Argo Blog

When I calculate my mileage, I usually add 10% to maps to account for side trips and inaccuracies and those tiny bike wheels that seem to wiggle around a lot more than a car. And I add another 10% for ignorance and stupidity. This formula has proven to be very accurate.

The Pacific Coast
Santa Barbara, California to Vancouver, British Columbia)
1853 miles @ 4 days per week @ 50 miles per day = 200 miles per week = 9 weeks
Arriving approximately June 7.

Vancouver to Milwaukee
2460 = 12 weeks
Arriving approximately Sept 7.

Milwaukee to New York City (Not including possible trip to Montreal and Toronto)
1059 = 10 weeks
Arriving approximately Nov. 21

Atlantic Coast (NYC to Florida)
2673 = 13 weeks
Arriving approximately March 1, 2009

Southern tier (Florida to San Diego)
3666 = 18 weeks
Finishing approx. July 14, 2009

Not including possible trip to Mexico to celebrate successful book, or maybe even a bike trip in China as my last big adventure.

Total
12,500 miles = 62 weeks.

Of course, this is just an estimate, and already I can see that winter arrive before I get far enough south on the East Coast. Promoting my book and filming my video changes my trusty formula. And if I don’t create a stream of revenue, I will have to enter my basic financial survival into the equation.