Mileage for 2014 How far?

January 2014                        Monthly                  For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometers

Wed........1...........16............16..............16............16..............26
Thu..........2...........00...........16..............08............16..............26 Rest day
Fri...........3...........17............33..............11............33..............53
Sat...........4...........20............53..............13............53..............85

Sun..........5...........26............79..............16............79............127
Week = 121 miles = 195 km

Mon........6...........32...........85................14............85...........137 Puncture
Tues........7...........16..........101...............14...........101..........163                                               Wed........8...........19..........120...............15...........120..........193
Thu..........9............00..........120..............13............120.........193 Rest day
Fri.........10...........23..........143..............14............143..........230
Sat.........11...........07..........150..............14............150.........241 ShiftMate 2!?
Sun........12............16..........166..............14............166.........267
Week = 113 miles 182km

Mon......13..........00..........166..............13.............166.........267 Rest day
Tues......14..........17..........183..............13.............183..........295
Wed......15..........21..........204..............14..............204.........328
Thur......16..........18..........222..............14..............222.........357
Fri.........17..........06..........228..............13..............228.........367
Sat........18...........28..........256..............14..............256.........412 Puncture
Sun.......19...........00..........256..............13..............256.........412 Rest day  A
Week = 90 miles = 145 km

Mon......20...........00..........256...............13.............256.........412 Rest day    C
Tues......21...........00..........256...............12.............256.........412 Rest day     o
Wed......22...........00..........256...............12.............256.........412 Rest day     l
Thu.......23...........00..........256...............11.............256.........412 Rest day     d
Fri........24...........10...........266...............11.............266.........428                      !
Sat........25...........15..........281...............11.............281.........452
Sun.......26...........19..........300...............12.............300.........483
Week = 44 miles = 71 km

Mon......27..........12...........312..............12..............312..........502
Tues......28..........00...........312..............11..............312..........502 Rest day
Wed......29..........08...........320..............11..............320..........525
Thu........30..........10...........330..............11..............330..........531
Fri.........31..........19...........349..............11..............349..........562

Rest days 9  Punctures 2

February 2014                        Monthly                  For Year

Day     Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometers

Sat........1..........00.............00..............00............349............562 Rest day
Sun.......2..........18.............18..............09............367............591
Week = 67 miles = 108 km

Mon.....3..........34............52...............17...........401.............646
Tues.....4..........21............73...............18...........422.............679
Wed.....5..........47..........120...............24...........469.............755
Thu.......6.........13..........133...............22...........482.............776
Fri........7.........10..........143...............20...........492..............792
Sat .......8.........30..........173...............22...........522..............840

Sun.......9..........09.........182...............20...........531..............855
Week = 164 miles = 264 km.

Mon.....10.......29..........211...............21...........560..............901                                  
Tues.....11.......16..........227...............21...........576..............927
Wed.....12.......19..........246...............21...........595..............958
Thu.......13.......09..........255...............20...........604..............972
Fri........14........11.........266...............19...........615..............990
Sat.......15........21.........287...............19...........636............1024
Sun......16........10.........297...............19...........646............1040
Week = 115 miles = 185 km

Mon.....17.......20.........317...............19...........666.............1072

Tues.....18.......21.........338...............19...........687.............1106
Wed.....19.......10.........348...............18...........697.............1122
Thu.......20.......19.........367...............18...........716.............1153
Fri........21.......21.........388...............18...........737.............1186
Sat........22.......22.........410...............19...........759.............1222
Sun.......23.......25.........435...............19...........784.............1262
Week = 138 miles = 222 km

Mon.....24.......42.........477..............20.............826............1330
Tues.....25.......15.........492..............20.............841............1354
Wed.....26.......20.........512..............20.............861............1386
Thu.......27.......20.........532..............20.............881............1418 
Fri........28.......20.........552..............20.............901............1450


March 2014                        Monthly                  For Year

Day     Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometers
                                                                                                     
Sat.......01.......16.........16................16..............917...........1476
Sun......02.......22.........38................19..............939...........1512
Week = 155 miles = 249 km

Mon.....03.......12.........50.................16.............951............1531
Tue......04........21.........71.................18.............972............1565
Wed.....05........20.........91................18.............992............1597
Thu......06........28.......119................20...........1020............1642
Fri........07........22.......141................20...........1042............1677
Sat.......08........38.......179................22...........1080............1739
Sun......09........23.......202...............22...........1103.............1776
Week = 164 miles = 264 km

Mon....10.......39..........241..............24............1142............1838
Tue......11.......35..........276..............25............1177............1895
Wed....12.......22..........298..............25............1199............1930
Thu......13.......25..........323..............25............1224............1971
Fri.......14.......21..........344..............25............1245............2004
Sat.......15.......00..........344..............23............1245............2004 Rest day
Sun......16.......07..........351..............22............1252............2015
Week = 149 miles = 240 km

Mon.....17......14..........365...............21............1266............2038
Tues.....18......19..........384...............21............1285............2069
Wed.....19.....15..........399...............21............1299............2091
Thur.....20......18..........417...............21............1317............2120
Frid......21......00..........417...............21............1317............2120 Rest day
Sat........22.....19..........436................20............1336...........2150
Sun.......23.....07..........443................19............1343...........2162
Week = 92 miles = 148 km

