Mileage for 2015 Must try harder!

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My hand built Reynolds R931 frame/R953 forks, stainless steel, 2WD Trykit trike. 

Brooks B17 "Special" saddle, Spa 42/33 chainset & 22 speed Campagnolo gears.
Halo rims, Schwalbe Durano 700x25c tyres & DIY leather saddlebag.
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January 2015                        Monthly                  For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometres

Thur.........1.........00.............00.............00..............00.............00  Rest day
Frid.........2..........00.............00.............00..............00.............00  Rest day
Sat...........3..........15.............15.............05..............15.............24  Sigma
Sun..........4..........22.............37.............09..............37.............60
Week = 80 miles = 129 km

Mon........5..........15.............52.............10..............52.............83
Tues.......6...........14.............66.............11..............66...........106
Wed.......7...........54............120............17.............120...........193
Thur.......8...........00............120............15.............120...........193  Rest day
Frid........9...........03............123...........14.............123...........198  Aero-bars Storm
Sat........10...........00............123...........12.............123...........198  Rest day      "
Sun........11..........13............136...........12.............136...........219
Week = 99 miles = 159 km

Mon......12.........00............136.............11.............136...........219  Rest day
Tues......13.........07............143.............11.............143...........230
Wed......14.........00............143.............10.............143...........230  Rest day
Thur......15.........00............143.............10.............143...........230  Rest day
Frid.......16.........07............150.............09.............150...........241
Sat........17..........15............165.............10.............165...........265
Sun.......18..........13............178.............10.............178...........286
Week = 42 miles = 67 km

Mon.....19...........00............178.............09.............178...........286  Rest day
Tues.....20...........00............178.............09.............178...........286  Rest day
Wed.....21...........16............194.............09.............194...........312
Thur.....22...........26............220............10..............220...........354
Frid......23...........20............240............10..............240...........386
Sat.......24...........00............240............10..............240...........386  Rest day [snow]
Sun......25...........14.............254............10..............254...........409
Week = 76 miles = 122 km

Mon.....26...........00............254.............10..............254...........409  Rest day
Tues.....27..........24.............278.............10..............278...........448
Wed.....28..........00.............278.............10..............278...........448  Rest day
Thur.....29..........00.............278.............10..............278...........448  Rest day
Frid.......30.........19.............297.............10..............297...........478
Sat........31..........26.............323.............10..............323...........520

Month = 323 miles = 520 km
February 2015                        Monthly                  For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometres

Sun...... 1.............16............16.............16................339............546
Week = 85 miles = 137 km

Mon......2.............13............29.............15................352...........567
Tues......3.............18............47.............16................370...........596
Wed......4.............18............65.............16................388...........625
Thur......5.............07............72.............14................395...........636
Frid.......6.............21............93.............16................416...........670
Sat........7.............15...........108.............15................431...........694
Sun.......8.............19...........127.............16................450...........724
Week = 111 miles 179 km

Mon......9.............12............139............15................462...........744
Tues.....10............00............139........... 14................462...........744  Rest day
Wed......11............15............154............14................477...........768
Thur.....12............23............177............15................500...........805
Frid......13...........38.............215............17................538...........866
Sat.......14............00.............215............15................538...........866  Rest day
Sun......15............00.............215............14................538...........866  Rest day
Week = 88 miles = 142 km

Mon......16...........13............228............14................551...........887
Tues......17...........18...........246.............14...............569............916
Wed......18...........20...........266.............15...............589...........972
Thur.....19............07...........273.............14...............596...........959
Frid.......20...........00...........273.............14...............596...........959 Rest day
Sat........21............00...........273.............13..............596...........959 Rest day
Sun.......22............10...........283.............13..............606...........975 Puncture
Week = 68 miles = 109 km

Mon.....23.............00.............283..........12...............606............975 Rest day
Tues.....24.............13.............296..........12...............619............997
Wed.....25.............23.............319..........13...............642..........1034
Thur.....26.............17.............336...........13..............659..........1061
Fri........27.............10.............346...........13..............669..........1077
Sat........28.............19.............365...........13..............688..........1108
Month = 365 miles 588 km

March 2015                                     Monthly                  For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometres

Sun.........01.........00.............00.............00............688...........1108 Rest day
Week = 82 miles =  132km

Mon.......02..........17............17.............08.............705...........1135
Tues......03...........07............24.............08.............712...........1146
Wed......04...........00............24.............06.............712...........1146 Rest day
Thur......05...........29............53.............10.............741...........1193
Frid.......06...........18............71.............12.............759...........1222
Sat.........07...........10............81.............12.............769...........1238
Sun........08...........41..........122.............15.............810...........1304
Week = 122 miles = 196 km.

