirs bought: 1 Route 66 baseball cap at the mid-point. Adrian, Texas.

Number of times I suffered some hypothermia and uncontrollable shaking, shivering: 3

Most kitschy place visited. Uranus Fudge Factory. https://www.uranusgeneralstore.com

Times that I tented: 3

Hotels: 27 days. (It was cold, wet most days, especially after I turned NE in Oklahoma City.

Estimated number of fig newtons consumed - 760.

Estimated number of coffees consumed. Too many to count. Probably 12+ a day.

Number of passports waterdamaged: 1

Roadkill (most frequent to least): possums, skunks, racoons, armadillos, fox, deer, wolves, eagles, cats, dogs.

Times I ate microwaved Mac n Cheese with Buffalo Chicken. 20

Times I stopped at Dollar General’s across America. approx. 72.

Police officers, law enforcement encounters. 5x (all positive, welfare checking/helping).

Number of falls: 0

Number of flats: 3. Broken spokes: 1

Number of mechanics visited: 4. Kingman AZ. Springfield, Missouri. Bourbon, Missouri. Milton, Ontario. (Will write a post about them!).

Physical problems: 0 (totally pain free but did take tylenol once of twice during most days).

Price (before tax) for the bike. $249.95 USD.

Most dangerous cities I traveled through. St. Louis. Albequerque.

City I wish I had had more time to explore: Valparaiso, Indiana.

Coldest city: Flagstaff, Arizona. -8.

Warmest city: Amarillo, Texas. 107 F. 41 Celcius.

Windiest place. 100 miles south of Chicago. Dwight. North wind in my face. 43mph.

Additions to the bike out of pocket. Approx. $300 USD. New tires. Extender to raise the handlebars. New flat pedals. Carbon seat and seat post.

Bags, racks. $100 USD.

Most expensive meal. Breakfast in Denny’s California. Day 1. $24.99 USD.

Number of times I went up or down an escaltor with the bike: 1.

Price Rocky fetched on arrival at auction: $575 . All money to the Haileybury 54 Legion where I grew up.

Number of indescribable experiences: 1⁰0000000000000.