Mon.....24.....13.........456................19.............1356..........2183
Tues.....25.....13.........469................19.............1369..........2204
Wed.....26.....10.........479................18.............1379..........2220
Thur.....27......20........499................18.............1399..........2252
Frid......28.....13........512................18.............1412...........2273
Sat.......29......34........546................19.............1446..........2328
Sun......30......51........597................20.............1597..........2571
Week = 154 miles = 248 km

Mon....31.....19.......616.................20............1616...........2602

April 2014                        Monthly                  For Year

Day    Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometers

Tues.....1........13..............13.............13...........1629...........2623
Wed.....2........19..............32.............16...........1648............2653
Thur.....3........38..............70.............17...........1686............2714
Frid......4........00..............70.............14...........1686............2714 Rest day
Sat.......5........15...............85.............14...........1701............2738
Sun......6........24.............109.............18...........1725............2777
Week = 128 miles 206 km

Mon......7.........21............130..............19...........1746...........2811
Tues......8.........10............140..............18...........1756...........2827
Wed......9.........20............160..............18...........1776...........2859
Thur....10.........20............180..............18...........1796...........2891
Frid.....11.........27............207..............19...........1823...........2935
Sat.......12.........00............207..............17...........1823...........2935 Rest day
Sun......13.........23............230..............18...........1846..........2972
Week = 121 miles 195 km

Mon....14........23............253...............18...........1869..........3009
Tues....15........53............306...............20...........1922..........3094
Wed....16........18............324...............20...........1940..........3123
Thur....17........00............324...............19...........1940..........3123 Rest day
Frid.....18........00............324...............18...........1940..........3123 Rest day
Sat.......19........31............355...............18...........1971..........3173
Sun......20........11............366...............18...........1982..........3191
Week = 136 miles = 219 km

Mon.....21.........21...........387................18...........2003..........3225
Tues.....22.........19...........406................18...........2022..........3255
Wed.....23.........07...........413................18...........2029..........3267
Thur.....24........19...........432.................18...........2048..........3297
Frid......25........65...........497.................20...........2113..........3402 **
Sat........26........19...........516.................20..........2132..........3432
Sun.......27........16...........532.................20..........2148..........3458
Week = 166 miles = 267 km

Mon.....28.........09...........541..............19..........2157............3473
Tues.....29.........30...........571..............20..........2187............3521
Wed.....30.........29...........600.............20..........2216............3568


May 2014                        Monthly                   For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometers

Thur.....1...........42............42.............42............2258...........3635
Frid......2...........07............49.............24............2265...........3646
Sat.......3...........00............49.............16............2265...........3646 Rest day
Sun......4...........07............56.............14............2272...........3658
Week = 124 miles = 199 km

Mon.....5...........00.............56.............11...........2272............3658 Rest day
Tues.....6...........00.............56.............09...........2272............3658 Rest day
Wed.....7...........07..............63............10...........2282............3674 Higgins
Thur.....8..........00..............63.............08...........2282............3674 Rest day
Frid......9..........00..............63.............05...........2282............3674 Rest day
Sat......10..........15..............78.............08...........2297............3698 H
Sun.....11..........08..............86.............08...........2305............3711 H
Week = 30 miles = 50 km.

Mon.....12........00..............86.............07...........2305............3711 Rest day
Tues....13........13...............99.............08...........2318............3732 H
Wed....14........20.............119.............09...........2338............3764 H
Thur....15........21.............140.............09...........2359............3798 H
Frid.....16........07.............147.............09...........2366............3809 H
Sat.......17........19.............166.............10............2385............3840 H
Sun......18........15.............181.............10............2400............3864 H
Week = 95 miles = 153 km

Mon.... 19......00..............181.............10............2400...........3864 Rest day
Tues.....20.....15...............196.............10............2415...........3888 H
Wed.....21.....10...............206.............10............2425...........3904 H
Thur....22......07...............213.............10............2432...........3915 H
Frid.....23......10...............223.............10............2442...........3932 H
Sat......24......15...............238.............10............2257............3633 H
Sun.....25......07...............245.............10............2264............3645 H
Week = 64 miles 103 km 

Mon.....26.....22...............267.............10............2286...........3680 H
Tues.....27.....15...............282.............10............2301...........3705 H

Wed.....28.....14...............296.............11............2315...........3727 H
Thur.....29.....32...............328.............11............2347...........3778 H
Frid......30.....19...............347.............12............2366...........3809 H
Sat........31.....07...............354.............11............2373...........3820 H

June 2014                        Monthly                   For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometers

Sun.....1..........33................33............33...........2406...........3874 H
Week = 142 miles = 229 km

Mon....2..........20................53............27...........2426...........3906 H
Tues....3..........17................70............23...........2443...........3933 H
Wed....4..........00................70............17...........2443...........3933 Rest day
Thur....5..........07................77............15...........2450...........3944 H
Frid.....6..........07................84............14...........2457...........3956 H
Sat.......7..........50..............134............19..........2507............4036 H
Sun......8..........10..............144............18..........2517............4052 H
Week = 111 miles = 179 km

