Arizona Solar Electric Bike Tour

Solar electric bike packing tour across Arizona. Peoria (Phoenix Area) to New Mexico and back on this 543 mile tour. On this tour I will be using foldable solar panels in order to try and save a bit of money by not having to get so many hotel rooms for charging the bike back up.

Like all of my bike tours so far this tour starts from my front door in Peoria. The travel surface is mostly blacktop the whole trip as I'm using the AZ highway system.

The foldable solar panels give me about 50 miles a day of eco ebike riding per day. I try to start charging by 12 pm each day so I have the later half of the day for charging. Late afternoon gets much better results with solar as the sun is stronger.

So come join me on this epic bike adventure across Arizona.

0:00 Day 1 - Phoenix to Fountain Hills
I start this tour right from my front door in the middle of the night to avoid the desert heat.

3:54 Day 2 - Fountain Hills to Payson
Day two starts at night on the side of interstate I-87 heading from Phoenix to Payson. Electric bike packing at its best.

13:13 Day 3 - Payson to Heber
Day 3 start in Payson and I travel east along on i-260 to just outside of the city of Heber to camp in the woods. I-260 is not safe to ride on, but I didn't let that stop me.

30:50 Day 4 - Heber to McNary
Starts just outside of Heber and I travel along i-260 to a few miles outside of McNary.

38:06 Day 5 - McNary to Big Lake
This day starts at a stealth camp near McNary headed down 260 east to 273 south to Big Lake.

47:50 Day 6 - Big Lake to New Mexico
Day starts at a RV camp at big lake and end on the New Mexico boarder where I once again charge the bike up using solar.

57:34 Day 7 - New Mexico to Pinetop
On this day I head from camp just on the other side of the Arizona border in New Mexico and head to Pinetop-Lakeside Arizona to book a hotel room.

1:06:43 Day 8 - Pinetop to Payson
This day I go from Pinetop-Lakeside to Payson for a total of 115 miles using I260.

1:16:29 Day 9 - Payson to Peoria
This is the last day of a 542.9 mile solar electric bike tour of Arizona. I have to wait hours for the sun to start going down so I can start the trip down into the Phoenix valley. As I wait a cop comes and asks me for ID.

{Arizona Solar Electric Bike Tour Gear}
Here is a list of the gear I took on this trip. I earn commission if any item is bought using the links bellow. That said I do give unbias reviews of them given I had to use my own money to obtain them.

[Solar]
🛒Main solar panels - https://amzn.to/3DHxCeg
🛒Mini solar panel - https://amzn.to/3te3fau
🛒Charge Controller - https://amzn.to/3BHoR21

[Drone]
🛒DJI Mini 2: https://amzn.to/3fLKTJ8

[Bags]
🛒Rear Bag - https://amzn.to/3BGOpw9
🛒Front Bag - https://amzn.to/3tayov8
🛒Front Frame Bag: https://amzn.to/39Xqqgx

[E-Bike]
🛒Electric Bike Kit: https://amzn.to/3iHpx0B
🛒Rear Rack: https://amzn.to/3iGaHr2
🛒48v 20ah battery: https://amzn.to/3fYGGRJ
🛒Bicycle Brake Levers Shifter: https://amzn.to/3uDcVL3
🛒Pulling Hydraulic Disc Brake: https://amzn.to/3mB6mWD
🛒Mountain Bike Pedals: https://amzn.to/325a9Sx
🛒Kickstand: https://amzn.to/3ucCHGf
🛒Gel Bike Saddle: https://amzn.to/3fnRpnH

[Bike Camping Gear]
🛒1 Person Tent - https://amzn.to/3gV3hig
🛒Summer Sleeping Bag - https://amzn.to/3mW3DsO
🛒Camping Stove Fuel: https://amzn.to/3umWfHT
🛒Cookware Set: https://amzn.to/3eO3GBq
🛒Mini Camping Stove: https://amzn.to/3tf7wsl

[Misc.]
🛒Water Filter - https://amzn.to/3hgC7Tx
🛒48 volt Air Compressor: https://amzn.to/2Xqwkn9

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