Mon......09...........40...........162.............18.............850...........1368
Tues......10...........15...........177.............18.............865...........1392
Wed......11...........21...........198.............18.............886...........1426
Thu.......12...........30...........228.............19.............916...........1475
Frid.......13...........13...........241.............19.............929...........1496
Sat........14...........15...........256.............18.............944...........1520
Sun.......15...........14...........270.............18.............958...........1542
Week = 148 miles = 238 km

Mon......16..........23...........293.............18.............981...........1579
Tues......17..........66...........359.............21...........1047...........1686 **
Wed......18..........24...........383.............21...........1071...........1724
Thur......19..........27...........410.............22...........1098...........1768 Athena 11
Frid.......20..........31...........441.............22...........1129...........1818
Sat.........21..........00...........441.............20...........1129...........1818 Rest day
Sun........22..........50...........491.............22...........1179...........1898
Week = 221 miles = 355 km

Mon.......23.........21............512.............22...........1200............1932
Tues......24.........20............532.............22...........1220............1964
Wed......25.........70............602.............24............1290............2077 ****
Thur......26.........17............619.............24............1307............2104
Frid.......27.........17............636.............24............1324............2132
Sat........28..........16............652.............23............1340............2157
Sun.......29..........21............673.............23............1361............2191
Week = 182 miles = 293 km

Mon..... 30..........10...........683.............23............1371............2207
Tues......31..........00...........683.............22............1371............2207 Rest day Snow
Month = 683 miles = 1100 km

April 2015                                     Monthly                  For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometres

Wed......01..........00............00...............00...........1371...........2207 Rest day Gales
Thur......02..........22............22...............11...........1393...........2243
Frid.......03..........40............62...............20...........1433...........2307
Sat........04...........19............81...............20...........1452...........2338
Sun.......05...........48..........129...............26...........1500...........2415
Week = 139 miles = 224 km

Mon.......06.........14...........143.............24............1514...........2437
Tues......07..........25...........168.............24............1539...........2478
Wed......08..........26...........194.............24.............1565..........2520
Thur......09..........15...........209.............23............1580...........2544
Frid.......10..........63...........272.............27............1643...........2645
Sat.........11..........20...........292.............27............1663...........2677
Sun........12..........07...........299.............25............1670...........2689
Week = 170 miles = 274 km

Mon.......13..........13..........312..............24............1683...........2710
Tues......14...........10..........322..............23............1693...........2726
Wed......15...........06..........328..............22............1699...........2735
Thur......16...........13..........341...............21...........1712...........2756
Frid.......17...........00..........341..............20............1712...........2756 Rest day
Sat.........18...........18..........359..............20............1730...........2785
Sun........19...........10..........369..............19............1740...........2801 Puncture
Week = 70 miles = 112 km

Mon......20...........43.........412...............21.............1783..........2871
Tues......21...........27.........439...............21.............1810..........2914
Wed......22...........24.........463...............21.............1834..........2953
Thur......23...........21.........484...............21.............1855..........2986
Frid.......24..........18..........502...............21.............1873..........3015
Sat........25...........12..........514...............21.............1885..........3035
Sun.......26...........00..........514...............20.............1885..........3035 Rest day
Week = 145 miles = 233 km

Mon.....27..........57............571..............21..............1942.........3126 
Tues.....28.........12.............583..............21..............1954.........3146
Wed.....29..........07............590..............20..............1961.........3157
Thur.....30..........34............624..............21..............1995.........3212 
Month = 624 miles = 1004 km

May 2015                                     Monthly                  For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometres

Frid......01.........00............00.................00..............1995.........3212 Rest day.
Sat........02.........49............49.................24..............2044.........3291
Sun.......03.........59..........108.................36..............2103.........3386
Week = 218 miles = 351 km

Mon.....04..........13...........121................30..............2116.........3407
Tues.....05..........00...........121................24..............2116.........3407 Rest day
Wed.....06..........15...........136................23..............2131.........3431
Thur.....07..........19...........155................22..............2150.........3461
Frid.....08...........13...........168................21..............2163.........3482 Cambium C17
Sat.......09...........23...........191................21..............2186.........3519
Sun......10...........31............222...............22..............2217.........3569 NOT Cambium!
Week = 114 miles = 183 km

