Originally Posted by
Agentbolt
In the US, from ocean to ocean. Do you think it's 10,000? 50,000? 100,000? The "Is Bike Touring Becoming Boring" thread got me thinking.
My uneducated guess,...
1890's - 1975 - less than 500 total
1976 - 3,000 total
1977-1979 1,000 average
1980's - 1200-1500 p/year
1990's - 2,000 p/year (additional routes)
2000's 3,000 p/year (Steady TA with large increase in Southern Tier)
ACA map sales would be lower than these projections........
so,....
50,000 people