Tag: podcast

August 26, 2021

The Pedalshift Project 254: Green Goblin Retirement Tour – Day 3

Day 3 of the Green Goblin retirement tour was less touring and more waiting for the bike shop to open up. But would some fiddling with the chain produce… a miracle?

August 19, 2021

The Pedalshift Project 253: Green Goblin Retirement Tour – Day 2

Day 2 of the Green Goblin retirement tour revealed a larger problem with the bike. I was supposed to make it to Newport and my favorite campsite on the entire coast. But would the bike get me there?

August 12, 2021

The Pedalshift Project 252: Green Goblin Retirement Tour – Day 1

Day 1 of the Green Goblin’s retirement tour of the Oregon coast kicked off with some weirdness… mechanical issues, a campsite drought and more. Would this carry through the rest of the trip?

July 29, 2021

The Pedalshift Project 251: Meal and Snack Planning Strategies

I used to do it all wrong, now I do it better. On this episode, comparing how I used to handle snack and meal planning on bike tour, and how I do it better now.

July 22, 2021

The Pedalshift Project 250: The Green Goblin Retirement Tour

For the sestercentennial edition of the pod, it’s the summer 2021 tour reveal: the Green Goblin retires its west coast life with one last time on the Oregon coast. Learn all about it right here!

July 15, 2021

The Pedalshift Project 249: Solo Touring Women and How to be an Ally

A chat with Sylva Florence, an experienced bicycle tourist and author of many things (including her blog The Sylva Lining) on touring as a solo woman, how people who want to be allies to solo women touring can do that without being creepy, and some of her favorite adventures.

July 8, 2021

The Pedalshift Project 248: Microcamper Takeaways and Bicycling Highway 1

Back from my west coast adventure with 6 takeaways on the microcamper, including how I can see using it for bike touring and how bike touring helped me handle some of the things this trip threw at me. PLUS… a bonus unedited ride with me on California Highway 1!

June 24, 2021

The Pedalshift Project 247: Brompton Touring Hacks Revisited

The Brompton is an amazing bike and people are constantly coming up with new hacks that will benefit touring. On this episode, I cover five new things I’ve been seeing. PLUS… Mysterious James and me reunite!

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.