Mon......9.........10...............154.............17..........2527............4068 H
Tues....10.........07...............161.............16..........2534............4080 H
Wed....11........00................161.............15..........2534............4080 Rest day
Thur....12........24................185.............15..........2558............4118 Higgins
Frid.....13........00................185.............14..........2558............4118 Free day
Sat......14........29................214.............15..........2587............4165 Trykit
Sun.....15........65................279.............19..........2652............4269 **
Week = 135 miles = 217 km

Mon....16.......14................293..............18.........2666.............4292
Tues....17.......28................321..............19.........2694.............4337
Wed....18.......07................328..............18.........2701.............4348
Thur....19.......10................338..............18.........2711.............4365
Frid.....20.......28................366..............18.........2739.............4410
Sat.......21.......29................395..............19........2768.............4456
Sun......22.......20................417..............19........2790.............4492
Week = 136 miles = 219 km

Mon.....23.......18...............435...............19........2808.............4521
Tues.....24.......21...............456...............19........2829.............4554
Wed.....25.......32...............488...............19........2861.............4606
Thur.....26.......34...............522...............20........2895.............4661
Frid......27.......13...............535...............20........2908.............4682
Sat.......28.......19...............554...............20........2927.............4712
Sun......29.......44...............598...............21........2971.............4783
Week = 181 miles = 291 km

Mon....30.......29...............627...............21........3000.............4830

July 2014                        Monthly                   For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometers

Tues......1.......19...............19.............19............3019..............4860
Wed......2.......14...............33.............16............3033..............4883
Thur......3.......10...............43.............14............3043..............4899
Frid.......4.......34...............77.............19............3077..............4954
Sat.........5.......00...............77..............15...........3077..............4954 Rest day
Sun........6.......07...............84..............14...........3084..............4965
Week 113 miles = 182 km

Mon......7........18..............102............15..........3102..............4994
Tues......8........29..............131............16..........3131..............5040
Wed......9........20..............151............17..........3151..............5073
Thur....10.......39..............190............19..........3190..............5136
Frid.....11.......15..............205............19..........3205..............5160
Sat ......12.......34..............239............20..........3239...............5215
Sun......13.......13..............252............19..........3252...............5236
Week = 168 miles = 270 km

Mon.....14.......08.............260............19..........3260...............5248
Tues.....15.......25.............285............19..........3285...............5289
Wed.....16.......61.............346.............21..........3346...............5387
Thu......17.......16.............362.............21..........3362...............5413

Fri........18.......21.............383.............21..........3383...............5446
Sat........19.......16.............399.............21..........3399...............5472
Sun.......20.......46.............445.............22..........3445...............5546
Week = 193 miles = 311 km

Mon......21........20.............465............22...........3465...............5578
Tues......22........10..............475............22...........3475...............5595
Wed......23........61..............536............23...........3536...............5693
Thu.......24........21..............557............23...........3557...............5727
Fri.........25........10..............567............23...........3567...............5743
Sat.........26.........23.............590............23...........3590...............5780
Sun........27.........22.............612............23...........3612...............5815
Week = 167 miles = 269 km

Mon......28........16..............628............22...........3628..............5841
Tues......29........20..............648............22...........3648..............5873
Wed.......30........19..............667.............22..........3667..............5904
Thu........31........23..............690.............22..........3690..............5941

August 2014                        Monthly                   For Year

Day     Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometers

Fri........1............30............30............30...............3720.............5989
Sat........2............15............45............23...............3735.............6013
Sun.......3............34............79............26...............3769.............6069
Week = 157 miles = 253 km

Mon.....4............21..........100............25..............3790..............6102
Tues.....5............66..........166............33..............3856..............6208 ****
Wed.....6............10..........176............29..............3866..............6224
Thur....7............16..........192............27..............3882..............6250
Frid......8............47..........239............30..............3929..............6326
Sat.......9............00..........239............27..............3929..............6326 Rest day
Sun....10............32..........271............27..............3961..............6377
Week = 172 miles = 277 km

Mon.....11............00..........271............25.............3961...............6377 Rest day
Tues.....12............21..........292............24.............3982...............6411
Wed.....13............18..........310............24.............4000...............6440
Thur.....14............20..........330............24.............4024..............6478 Athena
Frid......15............36..........366............24.............4060...............6536 4000S
Sat.......16............46..........412............26.............4106...............6611
Sun......17............00..........412............24.............4106...............6611 Rest day
Week = 141 miles = 227 km

Mon.....18............07..........419............23............4113...............6622
Tues.....19............10..........429............23...........4123................6638
Wed.....20............18..........447............22...........4141................6667
Thur.....21............07..........454............22...........4148...............6678
Frid......22............07..........461............21...........4155................6689
Sat.......23............16..........477............21...........4171.................6715
Sun......24............26..........503............21...........4197................6757
Week = 91 miles =  146 km

