Bike touring by yourself is awesome, but have you ever thought about bike touring with kids or maybe your dogs? On this episode, we dive into bringing others along for the ride! Also a few new things to check out in gear talk and connections with you!
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The Journal
Bike Touring With Kids
Resources
- Traveling Two: bike touring with kids and list of inspiring family bicycle tourists
- How to guide
- Find CGOAB journals like this one from the Vogel family
- First timers guide for bike touring with kids
Bike Touring With Dogs
- Challenge 1: Conditions and paying attention to safety for your dog
- Challenge 2: Weight
- Challenge 3: Reduced mileage
- Challenge 4: Altered setup – on bike vs. trailer vs. cargo bike
Resources
- Great Q&A
- Great FAQs
- A good follow… Jasmine Reese going around the world with Fiji
And remember… some dogs hate biking.
Gear Talk
Inflatable loungers (aka beach beds) for bike touring?
- About 2 lbs (not that light). Folds up smaller than most camping pads.
- Quick inflation.
- Don’t know… seems like an interesting idea. Paired with a tarp or mosquito netting and it has some possibilities.
- Prices range 30-200, depending on where you look.
Yet another battery…
Connections
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Cat from Joyride
Mark Van Raam
And… Another 5-star iTunes review from Johnny K!
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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 drops!