Mon......11..........12..........234...............21.............2229............3589
Tues.....12...........12..........246...............21.............2241............3608
Wed.....13...........07..........253...............19.............2248............3619
Thur.....14...........24..........277...............20.............2272............3658
Frid......15...........47..........324...............22.............2319............3733
Sat........16...........07..........331...............21.............2326............3745
Sun.......17...........00..........331...............19.............2326............3745 Rest day dizzy!
Week = 109 miles = 175 km

Mon......18...........00...........331.............18............2326..............3745 Rest day dizzy
Tues......19...........07..........338..............18............2333..............3756 Puncture
Wed......20...........15..........353..............18............2348..............3780
Thur......21...........00..........353..............17............2348..............3781 Rest day
Frid......22............00..........353..............16............2348..............3781 Rest day
Sat........23............07..........360..............16............2355..............3792
Sun.......24............07..........367...............15...........2362..............3803 
Week = 36 miles = 58 km

Mon......25...........18..........385..............15..........2380................3832
Tues......26...........15..........400..............15..........2395................3856
Wed......27...........10..........410..............15..........2405................3872
Thur......28...........15..........425..............15..........2420................3896
Frid.......29...........21..........446..............15..........2441................3930
Sat.........30...........15..........461..............15..........2456................3954
Sun........31...........62..........523..............17..........2518................4054
Week = 156 miles = 251 km

June 2015                                     Monthly                  For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometres

Mon......01...........00............00..............00...........2518..............4054 Rest day
Tues.....02............00............00..............00...........2518..............4054 Rest day
Wed.....03............16............16..............05...........2534..............4080
Thur.....04............82............98..............24...........2616..............4212 *****
Frid......05............21..........119..............24...........2637..............4245
Sat........06............07..........126..............21...........2644.............4257
Sun.......07............22..........148..............21...........2666.............4292
Week = 148 miles = 238 km

Mon......08...........07...........155...............19...........2673.............4303
Tues......09...........21...........176...............20...........2694.............4337
Wed......10...........42...........218...............22...........2736.............4405
Thur......11...........10...........228...............21...........2746.............4421
Frid.......12...........30...........258...............22...........2776.............4469
Sat.........13...........15...........273...............21...........2791.............4493
Sun........14...........00...........273...............20...........2791.............4493 Rest day
Week = 125 miles = 201 km

Mon......15...........19............292................19..........2810.............4524
Tues......16...........14............306................19..........2824.............4547
Wed......17...........07............313................18..........2831.............4558
Thur......18...........23............336................19..........2854.............4595
Frid.......19............21............357................19.........2875.............4629
Sat.........20...........15............372................19.........2890..............4653
Sun........21...........25............397................19.........2915..............4693
Week = 124 miles = 200 km

Mon......22.............07...........404...............18..........2922..............4704
Tues......23.............57...........461...............20..........2979..............4796
Wed......24.............10...........471...............20..........2989..............4812
Thur......25.............22...........493...............20..........3011..............4848
Frid.......26.............40..........533................21..........3051..............4912
Sat.........27.............15..........548...............20..........3066..............4936
Sun........28.............00..........548...............20..........3066..............4936 Rest day
Week = 151 miles = 243 km

Mon.....29.............14.............562.............19.........3080...............4959
Tues.....30.............34.............596.............20.........3114...............5013
Month = 596 miles = 959 km

July 2015                                     Monthly                  For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometres

Wed......01..............21.............21............21............3135.............5047
Thur.....02..............22.............43.............21............3157.............5082
Frid......03..............08.............51............17.............3165.............5096
Sat........04..............28.............79............20.............3193.............5141
Sun.......05..............32...........111............22.............3225.............5192
Week = 111 miles = 179 km

Mon......06..............14...........125............21............3239............5215
Tues......07..............10...........135............19............3249............5231
Wed......08..............00...........135............17............3249............5231 Rest day
Thur......09..............00...........135............15............3249............5231 Rest day
Frid......10...............21...........156............16............3270............5265
Sat........11...............64...........220............20............3334............5368 *
Sun.......12...............19...........239............20............3353............5398
Week = 128 miles = 206 km