Mon.....25.............22..........525............21...........4219................6793
Tues.....26.............42..........567............22...........4261................6860
Wed......27............19.........586............22...........4280................6891
Thur.....28.............48..........634............23..........4328................6968
Frid......29..............08..........642............22..........4336................6981
Sat.......30..............18..........660............22..........4354................7010
Sun......31..............07..........667............22..........4361................7021
Week = 164 miles = 264 km

September 2014                        Monthly                   For Year

Day       Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometers

Mon.......1..............14..............14...........14..........4375...............7044
Tues.......2..............26..............40...........20..........4401...............7085
Wed.......3..............24...............64...........21..........4425..............7124
Thur......4...............28...............92...........23..........4453..............7169
Frid........5..............34..............126...........25.........4487...............7224
Sat.........6...............44..............170...........28.........4531...............7295
Sun........7...............33..............203...........29.........4564...............7348
Week = 203 miles = 327 km

Mon.......8..............19.............222...........28.........4583................7378
Tues.......9.............10.............232...........26..........4593................7395
Wed......10.............21.............253...........25..........4614................7428
Thur......11.............22.............275...........25.........4636................7464
Frid.......12..............51.............326...........27.........4687................7546
Sat........13..............17.............343...........26.........4704................7573
Sun.......14..............00.............343...........25.........4704................7573 Rest day
Week = 140 miles = 225 km

Mon......15.............21.............364............24.........4725...............7607
Tues.....16..............19.............383............24.........4744...............7638
Wed.....17..............22.............405............24.........4766...............7673
Thur.....18..............49.............454............25.........4815................7752
Frid.......19.............15.............469............25.........4830................7776
Sat........20.............51.............520............26.........4881................7858
Sun.......21.............10.............530............25.........4891................7874
Week = 187 miles = 301 km

Mon......22.............13.............543............25.........4904................7895
Tues......23............39.............582............25.........4943................7958
Wed......24.............00.............582............24.........4943................7958 Rest day
Thur......25............21..............603............24.........4964...............7992
Frid.......26.............00.............603............23.........4964................7992 Rest day
Sat........27.............25.............628............23.........4989................8032
Sun.......28.............45.............673............24.........5034................8105
Week = 143 miles = 230 km

Mon......29.............56.............729............25.........5090................8195
Tues......30.............00............729............24.........5090................8195 Rest day

October 2014                            Monthly                   For Year

Day        Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometers

Wed.......01............16............16.............16.........5106...............8220
Thur......02.............23............39.............19.........5129...............8257
Frid........03............16............55.............18.........5145................8283
Sat.........04............15............70.............17.........5160................8307
Sun........05............46..........116.............23.........5206................8382
Week = 172 miles = 277 km

Mon......06............14...........130..............22........5220...............8404
Tues.....07.............00...........130..............19.........5220..............8404 Rest day
Wed......08............27...........157..............20........5247...............8448
Thur......09............23...........180..............20........5270...............8485
Frid.......10............14...........198..............20........5284...............8507
Sat........11............56...........254...............23........5340...............8597
Sun.......12............17...........271...............23........5357...............8625
Week = 151 miles = 243 km

Mon .....13............12...........283.............22.........5369...............8644
Tues.....14.............09...........292.............21........5378................8658
Wed.....15.............22...........314.............21.........5400...............8694
Thur.....16.............24...........338.............21.........5424...............8732
Frid......17.............16...........354..............21........5440...............8758
Sat.......18.............15...........369..............21........5455...............8782
Sun......19.............00...........369..............19........5455...............8782 Rest day
Week = 98 miles = 158 km

Mon.....20............20............389.............19..........5475..............8815
Tues.....21............07............396.............19..........5482..............8826
Wed.....22............40............436.............20..........5522..............8890
Thur.....23............20...........456.............20..........5542..............8922
Frid......24............00...........456..............19..........5542.............8922 Rest day 'Flu
Sat.......25............00...........456..............18..........5542.............8922 Rest day 'Flu
Sun......26............00...........456..............18..........5542.............8922 Rest day 'Flu
Week = 87 miles = 140 km

Mon.....27............22...........478..............18..........5564.............8958
Tues.....28............22...........500..............18..........5586.............8993
Wed.....29............20...........520..............18..........5606.............9026

Thur.....30............28...........548..............18..........5634.............9070
Frid......31............15...........563..............18..........5648.............9093

November 2014                            Monthly                   For Year

Day         Date       Miles          Total           Avge.         Miles         Kilometers

Sat...........01..........23.............23.............23...........5671.............9130
Sun..........02..........18.............41.............20...........5689.............9159
Week = 148 miles = 238 km

Mon.........03..........13.............54.............18..........5702..............9180
Tues.........04..........15.............69.............17..........5717..............9204
Wed.........05..........00.............69.............14..........5717..............9204 Rest day
Thur........06..........20..............89.............15..........5737..............9236 Puncture
Frid.........07...........21............110.............16..........5758..............9270
Sat..........08...........21............131.............16..........5779..............9304
Sun.........09...........19............150.............17..........5798..............9335
Week = 109 miles = 175 km

