Month: January 2026

The Pedalshift Project 430: Adventure Goals for 2026

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!

The Pedalshift Project 430: Adventure Goals for 2026

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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

As always we like to close out the show with a special shoutout to the Pedalshift Society! Because of support from listeners like you, Pedalshift is a weekly bicycle touring podcast with a global community, expanding into live shows and covering new tours like this summer’s upcoming bike tour! If you like what you hear, you can support the show for 5 bucks, 2 bucks or even a buck a month. And there’s one-shot and annual options if you’re not into the small monthly thing. Check it all out at pedalshift.net/society.

Music

You’ve been hearing about Jason Kent and his music for many fine episodes. Jason has a new solo album available NOW. Go listen to JUKEBOX BOY wherever cool music is available! 

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The Pedalshift Project 429: Live from Seattle

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!

The Pedalshift Project 429: Live from Seattle

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Live from Seattle

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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 proxy on “do you like how things are going” 

Conflates a lot of stuff, which makes sorting through a lot of the arguments to be tricky

Make sure you vote, and I think we all are hoping whatever ACA does in 2026 and beyond that it stays as a major voice in bike travel adventures!

As always we like to close out the show with a special shoutout to the Pedalshift Society! Because of support from listeners like you, Pedalshift is a weekly bicycle touring podcast with a global community, expanding into live shows and covering new tours like this summer’s upcoming bike tour! If you like what you hear, you can support the show for 5 bucks, 2 bucks or even a buck a month. And there’s one-shot and annual options if you’re not into the small monthly thing. Check it all out at pedalshift.net/society.

Music

You’ve been hearing about Jason Kent and his music for many fine episodes. Jason has a new solo album available NOW. Go listen to JUKEBOX BOY wherever cool music is available! 

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The Pedalshift Project 428: All Who Wander Are Not Lost

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!

The Pedalshift Project 428: All Who Wander Are Not Lost

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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 feature, not a bug

  • Walking as a gateway to reflection and perspective

  • Seeing contrasts in how people live

  • Choosing small adventures in ordinary days

  • Seattle waterfront moments and future adventure reminders

  • Brompton update: travel, repairs, and getting back on two wheels

Live Show January 16 5pm PT

Pedalshift Live from Seattle!

Details at pedalshift.net/live!

As always we like to close out the show with a special shoutout to the Pedalshift Society! Because of support from listeners like you, Pedalshift is a weekly bicycle touring podcast with a global community, expanding into live shows and covering new tours like this summer’s upcoming bike tour! If you like what you hear, you can support the show for 5 bucks, 2 bucks or even a buck a month. And there’s one-shot and annual options if you’re not into the small monthly thing. Check it all out at pedalshift.net/society.

Music

You’ve been hearing about Jason Kent and his music for many fine episodes. Jason has a new solo album available NOW. Go listen to JUKEBOX BOY wherever cool music is available! 

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The Pedalshift Project 427: Rightsizing Your Bikes for a Move

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?

The Pedalshift Project 427: Rightsizing Your Bikes for a Move

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Rightsizing Your Bikes for a Move

  • 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
  • Rethinking an e-bike that isn’t quite right
  • Pulling parts, donating frames, avoiding bad resale math
  • The Brompton as the ultimate utility / travel bike
  • Donating vs selling bikes and why effort matters
  • Downsizing now to make future bike choices easier
  • Escaping n+1 without abandoning future upgrades
  • Letting go to make room for more intentional riding

Live Show January 16 5pm PT

Pedalshift Live from Seattle!

Details at pedalshift.net/live!

As always we like to close out the show with a special shoutout to the Pedalshift Society! Because of support from listeners like you, Pedalshift is a weekly bicycle touring podcast with a global community, expanding into live shows and covering new tours like this summer’s upcoming bike tour! If you like what you hear, you can support the show for 5 bucks, 2 bucks or even a buck a month. And there’s one-shot and annual options if you’re not into the small monthly thing. Check it all out at pedalshift.net/society.

Music

You’ve been hearing about Jason Kent and his music for many fine episodes. Jason has a new solo album available NOW. Go listen to JUKEBOX BOY wherever cool music is available! 

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Best of Pedalshift 310: Offseason Training for Bike Adventures

You know you’ve got a bike adventure 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 offseason? On this episode, some insight into my plans this offseason plus tips from ACA, REI and other experts! Originally podcast January 19, 2023.

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