The Pedalshift Project: Bicycle Travel Adventures

The Pedalshift Project 029: Bicycle touring all 50 states?


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Takeaways from the recent transit aided tour from DC to Boston, some amazing news from Amtrak plus... have you hit all 50 states bicycle touring?

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Followup
Digesting the transit-aided ride - takeaways:
- I love the Dahon (check out the review), but I’m getting a Brompton
- Transit in the NE US is pretty reliable (small sample size!)
- NYC, particularly 8th Avenue is a really challenging place to ride, but awesome.
- Just because you can do it doesn’t mean it’s a good tour
- Lighter and smaller FTW
- Wild camping is fun, but respect the space you choose.
- Not all people are asshats
- Using transit or trains is absolutely #notcheating
- Sleep is really important
- Always be prepared for someone to tell you "no"
- Bringing positivity to things is really important to me
- I’m going to use these lessons in a bigger tour next year
 
Amtrak brings us some great bicycle news
- Amtrak threw a curveball and is implementing roll aboard service on the Capitol Limited (CHI-DC)
- Unboxed bikes everywhere still not a reality
- What it means for GAP/C+O touring
- Cost is $25, which is about the same as baggage service if you bought a box from them
- “as soon as this week” to “next several weeks"
- Articles from Adventure Cycling, the Post Gazette, and the Herald Mail.
Connections
FOTS Eric Iverson asked me and a few others #howmanystatesivebikedin
 
My answer (after forgetting a few and amending) was 15: DC MD VA WV DE NY FL SC MT WA OR CA AZ CT PA
 
Who out there can beat that? And for my international listeners, #howmanycountriesivebikedin is waiting for you too! Chime in on Facebook, Twitter and the comments section below!
Music

The Pedalshift Project theme is America courtesy of Jason Kent off his self-titled solo album. Check out his band Sunfields' new release, Habitat, wherever cool music resides. 

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