Tag: cross country tour

February 24, 2022

The Pedalshift Project 274: Tampa to Disney World Bike Tour Preview

It’s the first tour of 2022, and it’s got, perhaps, a magical twist? I’m escaping the cold northeastern US winter and trading it in for sunshine, and a multiway trek across central Florida on my trusty Brompton. Similar route, totally different finish from past years… what’s this year’s winter tour look like? Read more

February 17, 2022

The Pedalshift Project 273: Route Scouting Shorter Tours + Honorable Mentions

Looking ahead to the spring and some new-to-me routes that can check some 2022 goal boxes! This episode, we close out the series to highlight some shorter tour options along with some honorable mentions. Will one of these be the one? Read more

February 10, 2022

The Pedalshift Project 272: Route Scouting Dayton to St. Louis

Looking ahead to the spring and some new-to-me routes that can check some 2022 goal boxes! This episode, we take a look at filling in an important part of a segment-by-segment ride across country between Dayton, OH and St. Louis, MO. Will this be the one? Read more

June 17, 2021

The Pedalshift Project 246: Exploring the Avenue of the Giants by Brompton

Hey, I’m on the road! And I got the great privilege to explore the Avenue of the Giants in Northern California’s redwood country by Brompton. Listen as I take you along for the ride!

June 10, 2021

The Pedalshift Project 245: Caleb and Marilyn Living by Bike

A chat with Caleb Werntz, a filmmaker who has overcome homelessness by learning to live on a bicycle for eight years of epic tours alongside a calico cat named Marilyn. We talk challenges, COVID and Marilyn’s origin story.

May 6, 2021

The Pedalshift Project 242: Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience

We are live baby live for the first live show of 2021… an update on the LACROSSE! plus summer touring and ask me anything! Read more

April 29, 2021

The Pedalshift Project 241: The Microcamper Project – Part 2

Can a person (me) who is barely competent with tools build out a very strangely shaped 4-door sedan (“it’s not a sedan… it’s a LACROSSE!!”) into a comfortable sleeping pod slash microcamper? Join me on a journey into good intentions, lack of patience, mostly level and somewhat square woodworking , and the birth of a micorcamper built for bike touring. Probably. Maybe.
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April 22, 2021

The Pedalshift Project 240: The Microcamper Project – Part 1

Needs (really, wants) meet opportunity for a new project that scratches an itch and might have bike touring utility: welcome to the Pedalshift microcamper build! On this episode, I cover the background on the project, how it relates to bike touring, and more.
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October 8, 2020

Best of Pedalshift 115: Women Who Dare with Kerry Gross

Kerry Gross wanted more stories of inspiring women. So, she decided to ride her bike from California to Maine in search of women who inspire others. Now she brings those stories to us via the Women Who Dare podcast, the story of Kerry’s 5,700-mile bike ride and the interviews with these remarkable women. Originally podcast April 26, 2018. Read more

January 23, 2020

The Pedalshift Project 192: Bicycle Tour Route Full House

The month of MJ concludes like all good trilogies must… with a bang! No Ewoks in part three, but rather a game of Pedalshift Bicycle Tour Route Poker! Each of us chooses five bike tour routes for our “hand,” and then you get to choose who collected the best set.
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