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

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