Best of Pedalshift 018: A campfire chat on simplicity and bike touring

Jul 4, 2018

Originally released April 16, 2015 as The Pedalshift Project 018. Note, Nathan's website and social media accounts are no longer active. See pedalshift.net/018 for images and links to some of the things we talked about.

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Listen in on a campfire chat about simple touring by bike on location at Marble Quarry campground on the C+O towpath. Hear the crickets and frogs chirping… the occasional owl hooting… sip on a beverage of your liking (maybe something strong?) from your cup. It’s the closest thing to actually being there.

Special thanks to Nathan Clevenger for the ride and the chat by the campfire!

Topics

• Phoenix Bikes fundraiser
• About Phoenix Bikes
• C+O Canal NHP
• TEDx talk on dehydration (But this is the one Nathan was referring to)
• Whites Ferry cable ferry across the Potomac River
• Simple touring: What does it mean?
• Technology on tour and in life
• Experiencing life at bike pace vs. motorized vehicle pace
• Hiking the AT and the PCT and bike touring parallels
• Open ended touring vs. detailed planning – finding a balance
• Being ambassadors for bike touring – “there’s no one way”
• Bike tourism as an economic development engine – Oregon study
• The story of Justice Douglas in rescuing the C+O
• Car-free living
• Elly Blue’s Bikenomics (a great read – recommended)
• Electric vehicles + driverless vehicles as a paradigm shift: 17 Ways Driverless Cars Could Change America
• Why bike touring?
• How to handle the separation from your significant-other while on tour