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October 24, 2025 35 mins

We're bringing back one of the wackiest ideas in Pedalshift history — the Game of Chance! Using random number generators and the excellent Adventure Cycling Association routes, it's an unpredictable coast-to-coast bike tour from the Pacific to the Atlantic. When every turn is determined by chance the results are... surprisingly awesome?

In This Episode:

 

  • Revisiting the "Game of Chance" touring experiment from 2021

  • Using randomness to pick routes across ACA's national network

  • Riding (and re-riding) the Pacific Coast, Northern Tier, Lewis & Clark, TransAm, and more

  • Ferry crossings, backcountry climbs, and surprise state detours

  • How randomness can spark new route ideas and winter planning inspiration

Mentioned:

  • Adventure Cycling Association

  • Pacific Coast Route

  • Lewis & Clark Trail

  • Northern Tier

  • TransAmerica Trail

  • Great Divide, Great Parks, Lake Erie Connector

The Route (as determined by chance):

Segment

Route(s)

Start → End

1

Pacific Coast

Anacortes, WA → Westport, OR

2

Lewis & Clark

Westport, OR → Cascade Locks, OR

3

Sierra Cascades (North)

Cascade Locks, OR → Twisp, WA

4

Northern Tier

Twisp, WA → Eureka, MT

5

Great Parks North

Eureka, MT → Missoula, MT

6

TransAm

Missoula, MT → Walden, CO

7

TransAm (continued)

Walden, CO → Springfield, MO

8

Bicycle Route 66

Springfield, MO → St. Louis, MO

9

Eastern Express Connector

St. Louis, MO → Indianapolis, IN

10

Chicago–NYC + North Lakes

Indianapolis, IN → Northern MI

11

Lake Erie Connector

Sandusky, OH → Buffalo, NY (via Ontario)

12

Northern Tier

Buffalo, NY → Bar Harbor, ME

 

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