Mon.......10............15............165.............16..........5813..............9359
Tues.......11............48............213.............19..........5861..............9436
Wed.......12............00............213.............18..........5861..............9436. Rest day
Thur.......13............07............220.............17..........5868..............9447
Frid........14............44............264.............19..........5912..............9518
Sat.........15............14............278..............19..........5926..............9541
Sun........16............00............278..............17..........5926..............9541 Rest day
Week = 126 miles = 206 km

Mon.......17............17............295.............17..........5943..............9568
Tues.......18............00...........295.............16..........5943..............9568
Wed.......19............15............310.............16..........5958..............9592
Thur.......20...........43............353.............18...........6001.............9661
Frid........21............53............406.............19..........6054.............9747
Sat.........22............21............427.............19..........6075.............9780
Sun........23............10............437.............19..........6085.............9797
Week = 159 miles = 256 km

Mon.......24............19............456.............19..........6104.............9827 Puncture
Tues.......25............50............506.............20..........6154.............9908
Wed.......26............31............537.............21..........6185.............9957
Thur.......27............19............556.............21..........6204.............9988
Frid........28.............19............575.............21..........6223..........10,019 Duranos
Sat.........29.............19............594.............20..........6242..........10,050
Sun........30.............10............604.............20..........6252..........10,066
Week = 167 miles = 269 km

     December 2014                            Monthly                   For Year

Day         Date       Miles          Total           Avge.         Miles         Kilometers

Mon........01..........20..............20..............20........6272...........10,098
Tues.......02...........25..............45..............22........6297...........10,138
Wed........03..........42..............87..............29........6339...........10,206
Thur........04..........25.............112.............28........6364...........10,246
Frid.........05..........07.............119..............24........6371...........10,257
Sat..........06..........26.............145..............24........6397...........10,299
Sun.........07..........00.............145..............21........6397...........10,299 Rest day              
Week = 145 miles = 233 km

Mon.......08...........07............152..............19.........6404...........10,310
Tues.......09...........13............165..............18.........6417...........10,331
Wed.......10...........00............165..............16.........6417...........10,331 Rest day
Thur.......11...........07............172..............16.........6424...........10,343
Frid........12...........00............172..............14.........6424...........10,343 Rest day
Sat.........13............19............191..............15.........6443...........10,373
Sun........14............35............226..............16.........6478...........10,430
Week = 81 miles = 130 km

Mon.......15............10...........236...............16.........6488...........10,446
Tues.......16............13...........249...............16.........6501...........10,467
Wed.......17............00...........249...............15.........6501...........10,467 Rest day
Thur......18............00...........249...............14.........6501............10,467 Rest day
Frid........19...........17............266...............14.........6518...........10,494
Sat.........20...........15............281...............14.........6533...........10,518
Sun........21...........07............288...............14.........6540...........10,529
Week = 62 miles = 100 km

Mon.......22............00..........288...............13.........6540...........10,529 Rest day
Tues.......23............13...........301...............13.........6553............10,550
Wed.......24............10...........311...............13.........6563............10,566
Thur.......25............00..........311...............12.........6563............10,566 Rest day
Frid........26............33..........344...............13.........6596............10,619
Sat.........27............14..........358...............13.........6610............10,642
Sun........28............43..........401...............14.........6653............10,711
Week = 113 miles = 182 km

Mon.......29............00..........401...............14........6653............10,711 Rest day
Tues.......30............22..........423...............14.......6675.............10,747
Wed........31............21..........444..............14........6696.............10,780

Rest days = 47   Punctures 4    Longest ride this year 66 miles/106 km.****

I apologize on Google's behalf  for the lack of order in the columns above. Nothing I can do about it, I'm afraid.

Distance since Jan 1st 2010 when I first started recording my mileage. 40, 896

mileage record 2014      6696 miles,  10,780 km, Rest days 47, Punctures 4
                                           Averaging 18.3 / 29.5 km per day (m/365)
                                           Or 21 miles per day minus rest days [m/318]
                                            Max distance 66 miles = 106 km in one day  

mileage record 2013      7388 miles, 11895 km,  Rest days 46,   Punctures 11
                                           Averaging 20.24 miles/ 32.6 km per day (m/365)
                                           Or 23.1 miles per day minus  rest days. (m/319)        
                                           Max distance  83 miles = 134 km in one day

mileage record 2012      9,910 miles 15,955 km.  19 rest days, Punctures 10.
                                          Averaging 27.15 miles/ 43.7 km per day.(m/365)
                                          Or 28.6 miles per day ignoring rest days. (m/346)
                                          Maximum distance 81 miles = 130 km in one day.

mileage record 2011      7,542 miles 12,142 km  26 rest days, Punctures 6.
                                           Averaging 20.6 miles/33 km per day. (m/365)
                                           Or 22.2 miles per day ignoring rest days. (m/334)
                                           Maximum distance 59 miles = 95 km in one day.

mileage record 2010      9,360 miles 15,070 km 27 rest days, Jan to Dec.
                                           Averaging 25.6 miles/41 km per day.  (m/365)
                                           Or 28.4 miles per day ignoring rest days. (m/330)
                                           Maximum distance 61 miles = 98 km in one day.


