It's officially summer in the northern hemisphere (sorry
Australia... it was a good run, but it'll be back) and it's time to
live vicariously and follow some of those summer bicycle tours. In
this episode I let you in on three I'm following, plus give you an
update on my C&O through ride this coming weekend and some
additional bikey plans I've got.
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The Journal: Summer bicycle tours to follow
Tours I'm following this summer
Met Michael at Pioneer Nation super briefly last fall when
someone I met was like, "I HAVE to get the two bike touring guys to
meet!" He's working his way westbound on the TransAm and has mixed
in some pretty dope videos of his ride mixed with punk soundtracks.
Worth the follow and the reads!
She's about half done rolling from Seattle to Boston in
tribute to a friend she lost late last year. It's also one of those
"I'm riding two months before I have to enter the real world" kind
of rides, which I always wish I had done back when it would have
matters for me. Really cool pics in the IG feed. Also, she wears a
lot of orange, so she must be super cool 😉
3 Girls on a Bike:
Vicky, Wendy and Linda... riding cross country (notice a
theme?) to raise money for local bike pathway projects in Illinois.
Aaron from Sprocket Podcast helped them out with directions when
they got semi-misdirected in Portland a few weeks back. I've
reached out and hope to get them on the show as they roll into DC
in August.
C&O ride
Hey another tour for me! I'll be through-riding the C&O
again starting today as this podcast is released! If you're a
newsletter subscriber, not
only did you get the bonus podcast this month (my five favorite
bike touring books) but you also got the special feed to listen in
on Tour Journals Volume 6 while I ride. Missed out? No worries,
it'll be in
Pedalshift Plus in a
few weeks. If you're needing a fix for some C&O audio journals,
check out
Volume
2, the GAP/C&O ride from last year.
I'll have a full run-down on the next Pedalshift Project too.
Trying out a new stove that I'm really digging... super inexpensive
and compact. I hope to have a review up on Youtube too. What about
your summer bicyle tours? Let me know in the comments or via social
media!
More summer bicycle tours coming
Going to Flagstaff, AZ over the 4th of July weekend and
doing some riding, likely on the Grand Canyon rim and maybe a few
other choice spots. Hoping to get some good pics to share on these
day rides!
August... Oregon coast! MJ is doing a little unintentional
scouting for me in the next couple of weeks. More to come!
Connections
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hit me up in the comments section or on social media.
Ethan Georgi on gear inches
After your ep mentioning gear inches for climbing, especially
how what you didn't know WAS hurting you, I looked up mine. 34.6.
Not cool. Gonna look into a triple crank with a smaller
chainring. Thanks for the nudge.
Steve K -pulling a Hammerhiker (as I will now
call this) and getting dropped off in Meyersdale and bombing down
the long hill from the Eastern Continental Divide to
Cumberland!
Noah tackling the C&O - asks about bears
and camping sites being full?
1- wouldn't worry about bears. The majority of both trails
aren't wildernessy enough to get your exposure to the level that
you need to up your fpod storage game. If you prefer, consider
getting some smell proof bags. I've never encountered a bear on
either trail and I don't think I recall hearing any real reports of
one.
--
2- You'll never have a problem getting a spot at any site on a
C&O summer bicycle tour. If someone is there ahead of you it's
just a chance to say hi and pitch your tent in another section of
the site. I've chosen to ride on another 5-10 miles to get a chance
at my own site but I've never been shut out if any site because of
congestion.
Sidebar... after this ride, this and more info will be coming
to a much more pimped out
Pedalshift Guide to
the C&O. I've also got some killer ideas for more in the
coming months, and thanks to your support through Pedalshift Plus
and Pedalshift Society, I might be pulling the trigger on one of
those ideas soon. Stay tuned!
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Music
The Pedalshift Project theme is America courtesy of
Jason Kent off his self-titled solo album. Check out his band
Sunfields'
album, Habitat, wherever cool music resides. I heard
Jason's new album in January and it is AWESOME. More info when that
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