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! Housekeepi

The Pedalshift Project 150: Bicycle Touring Beginners Series 2019

Jan 23rd, 2019 42m 6s

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 seve

The Pedalshift Project 149: Bicycling the Great Allegheny Passage 2019

Jan 17th, 2019 48m 52s

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 Tamp

Vol. 7: Oregon Coast

Sep 17th, 2016 1m 14s

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

Vol. 6: C&O Canal Towpath

Aug 5th, 2016 1m 42s

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… Down

Vol. 5: California Coast

May 10th, 2016 11m 47s

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

Vol. 1: Pacific Coast 2014 - Intro

Jan 29th, 2016 2m 7s

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.

Vol. 3: Erie Canal bicycle tour 2015 - Intro

Jan 29th, 2016 1m 32s

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

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

Jan 29th, 2016 1m 28s

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 tourin

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

Jan 29th, 2016 1m 14s

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

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