This is the second of two parts on my tour of the C&O during the hottest and muggiest stretch of the summer of 2019. Check out the packing episode in Pedalshift 175 for the ride preview and Pedalshift 176 for part 1.

The first of two parts on Tour Journals Vol. 16, featuring the C&O during the hottest and muggiest stretch of the summer of 2019. Check out the packing episode in Pedalshift 175 for the ride preview and come back next week for the thrilling conclusion!

Trying out something new... follow along as I pack for my upcoming C&O  bike tour! Let's put it this way... I need to get more organized. And where IS that fan!?!

We all want to do the right thing, hopefully, and within any community there's an unwritten code of conduct for proper behavior so we can all get along. On this episode, we cover some of those rules of bicycle touring etiquette!

Stealth camping is always a hot topic in bike touring, and our last episode on the topic got some great responses that deserve revisiting! On this episode, a take from law enforcement's perspective, tips on how to stay clean with no facilities, and more on how to find a good spot.

Back in 2015 I got my Brompton, but it was at the tail end of bike touring season. So I bided my time before I could take it out on its first real tour. But where to roll? Well, I decided to go big. In this best of, we revisit bicycle touring Big Sur by Brompton! Originally podcast April 28, 2016.

What's it like bicycling in Italy? Are bikes even allowed in Venice? (spoiler: um, no).  In this episode, Pedalshift Goes Italian with some thoughts on bicycling in Italy plus thoughts on cross training for bike touring!

Sometimes our bike tours mean sharing the road with a lot of motorized vehicle traffic... on this episode, some tips and tricks on bike touring on busy roads.

Cat Caperello-Snyder hosts The Joyride Podcast and brings us stories of how bicycling can have a powerfully transformative role in the lives of the women she interviews. But as we learned, Cat has a story of her own to share, and bike touring's a big part of it! Originally podcast August 18, 2016.

A two-day escape to the Oregon Coast by bicycle from Cannon Beach to Newport, exploring a new campsite and a portion of the Oregon Coast new to me.