Mon......13..............12...........251............19...........3365.............5418
Tues......14..............16...........267............19...........3381.............5443
Wed......15..............00...........267.............18..........3381..............5443 Rest day
Thur......16..............51...........318.............20..........3432..............5525
Frid.......17...............11...........329............19..........3443..............5543
Sat........18...............18...........347.............19.........3461..............5572
Sun.......19...............16...........363.............19.........3477..............5598
Week = 124 miles = 200 km

Mon......20..............00...........363............18..........3477..............5598 Rest day
Tues..... 21..............00...........363............17..........3477..............5598 Rest day
Wed......22..............16............379............17..........3493..............5624
Thur......23.............26............405............18..........3519...............5665
Frid......24..............67............472............20..........3586...............5773 ***
Sat........25..............00............472............19..........3586...............5773 Rest day
Sun.......26..............17............489............19..........3603...............5801
Week = 126 miles = 203 km

Mon......27.............00............489............18.........3603..............5801 Manflu
Tues......28.............00............489............17.........3603..............5801 Recovery
Wed......29.............00............489............17.........3603..............5801 Recovery 2
Thur......30.............10............499............17.........3613..............5817
Frid......31..............00...........499.............16.........3613..............5817 Recovery 3

August 2015                                     Monthly                  For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometres

Sat.........01.........07.............07.............07............3620...........5828
Sun........02.........00.............07.............3.5...........3620...........5828 Recovering
Week = 17 miles = 27 km

Mon......03.........07.............14..............05............3627...........5839
Tues......04.........07.............21..............05............3634...........5851
Wed......05.........26.............47..............09............3660...........5892
Thur......06.........15.............62..............10............3675...........5917
Frid.......07.........26.............88..............13............3701...........5959
Sat.........08........13...........101...............13...........3714............5979
Sun........09........47...........148...............16...........3761............6055
Week = 141 miles = 227 km

Mon......10..........00...........148...............15...........3761...........6055 Rest day
Tues......11..........07............155..............14...........3768...........6066
Wed.......12.........00............155..............13...........3768...........6066 Rest day
Thur.......13.........15............170..............13...........3783...........6091
Frid.......14..........07............177..............13...........3790...........6102
Sat.........15..........07...........184..............12............3797..........6113
Sun........16.........56............240..............15............3853..........6203
Week = 92 miles  = 148km

Mon......17.........07............247................15............3860..........6215
Tues......18.........24............271................15............3884..........6253
Wed......19.........24............295................16............3908..........6292
Thur......20.........50............345................17............3958..........6272
Frid.......21.........14............359................17............3972..........6395
Sat........22..........12............371................17............3984..........6414
Sun.......23..........10...........381................17.............3994..........6430 Fire!
Week = 141 miles = 227 km

Mon......24.........07............388................16............4001..........6442
Tues......25.........00............388................16............4001..........6442 Rest day
Wed......26.........00............388................15............4001..........6442 Rest day
Thur......27.........14............402................15............4015..........6464
Frid.......28.........26............428................15............4041..........6506 Puncture
Sat........29.........28............456.................16............4069..........6551 New Duranos
Sun.......30.........00............456.................15............4069..........6551 Rest day
Week = 75 miles = 121km

Mon......31.........15............471...............15............4084...........6575

September 2015                                     Monthly                  For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometres

Tues......01............00............00..............00............4084...........6575 Rest day
Wed......02............13............13...............07............4097...........6596
Thur......03............24............37..............12............4121...........6635
Frid.......04............00............37..............09............4121...........6635
Sat........05.............22............59..............12............4143...........6670
Sun.......06............ 14............73..............12............4157...........6693
Week = 88 miles = 142 km

Mon.....07............ 21............94...............13...........4178...........6727
Tues.....08.............13..........107...............13...........4191...........6747
Wed......09............56...........163...............18..........4247...........6838
Thur.....10.............07...........170...............17..........4254...........6849
Frid......11.............20...........190...............17..........4274...........6881
Sat.......12.............15............205..............17..........4289...........6905
Sun......13.............22...........227...............17..........4311...........6941
Week = 154 miles = 248 km

Mon......14...........14............241..............17..........4325...........6963
Tues......15...........15............256..............17..........4340...........6987
Wed......16...........10............266..............17..........4350...........7004
Thur......17...........00............266.............16...........4350...........7004 Rest day
Frid.......18...........00...........266..............15...........4350...........7004 Rest day
Sat.........19..........30............296.............16...........4380............7052
Sun........20..........17............313.............16...........4397............7079
Week = 86 miles = 138 km

