It's magical episode 444 of The Pedalshift Project, and we're marking the occasion with a proper Oregon Coast adventure! In part one of two, longtime friend of the show Brock Dittus joins on a hobgoblin of a ride. On this episode: northbound coastal riding, alternate routes off 101, questionable mileage math, damp gear, coffee stops, headwinds, the Five-Timers Club, and the operating phrase of the whole trip: "My tent is not viable."

Hey there is a GIVEAWAY that is part of this episode… stay tuned to hear how to win a special, nearly one of a kind piece designed by the talent behind the five timers club award Brock gets in this very episode!

Highlights

• Episode 444, with a very satisfying accidental 44-mile moment.
• Tim and Brock reunite for a Sprocket Shift-style Oregon Coast ride.
• The trip shifts from the original plan into a northbound Lincoln City-to-Astoria adventure.
• The 60X bus from Salem to Lincoln City proves to be a useful transit link for coastal bike touring.
• Devil's Lake hiker-biker gets revisited and loosely rated.
• Summer on the Oregon Coast delivers rain, chill, clouds, and deeply confused expectations.
• Tim's tent fails overnight and is declared "not viable."
• The planned camping trip becomes a hotel-supported ride after wet gear and a damp down bag change the calculus.
• Old Highway 101 / Forest Road 11 north of Lincoln City gets a major reassessment as the better touring route.
• Neskowin and Pacific City provide key food, coffee, and morale stops.
• The final stretch into Tillamook brings classic coastal headwinds.
• Brock officially receives his Five-Timers Club award.

Route Notes

Start: Salem, Oregon

Transit: 60X bus to Lincoln City / Chinook Winds Casino

Camp: Devil's Lake State Recreation Area hiker-biker site

Ride direction: Northbound / NOBO

Day ride: Lincoln City to Tillamook

Key stops: Neskowin, Pacific City, Tillamook

End of episode: Tillamook, Oregon

Next destination: Astoria, Oregon

Hey it's a giveaway!

The Pedalshift spinner giveaway! How to enter… make sure you're subscribed to the Pedalshift email list over at pedalshift.net. I'll send an email out to the list on Thursday July 16th for the release of part 2. Reply or forward it back at me at [email protected] by 11:59pm PT Sunday July 19th and BAM! You're in the running. The email will have the directions too. Overly complex? Maybe. But you get the coolest designed piece ever by our clever and talented designer friend.

Statistics

• Episode number: 444
• Hiker-biker cost at Devil's Lake: $8
• Miles biked: 57
• Known other touring cyclists spotted: 2
• Known hikers at camp: 1
• Bundles of firewood: 2
• Tent viability: zero
• Campground USB-C ports: zero
• Campground USB-A ports: yes
• Five-Timers Club ornaments awarded: 1
• Flats: zero

After a restful night at Huckleberry Hill, it was time to ride back to DC. But a beautiful Sunday on the C&O usually means a crowded trail… would that slow down my ability to get home?

We are SO back. On this edition, the preview episode for the first Oregon Coast trip that doesn't require me to fly thousands of miles. Added bonus: Brock frieking Dittus is going to be returning to the podcasting airwaves for this one as we ride a portion of the Oregon coast. As usual… there are question marks for any ride I ride, so we'll cover them here.

Another micro Seattle adventure before summer really kicks off (more on that next episode)... this week, we go on another ferry-fueled adventure to nearby Vashon Island to explore the cycling, the town and... pinball? Yes. Pinball.

A little more space to explore Seattle before we kick off the first true summer cycling adventure - this week I head out the front door of my place on the Safari (finally!) to put it through the paces around Lake Union and the UW campus!

After a nice night at the cabin, the second day looked to be a wet one… with forecasts of dangerous winds whipping the trail. Calling an audible seems to be the plan, but would there be another more mechanical issue that might be an impediment to making the final camp of the trip? Originally podcast May 25, 2023.

Seattle is starting to feel less like a move and more like home base. With the long stretch of travel beginning to slow down, this week's episode looks ahead to what summer adventure might look like from the Pacific Northwest. That includes rediscovering hiking and backpacking, exploring Seattle neighborhoods, and starting to sketch out bike camping possibilities in Oregon and Washington.

• Settling into Seattle as a long-term basecamp

• Shifting from constant travel into local exploration

• Planning summer adventures in the Pacific Northwest

• Returning to hiking and backpacking

• Relearning where all the backpacking gear ended up

• Exploring Seattle neighborhoods by bike and on foot

• Early thoughts on Oregon and Washington bike camping routes

• A future trip with friends of the show

• What changes when bicycle touring starts from a new corner of the country

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On this edition, we go to the Windy City, and it was windy , and we ride around a little bit and walk around a little bit and do a little bit of discovery. A cool neighborhood, Wicker Park, and just discovery of things that are cool in the midst of my May adventures.

On this edition, we hop off the bike for a bit to chat about some non-cycling adventures I'm in the middle of this month! As you all know I'm a huge music fan, and as my big move and other transitions have pretty much crossed the finish line, I circled this month as a way to celebrate with some music and travel. Will a bike make an appearance? Maybe, but the journey is the fun part so let's show our IDs at the door and get our hands stamped for a very different adventure!

Sugar NYC

(Seattle work conference)

Snail Mail Seattle :(

Ivy WPB

WDW work/play

Ivy Chicago

(Seattle work conference)

Ivy NYC

Chapterhouse Seattle

DLR play (new Star Wars overlay)

Ivy LA

Home to Seattle and a summer of… I don't know yet. Open plans. Biking. Hiking. Camping. Exploring. More music.

Having said adieu to the C&O, let's revisit the spring 2023 ride of the C&O towpath for the next few months? Back then we had stellar conditions for riding. But with the Paw Paw tunnel closed, the trail posed a hefty challenge for someone with a fully loaded bike to push. But the Park Service said there's a shuttle, right? Originally podcast May 18, 2023.