Riding Stats
| China | Laos | Cambodia | Thailand | |
| Total km | 1068.5 | 1202.5 | 736 | 992 |
| Riding Days | 16 | 18 | 10 | 15 |
| km/riding day | 66.7 | 66.8 | 73.6 | 66.1 |
| Total days | 27 | 30 | 24 | 29 |
| km/day | 39.6 | 40 | 30.7 | 34.2 |
| Days Camping | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| $/day (total 2 people)* | 31.07 | 50.25 | 90.92** | 40.65 |
*This is our cost of living (accommodation, food, entrance fees/entertainment, buses). Bike repairs, spare parts, flights are not included.
**We spent 10 days with friends staying in nicer places and eating much better food. The cost/day otherwise is similar to Laos.
Total km: 3999 km in 59 riding days (67.8 km/day average)
Longest Day: 127 km (Siem Reap to Anlong Veng). This ended up being the longest riding day of the entire year.
Shortest Day: 4.97 km (Laos – Don San to Don Det)
Mechanical Problems
Brittany:
- Derailleur hanger was bent pretty much from the beginning. Could never find someone willing and able to fix it.
- Rear rim cracked. Only discovered after we finished.
Greg:
- Three flats requiring intervention. One tire plug and extra sealant in the rear tire (twice) and the front tire (once). Numerous other flats that the tubeless sealant took care of.
- Front hub serviced once with two cracked ball bearings replaced.
- Rear hub serviced twice with cracked ball bearings. Rear wheel to be replaced.
- Rear rim also cracked. Only discovered after we finished.
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