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I’ve covered about 37,244.27 miles (59,938.84 Kilometer) as follows.
North America: 20,674.60 Miles (33,272.54 Kilometer)
South America: 5,114.95 Miles (8,231.71 Kilometer)
Africa: 1,081.17 Miles (1,739.97 Kilometer)
Europe: 6,232.57 Miles (10,030.35 Kilometer)
Australia/ New Zealand:1,847.1 Miles (2,972.62 Kilometer)
Asia: 2,293.88 Miles (3,691.64 Kilometer)
In 1988 I biked from Durango, Colorado to Southeast Alaska. I then worked in a cannery before taking ferries and biking back to Seattle, Washington. On that ride I biked 4,153.9 miles (6,685.05 Kilometer).
Total logged miles are 176,078.85 miles (283,371.44 Kilometer)
Before 1996 I only tracked my touring cycling miles, at that time I was probably cycling close to 6,000 miles per year. In 1996 I logged my touring miles and summer miles (May through September). In 1997 I logged my miles from May through December. Starting in 1998 I track my miles all year around. The following is the total miles I have logged.
1,172.1 miles (1,886.3 Kilometers) – 1987 – Albuquerque to Durango + Albuquerque to San Diego
4,235.3 miles (6,816.1 Kilometers) – 1988 – Durango to Alaska
1,932.5 miles (3,110.1 Kilometers) – 1989 – Europe
548 miles (881.9 Kilometers) – 1990 – Estes Park, Co to Albuquerque
2,055.5 miles (3,308 Kilometers) – 1991 – Albuquerque to St. Augustine, Florida
607.8 miles (978 Kilometers) – 1991-92 – New Zealand/ Australia
4,310.6 miles (6,937.2 Kilometers) – 1996 – May through September – including ride from Deadhorse, Alaska to Valdez, Alaska
6,208.47 miles (9,991.5 Kilometers) – 1997 – May to December – including South America
3,587 miles (5,772.7 Kilometers) – 1998 – All Miles
6,318 miles (10,167.8 Kilometers) – 1999 – All Miles
3,692.05 miles (5,941.78 Kilometers) – 2000 – All Miles
2,605.85 miles (4,193.71 Kilometers) – 2001 – All Miles
4,457.71 miles (7,173.98 Kilometers) – 2002 – All Miles
3,710.27 miles (5,971.1 Kilometers) – 2003 – All Miles
4,443.3 miles (7,150.8 Kilometers) – 2004 – All Miles
5,576.38 miles (8,974.31 Kilometers) – 2005 – All Miles
6,604.04 miles (10,628.17 Kilometers) – 2006 – All Miles
6,347.61 miles (10,215.49 Kilometers) – 2007 – All Miles
5,242.04 miles (8,436.25 Kilometers) – 2008 – All Miles
5,743.5 miles (9,243.27 Kilometers) – 2009 – All Miles
5,023.2 miles (8,084.06 Kilometers) – 2010 – All Miles
6,289.3 miles (10,121.65 Kilometers) – 2011 – All Miles
7,600.7 miles (12,232.14 Kilometers) – 2012 – All Miles
5,255.17 miles (8,457.38 Kilometers) – 2013 – All Miles
6,223.09 miles (10,015.09 Kilometers) – 2014 – All Miles
6,660.84 miles (10,719.58 Kilometers) – 2015 – All Miles
7,077.77 miles (11,390.57 Kilometers) – 2016 – All Miles
7,700.77 miles (12,393.19 Kilometers) – 2017 – All Miles
7,094.85 miles (11,418.05 Kilometers)– 2018 – All Miles
6,945.73 miles (11,178.07 Kilometers)– 2019 – All Miles
7,712.01 miles (12,411.28 Kilometers) – 2020 – All Miles
7,714.17 miles (12,414.75 Kilometers) – 2021 – All Miles
7,716.39 miles (12,418.33 Kilometers) – 2022 – All Miles
7,727.62 miles (12,436.4 Kilometers) – 2023 – All Miles
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Total 176,078.85 miles (283,371.44 Kilometer) recorded, definitely not all the miles I have biked!
Made it to 100,000 Miles (160,934.4 Kilometers) on June 2, 2013
Made it to 200,000 Kilometer (124274.2 Miles) on March 8, 2017
Made it to 150,000 Miles (241,401.6 Kilometers) on July 23, 2020
Made it to 250,000 Kilometer (155,342.8 Miles) on August 8, 2021
7,727.62 miles (12,436.40 Kilometers) in 2023
7,716.39 miles (12,418.32 Kilometers) in 2022
7,714.17 miles (12,414.75 Kilometers) in 2021
7,712.01 miles (12,411.28 Kilometers) in 2020
7,700.77 miles (12,393.19 Kilometers) in 2017
7,600.70 miles (12,232.14 Kilometers) in 2012
7,094.85 miles (11,418.05 Kilometers) in 2018
7,077.77 miles (11,390.57 Kilometers) in 2016
6,945.73 miles (11,178.07 Kilometers) in 2019
6,660.84 miles (10,719.58 Kilometers) in 2015
6,604.04 miles (10,628.17 Kilometers) in 2006
49 states, the missing state is Kansas. I have also cycled 101.66 miles (163.61 Kilometers) in Puerto Rico and 10 miles (16.09 Kilometers) in Washington DC.
At least the following 43 countries. (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, China, Chili, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, Zimbabwe)
The most miles in 24-hours are 225 miles (362.1 Kilometers) (10:00 AM to 10:00 AM). The most miles in a single calendar day are 160.9 miles (258.94 Kilometers) (This was accomplished with a bike loaded with camping gear on my ride from Albuquerque, New Mexico to St. Augustine, Florida)
What – Traveling from the Arctic Ocean (Prudhoe Bay, Alaska) to Ushuaia, Argentina
When – July 3, 1987 to September 12, 2019
Miles
—– 21, 545 miles (34,673 Kilometers) – Total miles
—– 13,761 miles (22,146 Kilometers) (64 %) – Bicycle miles
—– 6,827 miles (10987 Kilometers) (32 %) – Non-Bicycle ground miles
—– 903 miles (1453 Kilometers) (4 %) – Boat miles
I donated the following bikes to FB4KPorltand.org (bikes for kids) on April 30, 2022.
1) I bought a racing bike at a flea market in Albuquerque and cycled it to Alaska in 1988 (May to August). The bike never worked good after that trip and I kept it for years. It was last ridden about 30 years before I finally got rid of it.
2) I bought a fair road bike at a hock shop in Albuquerque for $20.00. I replaced the gear and chain, then I cycled to bike from New Mexico to Florida in May of 1991. I also used that bike to cycle from San Louis Obispo, California to Tijuana, Mexico in December of 2002. That bike was always big for me, but it did still work when I donated it. However, it was run down.
Most miles on a single bicycle was on my Kona bike, which finally retired at 29,498 miles (47,472 Kilometers). This was a commuter bike and was never taken on a bike trip. On April 25, 2022, my Kona bike had the derailed break and wrap around my rim. I had been updating and fixing things for over a year and the bike was not working well, I just wanted to get to 30,000 miles (48,280 Kilometers). I planned on donating the bike on April 30, 2022, but decided to keep it and see if I could get if fixed to ride it until it reaches 30,000 miles (48,280 Kilometers). I ended up taking too many parts off the bike and got rid of the bike in 2023 with 29,498 miles (47,472 Kilometers)
Heinz Stücke (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_St%C3%BCcke)
Heinz has the world record for cycle touring, he cycled for over 50 years covering more than 600, 000 Kilometers (over 372,800 miles). He has cycled in 195 countries and 78 territories.