Mon......21..........00...........313...............15.........4397...........7079 Rest day
Tues......22..........07...........320...............15.........4404............7090
Wed......23..........14............334...............15.........4418...........7113
Thur......24..........00...........334...............14..........4418...........7113 Rest day
Frid.......25..........07...........341...............14..........4425...........7124
Sat........26..........22............363...............14.........4447...........7160
Sun.......27..........14............377...............14.........4461...........7182
Week = 64 miles 103 km

Mon......28...........00...........377...............13.........4461...........7182 Sick day!
Tues......29...........00...........377...............13.........4461...........7182 Recovery
Wed......30...........09...........386................13........4470............7197

October 2015                                     Monthly                  For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometres

Thur........01.........17.............17.............17...........4487...........7224
Frid.........02.........07.............24.............12...........4494...........7235
Sat..........03.........17..............41.............14...........4511...........7263
Sun.........04.........10..............51.............13...........4521...........7279
Week = 60 miles = 97 km

Mon........05.........40.............91............18...........4561...........7343
Tues........06.........15...........106............18...........4576...........7367 Green light!
Wed........07..........00..........106............15...........4576............7367 Rest day
Thur........08.........38...........144............18..........4614............7429
Frid.........09.........10...........154............17..........4624............7445
Sat..........10..........39...........193............19..........4663............7507
Sun.........11..........00...........193............18..........4663............7507 Rest day
Week = 142 Miles = 229 km

Mon.......12..........20...........213.............18..........4683............7540
Tues.......13..........00...........213.............16..........4683............7540 Rest day
Wed........14.........10...........223..............16.........4693.............7556
Thur.......15..........00..........223..............15..........4693.............7556
Frid........16..........18...........24...............15..........4711.............7585
Sat..........17..........19..........260..............15.........4730.............75615
Sun.........18..........26..........286..............16.........4756.............7657
Week = 93 miles = 150 km

Mon.......19..........00...........286............15.........4756.............7657 Rest day
Tues.......20..........54...........340............17.........4810.............7744
Wed.......21..........07...........347............17.........4817.............7755
Thurs.....22..........00...........347............16.........4817.............7755 Rest day
Frid........23.........22...........369.............16.........4839.............7791
Sat.........24..........17...........386............16.........4856.............7818
Sun........25..........08...........394............16.........4864.............7831
Week = 108 miles = 174 km

Mon.......26...........20...........414............16 .........4884............7863
Tues.......27...........40...........454............17..........4924............7928
Wed.......28...........12...........466.............17.........4936............7947
Thur......29...........23...........489.............17.........4959.............7984
Frid.......30...........59...........548.............18.........5018.............8079
Sat.........31...........16..........564.............18..........5034.............8105

November 2015                                     Monthly                  For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometres

Sun........01...........38............38..............38.........5072............8166
Week = 208 miles = 335 km

Mon.......02...........00............38..............19.........5072...........8166 Rest day
Tues.......03...........09............47..............15.........5081...........8180
Wed.......04...........13............60...............15........5094...........8201
Thur.......05...........17............77...............15........5111...........8229
Frid........06...........00............77...............13........5111...........8229 Rest day
Sat..........07...........23..........100..............14.........5134...........8266 Puncture
Sun.........08...........00..........100..............12.........5134...........8266 Rest day
Week = 62 miles = 100 km

Mon.......09...........10..........110..............12.........5144...........8282
Tues.......10...........00..........110..............11.........5144...........8282 Rest day
Wed........11...........15..........125..............11.........5159...........8306
Thur.......12............15..........140..............12.........5174...........8330
Frid........13............00..........140..............11.........5174...........8330 Rest day
Sat..........14...........20..........160..............11..........5194..........8362
Sun.........15...........21..........181..............12.........5215...........8396
Week = 81 miles = 130 km

Mon........16............00..........181.............11.........5215..........8396 Rest day
Tues........17............19..........200.............12.........5234..........8427
Wed........18............14..........214..............12........5248..........8449
Thur........19............07..........221..............11........5255..........8461
Frid.........20............50..........271..............14........5305..........8557 Gear cable broke
Sat..........21............10..........281..............13........5315..........8557
Sun.........22............00..........281..............13........5315..........8557 Rest day snow storm.
Week = 100miles = 161 km

Mon........23...........07...........288..............13........5322..........8568
Tues........24...........00...........288..............12.........5322.........8568 Rest day
Wed.........25...........07...........295..............12........5329..........8580
Thur........26...........44...........339..............13.........5373..........8650
Frid.........27...........15............354..............13........5388..........8675
Sat..........28............19...........373..............13........5407...........8705 Puncture
Sun.........29............00...........373..............13........5407...........8705 Rest day
Week = 92 miles = 148 km