Due to the vagaries of numerous bicycle computers I now record my daily mileage using a Ventus G730 GPS logger in the form of a USB dongle. Data from any route can be saved, reloaded and graphed. It also draws my route on Google Maps, offers satellite imagery options and even Street View where available. This reliable and highly recommended GPS logger unit was inexpensively purchased from a Danish branch of Netto supermarket: Until, finally, the internal batteries died on the shelf. Replacement dongles were of a similar age and the aging batteries could no longer be woken up!

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December 1st 2014

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Monday 1st 35F, 2C, clear, bright and rather windy. Should be bright sunshine all day only slightly
spoilt by the 20mph+ easterly wind. December is here already. This year seems to have flown by.

I had a pleasant walk in a loop up along the edge of the woods. I'm greatly enjoying the new freedom to walk the bare spray tracks on rock hard [frozen] soil. Normally the tracks are incredibly sticky mud. Which accumulates so quickly that I end up with massive "diver's boots."

It was windy, as expected, but I dressed accordingly. Capturing the play of light and shade on the undulating fields is more difficult than it looks. I hope you appreciate the gentle scenery as much as I do. It is the norm that I have the entire area entirely to myself on my walks. You would think I would be fully conversant with the layout of the local landscape after so much walking and riding but there are always new surprises. Particularly as the trees become bare of leaves. Exposing a familiar building to distant view through binoculars.

I'm still trying to identify a migrant bird of which I have seen a few, small, rather shy groups foraging on the fields. Initially I thought they were Jays.

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Rode to Assens to shop. Cruising almost effortlessly at 22mph going. Using much more energy to reach 8 mph [at times] on the way back. Bitterly cold on my face but the rest of me was cozy. I could feel how cold my nose was as I warmed it up in the shower. It actually ached as if I'd been hit! I keep wondering whether my runny nose is due to the cold. If I wore a ski mask would it still run? Bit of a chicken and egg problem there. My nose has bled a few times over the last few days. The cold weather? Or having a continuing cold/flu? 20 miles.

Tuesday 2nd 30F, -1C, occasionally breezy, very heavy overcast. Quite a bit colder than yesterday. November was the third warmest in Danish weather records since 1874. The wind is supposed to fall steadily from about 10m/s [20mph] gusts all day. It might be a good day for a ride if I choose my route accordingly. Ride away to the east into the wind. Return with a lighter tailwind. Well, that's the theory.

Instead of which I searched online for a larger saddlebag. The only larger Carradice bags than my Camper Longflap may be the front mounted bags for the small wheel city bikes. Sadly they have rear pockets which will be crushed against the trike rack. The Rivendell [sp?] rear rack bags are very deep from front to back but priced at twice that of the largest Carradice. Particularly after adding import taxes and VAT to the retail price plus carriage. Carradice are obviously catering for bicycles rather than the tiny [vanishingly small] trike market for much larger saddle bags.

The trike is not hampered by the depth from the average saddle height bag hanging loops and the rear rack/mudguard or bare tyre. So a much taller bag is quite possible. Depth from front to back can also be far larger on a trike rear bag supported by a normal trike rack. Rather than the cantilevered racks normally used to support conventional saddlebags.

No panniers, that I am aware of, are deep enough to make sense as a useful, replacement, trike rear bag. My highly critical reviews of the very substandard manufacturing of the Carradice bags which I have purchased so far will not have endeared me to Carradice management. So there's no point in asking for a special order trike design even if they were open to such jobs. Perhaps I ought explore ex-army type outlets for suitable cotton duck/canvas bags for my voluminous shopping requirements?

I left after lunch in search of potential options and returned empty handed in the dark. I was very short of breath today. Coming back in the dark, the £20 'X-Flash' rechargeable diode light was absolutely superb. The cycle shop was asking more than double for effectively the same light! However, I found the very high frequency flash option was just too rapid and tiring for my eyes. It felt as I could not react fast enough even though the flashing beam seemed as brilliant as the fixed beam. The 'Smart' flash is a rapid cycle of longer and shorter flashes. So my eyes can easily lock onto the view without discomfort.

On fixed beam the diode light seemed as if everything was as clear as a dipped car headlight. I was wearing yellow lenses and this made car headlights slightly yellow. While the new diode light seemed much less affected. Remaining visibly white. The main beam spread was about 1.5m wide by perhaps 10 meters long on the road. This was when I had the light head fixed to the centre of handlebars by the simple O-ring tension mounting. An excellent arrangement allowing me to dip my light as cars approached. [To avoid blinding them with the stray beam] The [robust] supplied cable was coiled loosely around the top tube to reach the saddle bag. With plenty of cable to spare for the neat, canvas bagged, battery pack. A strong Velcro strap is also provided for direct mounting to any normal bicycle tube. The midway jack plug connector offers security and installation options. A rubber covered switch on the rear of the light head selects the 3 beam options and off.

