EV Adventure - Part 2

Part two of the EV adventure swaps four wheels for two as I pull the e-bike out in Cannon Beach and put it to the test on a familiar stretch of the Oregon Coast, finding out just how much an e-bike can flatten some very familiar coastal hills. A pretty compelling experiment in electric-powered adventure!

The Pedalshift Project 454: EV Adventure - Part 2 The Ride Start/finish: Cannon Beach, Oregon Route: Cannon Beach → Arch Cape → Arch Cape Tunnel → Neahkahnie Mountain → Manzanita → return to Cannon Beach Out-and-back ride on US 101 E-bike with a full battery and essentially no touring load Plenty of climbing, particularly around Neahkahnie Mountain and the Arch Cape area Southbound ride through the Arch Cape Tunnel with maximum assist Turnaround in Manzanita Northbound return into the usual Oregon Coast headwind Post-ride: lunch in Cannon Beach, beach walk and tide pools near Haystack Rock Sidequest: Cannon Beach s'mores Ride Statistics Distance: ~30 miles Arch Cape Tunnel speed: ~20 mph southbound Climbing speed: ~11–12 mph with assist Comfortable downhill ceiling: ~25 mph Highly scientific effort conversion: 30 e-bike miles ≈ 15 acoustic-bike miles Blackberries consumed roadside: significant Hoped for pesticide exposure: less significant Flats: 0