Mon.......30.............00...........373.............12........5407...........9088 Rest day

December 2015                                     Monthly                  For Year

Day      Date     Miles        Total         Avge.       Miles       Kilometres

Tues........01........15..............15................8............5422...........9145
Wed........02........07..............22................7............5429...........9156
Thur.......03.........00..............22................6............5429...........9156 Rest day
Frid........04........10...............32................6............5439...........9172
Sat.........05.........00..............32................5............5439.........9172 Rest day Storm!
Sun........06.........00..............32................5............5439..........9172 Rest day Storm!
Week = 32 miles = 52 km

Mon.......07.........26..............58...............8.............5465..........8799
Tues.......08.........07..............63...............8.............5472..........8810
Wed.......09.........23..............89...............9..............5495..........8847
Thur......10..........00..............89...............9..............5495..........8847 Rest day
Frid.......11..........14............103...............9..............5509..........8869
Sat........12..........49............152.............12..............5558..........8948
Sun.......13..........54............206.............16..............5612..........9035
Week = 173 miles = 278 km

Mon.......14.........07............213.............15.............5619..........9047
Tues.......15.........14............227.............15.............5633..........9069
Wed.......16.........07............234.............14.............5640..........9080
Thur.......17.........00............234.............14.............5640..........9080 Rest day
Frid........18.........10............244.............13.............5650..........9096
Sat.........19.........15............259.............13.............5665..........9121
Sun........20.........19............278.............14.............5684..........9151
Week =  72 miles = 116 km

Mon.......21........07.............285..............13...........5691..........9162
Tues.......22........00.............285..............13...........5691..........9162 Rest day
Wed.......23........15.............300..............13...........5706..........9187
Thur.......24........21.............321..............13...........5727..........9636
Frid........25........00.............321..............13...........5727..........9220 Rest day
Sat.........26.........00.............321.............12............5727..........9220 Rest day
Sun........27.........10.............331.............12............5737..........9237
Week = 53 mile = 85 km

Mon......28.........44.............375..............13............5781..........9307
Tues......29.........00.............375..............13............5781..........9307 Gales! Rest day.
Wed......30.........15.............390...............13............5796.........9331
Thur......31.........00.............390...............13............5796.........9331 Rest day


Month's miles: Jan = 323 Feb = 365 Mar = 683 Apr = 624 May = 523 June = 596
July = 499 August = 471 September 386 October = 564 November = 373 Dec = 390
 
Rest days 76.  Punctures 6   Longest ride this year 82 miles / 132 km *****

I missed recording a day's mileage months back and have had to go right through correcting all the figures! I hope they are now correct.

mileage record 2015         5,796 miles, 9,3331km, Rest days 76, Punctures 6
                                          Averaging 15.9 / 25.6 km per day [m/365]
                                          Or  20 miles per day minus rest days[m/ 289]
                                          Max distance 82 miles = 132km in one day.

mileage record 2014         6,696 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         7,388 miles, 11,895 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.

Distance ridden from Jan 1st 2010 to Dec 31st 2014 = 40, 896 miles = 65,842 km
                               Average = 8179 miles / 13,168 km per year.

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22nd December 2015 Merry Christmas to all my readers and followers!

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Tuesday 22nd 44-46F, 7-8C, overcast, leading to rain mid-morning with a good dollop of wind to add to the misery. It is supposed to clear up again this afternoon but I shan't be holding my breath. Rain on. Rain off. Blowing a gale too! Briefly tidied the shed in search of a chainstay cable stop. The drive was so soggy that I needed floats on the recycling bin. Null points all round.

Wednesday 23rd 48-50F, 9-10C, windy, rather overcast with weak sunny periods. Did my usual walk up through the woods and back via the road. I disturbed a couple of Buzzards in a field hedge tree. They climbed rapidly together and went off into the wind.

It was spitting with rain and the wind roaring in the trees as I set off on the Higgins in the late morning. Fortunately it was mostly a crosswind. A slightly helpful one going but more of a hindrance on the way back. Every time a vehicle passed I had to steady the Higgins trike to stay on course. Most vehicles have a wind shadow and the larger ones a serious bow wave to boot. The forces can be quite surprising if one its not expecting it. The vicious gusts increased all the while I was out. Even knocking over some display stands outside a supermarket and scattering goods across the car park. Only 15 miles.

