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