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Mysterious Oregon Coast 2025 Part 2

The Pedalshift Project: Bicycle Travel Adventures

Release Date: 09/04/2025

The Pedalshift Project: Bicycle Travel Adventures

In the first of a two-parter during winter break, it's Pedalshift Tour Journals: Vol. 9: Olympic Peninsula! Join me and my trusty Brompton for 4 days of transit-aided bicycle touring from Washington, DC to Seattle to the Olympic Peninsula and wrapping things up in Astoria, Oregon. This week features the machinations of getting from DC to a tent in the shadows of the Olympic Mountains (if there were, y’know… sun) and the first very soggy day of riding. Originally podcast March 22, 2018.

Winter Break: Evolution of Bike Adventure Gear

The Pedalshift Project: Bicycle Travel Adventures

Every once in a while it’s nice to look back on where it all came from – on this edition, we explore the evolution of bike touring gear from the beginning of the modern era in the 1970s through today’s high tech enhancements to bikepacking and more. Plus, a nod to what the future might hold with new materials and tech to make bicycle adventuring more fun and accessible! Originally podcast June 22, 2023.

Adventure Goals for 2026

The Pedalshift Project: Bicycle Travel Adventures

One more episode before we take a little winter break (with some great best of's!) we do our annual setting of goals. This year we mix in one non-cycling goal on top of the others. Hey if I hit all of these it's going to be a great year! Adventure Goals for 2026 Continued fitness upgrades Oh Canada! New bike(s) Ultralight gear and ultralight tours A Brompton adventure Seattle S24Os Big toe dip: backpacking… Hoh Rainforest? A transit-assisted adventure A food and beverage-centric adventure A ferry-centric adventure

Live From Seattle

The Pedalshift Project: Bicycle Travel Adventures

Our very first live show of 2026 is also the inaugural live show from Seattle! On this episode we chat more in depth about Seattle biking adventures to come, both locally and launched from here, give a quick Brompton update, an even briefer ACA update, and then a bunch of questions in the live show AMA! Live from Seattle Thoughts on Seattle as a bike launching point Local trails Gateway to multiple adventures Vancouver crossing loop Pacific coast Washington Parks STP SEA direct flights Year round cycling Brompton update ACA Building Sale Seems like the sale of the building is serving as a...

All Who Wander Are Not Lost

The Pedalshift Project: Bicycle Travel Adventures

We've often talked about how slow travel by bicycle helps you see your adventure with far more detail than by car. But can we slow it down even more and reinforce that lesson? On this episode, exploring the parallels of exploring a city by foot and how that proves the point! All Who Wander... Exploring Seattle without a car Using walking as a way to scope neighborhoods Slow travel lessons from bike touring, applied to everyday life What you notice on foot that you miss by bike or car Sound, sight lines, and the feel of a place Low-friction wandering and following curiosity Inefficiency as a...

Rightsizing Your Bikes for a Move

The Pedalshift Project: Bicycle Travel Adventures

So you’ve decided to relocate - congratulations! Now you have to figure out what to do with all of your bikes. Do you just move them all or is it time to rightsize your fleet? On this edition, we take a long hard look at my situation with a cross-country move. Do I move them all or is there a better solution? • Moving long-distance as a forcing function for downsizing • Applying “does this still serve me?” to bikes • When sentimental value isn’t the same as utility • Overlapping bikes and letting go of duplicates • Keeping the most flexible, all-conditions bike •...

Best of Pedalshift 310: Offseason Training for Bike Touring

The Pedalshift Project: Bicycle Travel Adventures

You know you’ve got a bike tour coming up this year, so you want to make sure you’re ready for it. What are some things to do to make that easier in the bike touring offseason? On this episode, some insight into my plans this offseason plus tips from ACA, REI and other experts! ALSO... Pedalshift SEATTLE Live will be Friday January 16 at 5pm PT/8pm ET. Check out the details in your email, YouTube and pedalshift.net/live.

The 2025 Holiday Spectacular

The Pedalshift Project: Bicycle Travel Adventures

Shifty the Elf returns for the annual holiday spectacular! 2025 was... a year. And as Shifty and I pack up for Seattle, there's a bunch of things we're going through and boxing up as we bid adieu to the year! Happy Holidays and see you in 2026!

Honolulu and Seattle

The Pedalshift Project: Bicycle Travel Adventures

A walk along Elliot Bay to discuss the short trip to Honolulu and more on the transition to Seattle and all the bikey adventures to come. Honolulu and Seattle A walk along Elliot Bay Honolulu thoughts More Seattle impressions N+1 thoughts on bikes

Pedalshift's New Basecamp

The Pedalshift Project: Bicycle Travel Adventures

Big news for the show: The Pedalshift Project is setting up camp in a new city! This episode breaks down what that means for future tours, how this opens up brand-new riding possibilities, and why the destination may be a bit of a surprise and also not a surprise at all. My new home: Seattle! Why? This move is all about geography, access, and expanding the Pedalshift touring sandbox. Seattle places world-class touring terrain right outside the door and increases the show’s ability to cover more routes, more often. And yes—this is a return to the broader PNW. Think of it as a new...

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Day two and three of the Oregon Coast tour evolve into an epic quest for an elusive bicycle part. Is this a mere repair mission or a saga worthy of Greek mythology with adaptive problem-solving, multiple contingency plans, long-distance bus adventures, heat stroke avoidance, and kind bike shop professionals who go above and beyond?

Day Two Morning - Plan Multiplication

Late wake-up due to flexible schedule
Pig and Pancake breakfast at classic Oregon Coast institution
10:30 AM: First Seaside shop call - negative result
12:00 PM: Multiple plan permutations discussed off-mic
Decision to purchase additional campsite night for gear security

The Great Plan Cascade

Plan A: Dead on arrival (Seaside shop #1)
Plan B: Dead at noon (Seaside shop #2)
Multiple Portland options considered and analyzed
Ian consultation reveals Monday/Tuesday availability conflicts
Plan F: Warrenton option with Ed the Legend emerges
50/50 assessment of success probability based on Ed's memory

Day Two Leisure Activities

Haystack Rock exploration and beach time
Two consecutive meals at Pelican Brewery
Server confusion when Tim and James reversed their lunch/dinner orders
Extended campsite stay and gear planning sessions

Day Three - The Portland Pivot

Early morning departure preparation and coffee
Bus route research reveals 2.8-inch tire compatibility issues
Warrenton bus only runs twice daily, next departure at 5:50 PM
Strategic decision: Portland certainty over Warrenton uncertainty
Critical discovery: Portland bus stops in Beaverton near Universal Cycles

The Beaverton Solution

Successful mid-route bus exit in Beaverton
12-18 minute walk to Universal Cycles in 90-degree heat
Online inventory confirmation: 8 units in stock
Successful charm deployment for installation service
Same-day return bus to Cannon Beach secured

Statistics

Plan iterations reached: 26 maybe 100
Bus route options analyzed: 3
Bike shops contacted/visited: 5
Days with minimal cycling: 2
Temperature differential: 30 From a chilly marine layer in Cannon Beach to 90°F blazing sun in Beaverton
Flats: 0

Notable Quotes

"Plan F. We think from plan double Z" - Tim on the ever-evolving situation
"It's a coin flip" - James assessing Warrenton success probability
"Don't let us down. Don't let us down." - High expectations for Universal Cycles
"We need a win" - Emotional state after multiple plan failures

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