Young man killed by inattentive cyborg! A young man died instantly while walking home with his family Christmas tree aided by his father. The cyborg was supposed to be driving a car but was reported to have become inattentive after it had a mobile [sic] phone surgically welded to its "person." There was no mention if the cyborg was damaged in "the accident". Denmark is heavily populated with cyborgs. I see them driving everywhere I go.

Thursday 24th 42-44F, 6-7C, windy, clear overnight, then clouded over but supposed to be a little sunshine this morning. 30mph gusts again later. Remaining rather cool and grey so far. Just an hour's walk today. Intending to go out on the Higgins after coffee. Nine days and still no sign of the Wiggle package I need to get the Trykit roadworthy again. No post today or tomorrow and even Saturday is an official holiday. [Anden Juledag = Second Christmas day or Boxing Day] Which is followed by Sunday...

Cool, windy with occasional weak sunshine on my ride. A clockwise loop between several village supermarkets. Lots of birds of prey about today. Lanes quiet, main roads busy. 21 miles.

Friday 25th 42F, 6C, windy, but promise of some sunshine. The sky is clear at 8.0 am. It was a sunny day but perishing in the wind.

Saturday 26th 44F, 7C, overcast, continuous rain forecast for the whole day but with light winds. Very, very wet! Puddles were appearing on the lawn and the drive was like a stream.

Sunday 27th 50F, 10C, windy and overcast. The Danish fire brigade has been ferrying pumps around the country to fight floods from yesterday's heavy rain. It is suppose to rain all morning then clear later.There was a glimpse of sunshine after lunch but I haven't seen so much flooding in the fields before now. Just a short loop mid afternoon for 10 miles. Only 5 miles short of 6000 for the year if my maths is correct.

Whoops! I shall have to find time to go through my annual mileage figures to find any errors. The month's totals just don't add up to the year's. In fact I had made several mistakes in the running, annual mileage column. The week and monthly totals should have matched the annual figures but didn't.

I usually do the mileage page after I have finished writing the day's post. I often do the blog when I am tired but the day's events [or thoughts] are still fresh. If I leave it I shall have forgotten everything by the morning. It seems I am several hundred miles out on the annual total and have had to amend almost every single figure in the total mileage column. I am now working through the kilometer totals. The upside is that I gained 100 miles but lost rather a lot more. It is ironic that I am absolutely hopeless at simple addition but used to write maths and trig based optical design software for a hobby.

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21st December 2015 A plea for a happy chain.

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Monday 21st 48F, 9C, breezy, overcast. Some sunshine is promised but such threats are rarely carried out. No walk. Only a short ride in very gusty conditions following endless delays for showers to pass. Only 7 miles. It is expected to gust to over 45mph tonight.

Am I alone in wanting an online purchase to follow the traditional ritual of buying something from a bricks and mortar shop? It is all but impossible to obtain some items from ordinary bike shops in Denmark. So I place my order online and wait for the postman. As soon as I place my order I expect a message confirming my order with thanks for my custom. Not in half and hour and most certainly not next day or the week after. Nothing less is remotely polite in my opinion. A bike shop would be sorely tried to stay in business if it did not thank customers for their purchase. No matter how small it might be.

It is normal human behaviour to exchange thanks for service and goods on both sides of the bargain. Many might think the checkout girl, or boy, is too humble to be worthy of thanks. Yet they exchange a period of their strictly limited lifespan to serve you. Walking away without any response, now matter how brief their service, demeans you as a human being. Self respect breeds respect for others. Good manners cost nothing but a second's thought. Less if you make it a default and sincere habit. The Danes have so many ways of saying thanks that very many of them can't be arsed to use even one of them at the checkout! You get the same problem in the UK when holding doors open for delusional demigods and goddesses. Did you just let the trash out? 

Once my online order is handled I then expect an email confirming dispatch. The sooner the better and the item had better be in stock, or instantly available from remote storage, or I consider it blatant fraud. It is taking money under false pretenses, in my book, not to tell the customer if instant gratification is not available. Instant cancellation of our order should be a default option until the customer accepts the dealer's lax timekeeping and crap ordering system in exchange for their honesty. The dealer has deprived the customer of their chance to shop elsewhere to obtain swifter service. This is an extremely serious matter in my opinion! In the high street an absence of stock is an irritation but means you can still go down the road and buy from another outlet.

