Pedalshift Tour Journals

Episodes

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   The Pedalshift Project 151: Preparing the Cross-Florida Bike Tour

   As the US shivers through the polar vortex, let's talk about prep for next week's cross Florida bike tour! Details on the route, the gear, the flying, the meetup in Orlando and much more. Warm up to the first Pedalshift tour of 2019! Housekeeping XFL Tour: I'll be rolling my own route across...

   Jan 31, 2019

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   The Pedalshift Project 150: Bicycle Touring Beginners Series 2019

   A new year and a new beginners series! On the 150th edition of the Pedalshift Project, we kick off the Bicycle Touring Beginners Series by meeting this year's cyclist and road map some of the topics we'll cover as we check in over the next several months. Plus, updates on meetups and the…

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   Jan 23, 2019

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   The Pedalshift Project 149: Bicycling the Great Allegheny Passage 2019

   The Great Allegheny Passage 2019... What's in store for the trail? Allegheny Trail Alliance's Doug Riegner returns to the pod with the full scoop on the GAP! Housekeeping XFL Tour: I'll be rolling my own route across central Florida from Tampa on the gulf coast to Cocoa Beach on the east. Preview...

   Jan 17, 2019

   48m
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   Vol. 7: Oregon Coast

   It doesn't take more than a few listens to the Pedalshift Project to know I pine for the state of Oregon... pretty much on a daily basis. You always hear about people who move to Oregon... well, I was the damn fool that moved away. That's why I try to get back as often as I can, and when I do I…

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   Sep 17, 2016

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   Vol. 6: C&O Canal Towpath

   In the spring of 2016 I revisited one of my favorite routes that just so happens to begin practically in my backyard… the C&O Canal. From Cumberland to Washington, it’s 184.5 miles of adventure. It just didn’t exactly go according to plan… Download the rest at pedalshift.net/plus.

   Aug 5, 2016

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   Vol. 5: California Coast

   In the spring of 2016 I tackled one of my favorite, challenging stretches of the California coast on a Brompton folding bike. Follow along from Half Moon Bay, through Santa Cruz, Monterey, Big Sur, Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo on the adventure! Can a loaded folding bike handle the hills of Big...

   May 10, 2016

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   Vol. 1: Pacific Coast 2014 - Intro

   The US Pacific Coast bike tour is one of the premiere extended bike tours in the world. Amenities mixed with temperate weather and solid challenges make for a trip of a lifetime. Learn more and get this journal and more at pedalshift.net/plus. My trip was a modified version of the traditional...

   Jan 29, 2016

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   Vol. 3: Erie Canal bicycle tour 2015 - Intro

   I grew up within a stone’s throw of the Erie Canal in Fairport, NY. It’s a quaint town outside Rochester, NY. Back in the early 1800s, the canal was a major economic powerhouse that fueled the growth of western and central New York. Learn more and get this journal and more at pedalshift.net/plus....

   Jan 29, 2016

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   Vol. 2: DC to PGH by C&O + GAP - Intro

   The Chesapeake and Ohio National Historic Park towpath stretches from Washington, DC to Cumberland , MD. From there the Great Allegheny Passage connects Cumberland to Pittsburgh, PA. That’s about 330 miles of contiguous, car free bicycle touring paradise. And it was cursed. Well, at least for me....

   Jan 29, 2016

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    Vol. 4: DC to Boston by bike + transit - intro

    When I moved back east from Portland to Washington, DC something caught my eye. I forgot how close everything was in the northeast. On the west coast you can go hours between major cities… but on the east coast they feel like they overlap. And they kind of do. The Bo-Wash corridor is an old term...

    Jan 29, 2016

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