<p>I had a great conversation with Tim Mooney on the <a href="http://pedalshift.net">Pedalshift Project</a> podcast. I shared my thoughts and experiences traveling as a vegan (and why I'm vegan), bike touring on a Brompton folding bike, incorporating public transportation into a bike tour, and much more. Check it out at <a href="http://pedalshift.net/077">pedalshift.net/077</a> or listen below.</p><p>If you haven't heard the recordings from my fall 2016 tour of Maine and Vermont, <a href="https://www.criticaltransit.com/?category=bike+touring">find those here</a>. Listening to last week's episode of Pedalshift reminded me I hadn't shared my own <a href="https://www.criticaltransit.com/blog/2017/4/19/podcast-52-winter-bike-camping-in-denver">winter bike overnight</a> audio journal. It was perhaps more successful than Tim's ride on the C&amp;O Trail, albeit shorter, a few degrees warmer and solo (sans dog). It's easy to travel light when you're only going one night, and your end-of-tour meal is at an all-you-can-eat vegan buffet.</p> <p>Have you done any bike touring? Share your experiences below, via <a href="http://twitter.com/criticaltransit">Twitter</a> or using the <a href="https://criticaltransit.com/contact">contact form</a> and I'll share it on an upcoming episode.</p> <img class="thumb-image" elementtiming="system-gallery-block-slideshow" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54bddedbe4b08f92b173b066/1492666215615-63BN0LQPIT7U3X4266DH/IMG_1822.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1280x1144" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="IMG_1822.jpg" data-load="false" data-image-id="58f847671e5b6ca0cc45beb4" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54bddedbe4b08f92b173b066/1492666215615-63BN0LQPIT7U3X4266DH/IMG_1822.jpg?format=1000w" /><br> <img class="thumb-image" elementtiming="system-gallery-block-slideshow" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54bddedbe4b08f92b173b066/1492666218076-4Y6U9XO1QOZ6L5K6ECVR/IMG_1833.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1280x1218" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" 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