Some online dealers do it perfectly. Their communications are flawless, rapid, to the point and always polite. Who cares if it is a computer generated form provided they took the trouble to get it right and then kept polishing out any flaws which cropped up with experience. Nothing less is expected but it is [most surprisingly] rarely the case. There are a certain few, online Danish bike parts dealers who one can almost guarantee will have the goods in your hands the very next morning. Others have an altogether more "relaxed" attitude to sales, customers and timely delivery.

Quoting a tracking number and then not dispatching. Or failing to provide one when tracking is promised is a mortal business sin as far as I am concerned. I want to be recognized, pampered and the door to be opened and held  for me if I make a larger purchase.

The arrival of a cheerful delivery man in our drive is a bonus. We get several different international freight companies delivering our orders as well as the Danish Post Office drivers. Of late they have all been remarkably polite and friendly. This brief but vital relationship concludes the final part of the formal bargain made with the online vendor with a warm glow. You might call it an impression in a wax seal.

I know the online box shifters can't guarantee their postman or delivery driver is having a good day. Though his or her employer had better understand the implications of stiff competition in the online marketplace. If the carrier isn't actively teaching their staff how to behave towards customers then they damned well ought to be! The delivery agent is the final stage in a customer's purchase and will fix how the customer feels about that particular item for as long it remains theirs. It will hopefully make them feel all warm and satisfied. Or, the complete opposite, and become ultra-critical of the slightest fault or blemish. Simply because they were poorly treated at the door or the gate!

This has serious implications for employing costly customer relationship staff and the expense of generating apologies and organizing and paying for returns and replacements. If a carrier is a well known time-waster and given to dumping parcels unattended in public view then surely the online dealer should select an alternative carrier? With the vast majority of couples both being out at work during the day isn't it high time that deliveries were better organized to match this fixed reality? Why is there no legal provision for package containers to be fixed outside houses?

Then there is the problem of online review websites which score dealers on their performance. Some businesses seem to completely ignore their critics as their performance rating nosedives. Others, who get it right, far more often than not, can cheerfully point every customer at the scoring site. Confident that they have done everything humanly possible to make their customer relationships as near to perfect as they can manage at a distance.

This post was instigated by the ordering of an expensive item from a large and well known bike company in the UK. It is now 6 days since their email confirming dispatch. The carrier's tracking website has yet to recognise the tracking number. Since it is already apologizing for this lack of recognition, before any number is entered, one can only assume that it will never recognise any tracking number. It does not even have the basic intelligence to tell me when I am entering complete gibberish into their waiting box!

The online dealer asks that I remain patient until their chosen carrier finally gets around to confirming they have the goods in hand. The problem is I haven't a clue who their carrier might be! They haven't told me in their catch-all email confirmation of dispatch! I have had goods delivered within 2 days of ordering from the UK when an online dealer really cared about service. Though three days is the normal delivery time based on two decades of experience.

Needless to say I shall not be ordering from this online dealer again. Nor from any dealer employing this particular carrier. Had the carrier, and online dealer,  done their part I would have been perfectly willing to accept delays at this very busy time of year. Perhaps the carrier is not involved at all? I have been given a tracking number but the dealer's own website says my order been sent un-tracked. Which seems very unlikely at this price point.

Can you see where all this confusion is leading? Somebody really didn't care enough to get it right. It's only a job. It'll be alright. The same went for their website. Two identical items at widely different prices without any way to tell them apart. I was going to email them but used their online chat service instead to save time before ordering. Why was it even necessary? Crap website devoid of the slightest product detail. So they need to employ a large team of unnecessary staff just to field questions which should never need to be asked. It really is that simple. Somebody is working well above their pay grade at Wiggle. I bet they don't know one end of a bicycle from the other. 

Being ignored by a tracking website is tantamount to being completely ignored in any physical shop. The online dealer and their chosen carrier have given me absolutely no freedom to take my custom elsewhere. Therein lies the difference between those who really care about service. And those for whom it is easy pickings taking money from any passing muppet daft enough to deal with them. Even if it is only once. Isn't that how spammers and Nigerian scammers grow rich? Or Danish car repair workshops for that matter.

Many of the latter type of business have vanished from Denmark under the difficult trading conditions. They were particularly ill-equipped to cope with a reduced potential clientele when times were hard. As Darwin said: It is not the survivors who carry on the stock. It is the absence of all those who did not survive. Which leaves the fitter examples to prosper under much reduced competition. 

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