Had I the strength I could have cycled at up to 25mph without a qualm guided by the brilliant illumination on offer. I have up on the flashing option and just used the brightest beam of the two available. I was easily able to read the road well ahead for drains and potholes on the completely unlit lanes even when descending at a good speed. [Probably approaching 30mph] Unfortunately the Cateye Cadence computer battery died in the cold at half way. So the screen went completely blank! My face did not feel as cold today. 25 miles.

Wednesday 3rd 34-35F, 1-2C, heavy overcast but quite still. Likely to remain quietly grey all day with wind speeds under 5m/s or 10mph. It was the second warmest Danish autumn in 140 years.

I have been searching online for suitable [cycling] glasses with foam edge wind seals and nose guards. Not with any success so far. A simple 'fleece' material nose guard is easily made and can be attached with a Velcro tab to the bridge of most spectacle frames. A piece of bendable wire can shape the cloth to maintain its desired shape.

Skiing goggles are available in infinite variety and from reasonably affordable to downright extortionate. Even I find most of them "complete overkill" in appearance for winter cycling use. Though the complete freedom from draughts is very desirable, they are really too cumbersome for easy removal from a typical cycling helmet at the shops.

I tried one cheap pair of ski goggles and quickly grew tired of struggling with the elastic strap outside the supermarkets. Full winter cycling clothing is multi layered and resistant to raising ones arms. I do remember that the view was very bright and clear through the neutral but prettily coloured, mirrored lenses. They were really excellent during actual snow fall due to the large lenses allowing alternative views with only slight changes of my head angle.

After several unsuccessful attempts at capturing the flashing rear lights with still photos I gave up. Note how tiny the Carradice Camper Longflap saddlebag looks on the back of a trike. 

I might check out the skiing shops in Odense for sunglasses with edge shields. Preferably with alternative lens colour options. After wearing even the lightest, smoke-grey lenses in heavy overcast, for an hour or two, I feel more like topping myself than continuing the ride. [SAD] Seasonal Affective Disorder or winter blues takes on a whole new meaning! Particularly into a headwind. ;ø) I find yellow or light orange lenses are fine in typically overcast Danish winter weather. Subtle changes in design [i.e.styling] and the degree of wraparound do make a difference in excluding cold draughts. Many 'cycling sunglasses' seem to have ventilation holes and slots in the most inappropriate places! Not a good idea on a winter descent, well below freezing, into a howling gale!

Rode to Odense to see if I could find some winter glasses. Very breathless at first on the climbs. Tried a number of 'outdoor' shops without success. Though I had a choice of hundreds of colourful goggles they just seem too 'over the top' for everyday winter cycling. Not to mention the problems with the elastic strap and 'fiddly' cycling helmets. A clear visor might be an idea if one was available.

It was bitterly cold on the way home. Despite the cold the Dintex gloves proved to be very poor at getting rid of internal moisture. It became increasingly difficult to get them on and off. At one point my hands were painfully cold! I warmed my hands by rubbing them vigorously on my tights. This seemed to help enough to get me the last few miles home. 42 miles.

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29th November 2014 Another SMIDSY!

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Saturday 29th 33F, 1C, heavy overcast and windy. The forecast is for gusts to 25mph and a fixed temperature just above freezing point all day. I know I am cold proof now but I'd still like a pair of sunglasses with decent edge seals to keep the wind out. I had a cheap pair from a supermarket once but the foam only lasted for a couple of rides. They were great while they were still functional. Skiing goggle are highly appropriate in winter but just seem too over the top on a bike/trike except in a real blizzard. Skiing eye kit also tends to be too dark for anything but blinding sunshine on the snow covered mountain slopes. Riding into a cold wind, particularly downhill,  is apt to cause eye watering with most "cycling" sunglasses. When one would rather be fully able to constantly monitor the traffic regardless of lighting conditions. Particularly in your essential rear view mirror!


It seems a woman driver not only failed to see a cyclist on the cycle path yesterday. But, having knocked him down she then ran over him before stopping. Leaving him trapped and unreachable by attending ambulance staff underneath her car. The cyclist had approved lighting but died on the spot. Yet another SMIDSY. I hope her phone/tablet was automatically checked for simultaneous use just prior to "THE ACCIDENT". It really ought to be standard procedure to check a mobile phone/tablet/whatever by now. One can always check recent phone use while driving from the drool running down the driver's chin after "AN ACCIDENT." Unfortunately their knuckles are usually protected from dragging on the ground by the floor of their car. So there's no point in checking those.

Those who cycle commute or train in the dark should ideally go for complete overkill in the lighting department. And, wear a high viz, highly reflective waistcoat or jacket as well. You can't complain from the grave if you haven't made yourself properly visible. Black seems to be the favourite colours of many cyclists. Often supported by tiny "magnet" lights mounted at axle height. Fit and forget, says the packaging. Most driver's will forget you exist until they feel the thump!

Many Danish supermarkets and all bike shops have an assortment of really bright LED bike lights for literally pocket change prices and on upwards. A £tenner equiv will get you noticed from both front and rear from well over a mile away. Make sure your lighting flashes! There is far too much competition for driver's attention with fixed beam lights no matter how bright they are. Only cyclists use flashing lights. So it's a no-brainer to recognise you for what you really are.

