In part one of a two episode Best of Pedalshift extravaganza, Brock and Adele Dittus, formerly of The Sprocket Podcast join The Pedalshift Project! we discuss our epic mistakes — our bicycle touring eff ups, if you will. (Except we use the actual eff-word, so listener beware!) Revisit and dip into the nostalgia with our Friends of the Show from the land of sunshine and bunnies. Originally podcast October 15, 2015.
Tag: bicycle tour
Best of Pedalshift 037: Sturdy touring bikes + opening cans without tools
Sturdy touring bikes need to be able to handle weight… on this best of episode we delve into some of the ways to make your touring bike even sturdier, and provide tips on how to lighten the load a bit too. Plus, a self-described crazy Russian shows how to open a can without a can opener! Originally podcast December 10, 2015
Best of Pedalshift 029: DC to Boston Transit-Aided Tour – Takeaways
The final part of the best of covering Pedalshift Tour Journals Vol. 4 – the mostly transit and smattering of very important folding bike tour from DC to Boston. In this episode the takeaways from this fundamentally very weird but also influential tour! Originally podcast September 3, 2015
Best of Pedalshift Tour Journals: DC to Boston Transit-Aided Tour – Part 2
Part two of three in a best of covering Pedalshift Tour Journals Vol. 4 – the mostly transit and smattering of very important folding bike tour from DC to Boston. In this episode it’s the actual tour journal entries from this stunt… err, tour.
Originally podcast August 21, 2015
Originally podcast August 21, 2015
Best of Pedalshift 028: DC to Boston Transit-Aided Tour – Part 1
Part one of three in a best of covering Pedalshift Tour Journals Vol. 4 – the mostly transit and smattering of very important folding bike tour from DC to Boston. In this episode we cover the idea, the arbitrary set of rules and my mindset going into this stunt… err, tour.
Originally podcast August 20, 2015
Originally podcast August 20, 2015
Best of Pedalshift 067: Stoves, intermittent fasting and keeping feet warm
A classic hodgepodge best of! Bike touring stove tests, an overview on intermittent fasting, counterintuitive advice on keeping your feet warm on tour and more!
Originally podcast January 19, 2017
Originally podcast January 19, 2017
Best of Pedalshift 079: The Origins of the Eastern Express Connector
Adventure Cycling Association’s Eastern Express Connector was developed by the legendary Frank Moritz as an alternative eastern spur for the Trans Am route, starting in DC. It includes the C&O, the GAP and Katy trails, bypassing some of the more challenging (in a not so good way) portions of the original Trans Am. In this best of, we chat with Frank right around the launch and get an idea on what it takes to make a new bike touring route!
Originally podcast May 11, 2017.
Originally podcast May 11, 2017.
Best of Pedalshift 191: The First Pedalshift Bike Touring Draft
A throwback to pre-COVID times with one of the pods from the month of MJ – the very first Pedalshift Bicycle Tour Draft! I explain the rules at the top, and we kind of make it up as we go along, but the essence is each of us chooses pieces of gear or other elements of a bike tour that the other person now cannot choose, and then you get to choose who wins.
Originally podcast January 16, 2020.
Originally podcast January 16, 2020.
Best of Pedalshift 185: Emergency Fixes on Bike Tour
The episode I hope nobody needs to use… emergency fixes if you run into serious mechanicals or sudden cold snaps on your next bike tour.
Originally podcast November 21, 2019.
Originally podcast November 21, 2019.
Best of Pedalshift 172: Bicycling Italy
What’s it like bicycling in Italy? Are bikes even allowed in Venice? (spoiler: um, no). On this episode, Pedalshift “Goes Italian” with some thoughts on bicycling in Italy, even if it’s just in a bunch of circles on top of a really old Italian walled city.