A quick snap of my 3 'Smart' rear lights from 20 yards away at dusk. The lights seem much brighter when they flash and are certainly more noticeable up to much greater distances.

Take my word for it that a bright, flashing front light will make oncoming cars dip instantly. While a steady beam, of exactly the same brightness, often means your presence is completely ignored by drivers. Leaving you blinded by their headlights. Want a fixed beam? Then buy two lots of lights and fit both sets front and rear. Put one set on fixed beam and the other one flashing. If you have the patience you could stand by a busy road in the dark and watch approaching cyclists for visibility. There's an eye-opening education in suicidal folly to be had from the verge!

Some Danish supermarkets sell hi-viz waistcoats for cyclists at this time of year. Do you suppose you'll look remotely silly riding along like some mobile Christmas tree wrapped up in fluorescent day-glo bag? At least you'll get most driver's brief attention compared with the hoards of completely invisible, suicidal morons sharing your route! Too fashion conscious to be seen out in such a get-up? How fashion conscious is an autopsy shroud? Or were you hoping for the sympathy vote of head-to-toe plaster casts with trendy, stainless accents from the braces?

If you drive as well as cycle then prop your bike against a tree with the lights switched on. Preferably when it is dark and raining heavily. How well can you see your bike through the wet windscreen? Now wrap the tree trunk with your usual cycling jacket. Are you really feeling that lucky? Now imagine yourself doing your usual 40 in a 30mph zone suddenly catching up with the moron on that bike!

Shouldn't selling black cycling wear be classed along with selling hard drugs? It's no wonder they send the Sky team to a tropical island to train. If they tried cycling in their team apparel in America or Europe they'd be completely, bløødy invisible! What an example to set to the slavish, copyist, weekend warriors!

Why not go out and buy one of those hideously bright waistcoats with lots of highly reflective strips? Wear it every single time you ride your bike/trike. You'll look like just like a policeman if you are really lucky and choose your jacket/waistcoat well. Most drivers instantly snap to attention when they see a high viz jacket in their headlights because they feel suddenly guilty about their current speed. Or, far more likely, at sudden risk of unexpected discovery of their lawbreaking. They were probably talking bølløcks to their iSlave and speeding before they glimpsed you through their fog of alternative reality! You might even save another [invisible] cyclist's life by setting a good example! Or reminding drivers that there are hidden cyclists in their path.

I limited my morning walk to half an hour as it felt rather cold in the easterly wind. Left for my ride after morning coffee. The only bit of me feeling cold as I rode into the wind was my nose. Which tends towards blue/violet over the winter. I hate balaclavas which cover my face so there is not much can be done! The rest of me was fine. Having reached my goal I meandered back via the lanes still enjoying the Duranos.

I saw four Red kites soaring on a ridge in a sparsely populated area. One of them seemed curious about me and followed me for a couple of miles. Though it may simply have been hunting, it kept coming nearer, as it followed the lane I was travelling along. I have ridden four 19 mile routes this week without covering the same ground. Just an odd coincidence and shows the large number of potential routes available to me. Provided I stay away from the main roads I can go for miles without seeing a car. Still bunged up with my cold/flu. 19 miles.

Sunday 30th 29F, -1C, windy with the trees bending, dark from the heavy overcast. Uncomfortably windy for these temperatures. I shall have to dress more warmly for my walks. While simultaneously trying to avoid overheating. Windproof without too much insulation would be ideal. My nose is still blocked or running and I'm still partially deaf in one ear causing constant tinnitus. Still short of breath and my chest still congested. Fortunately my chest seems to clear after a few miles and my occasional dizziness at home doesn't affect my balance on the trike.

I wore a duvet jacket on my walk and was perfectly comfortable in the cold wind. The frost had frozen the mud on the spray tracks opening up familiar routes. Having followed a route across the fields I could hear shooting and saw the hunters cars parked about a mile east of me. So I stayed out of those woods and took the track to another forest. Quite a few different MTB tracks visible in the frozen mud.

A remarkable mix of small birds were moving together along the hedges. I saw a bird of prey with long, pointed wings and a distinctive white patch on top of its long tail. Foraging hooded crows were performing crazy aerobatics over the fields as they mobbed one of their own. I came across three red deer grazing in the woods and watched them for a while through my binoculars. Eventually they spotted me and stepped gently into the undergrowth. Further on they popped out from behind a pile of logs and dashed across my path into the darkness of the regimented conifers. I'll go out on the trike after lunch now.

My short, late afternoon ride was marked by the arrival of a KMXKarts recumbent trike in the supermarket car park. The second I have seen in a fortnight after several years of the complete absence. I was just about to leave but stopped to take some snaps as the young owner went shopping. The very low trike was not easy to capture in such poor light. Made worse by being trapped between a bike and the plant sales rack.

I am still not convinced of the merits of placing the rider at exhaust pipe level. Nor do I like the effect such trikes have on one's neck muscles from lying half prone without adequate head or neck support. No doubt one would get used it it after a while. The handlebars also seem rather too close to tyre spray for ideal winter comfort. Still a very smart machine though. Only 10 miles.

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