Bicycle Talk Episode 234: February 1st 2021: Ron’s Rant. Ron rants about the 20% flyover at Cyclocross Worlds. What We Learned from Tracking Cycling Deaths for a Year, and a webinar he attended about Autonomous vehicles. On a positive side: Polly Trottenberg, Heather Mason, two women that deserve a good shout out. The Maintenance Minute: Bikemaps.org Put down your tools and download this great sites toolbox. What you can do to move cycling forward. Content: UCI World Championship Cyclocross. Ron talks about the Words this past weekend. Ron also talks about Polly Trottenberg has been nominated to be the deputy Transportation Secretary in the Biden Administration. And, Secretary Buttigieg: Pick for Transportation Secretary, former mayor and candidate for president Trek Bicycles gets bigger buying out retail real estate. Is this good? Or, is it Starbucks. Events calendar and final thoughts.
Bicycle Talk Episode 232: January 18th 2021: Ron’s Rant. Norwegian National Cyclocross Championships canceled because of weather. Really? On a positive side: Update: Fran’s condition . How’s she doing? Cycling Sock manufacturer DeFeet is making support socks for the medical responders. Decompressor medical socks. A shout out to Transport Hartford. The Maintenance Minute: Time to look at your tires! 7 things to look for. Content: Meet the ‘anti-tech bro’ scooter CEO calling out her competition. Veo CEO Candice Xie says her company reached profitability in May, months ahead of Lime. Ron talks about Dr. Martin Luther King on this holiday and shares an op ed on the comparisons of his speachs to current changes in the cycling world. Great website Blackcycling.com Senate Considering $10B for Highway Removal. Events calendar and final thoughts.
Bicycle Talk Episode 231: January 11th 2021: Ron’s Rant. On a positive side: Update: 105 Year old Cyclist breaks the hour record for his age. Wow. Fran’s condition . How’s she doing? The Maintenance Minute: It’s the new year. Time to tape your bars! Content: OPED
Active Transportation Is an Easy Win. Ron discusses a nice OP-ED by John Hall. UCI World cup Cyclo-cross and Woot Van Aert wins Belgian Championship again. Fran and Ron talk Tour de Swift. Fran chimes in. Ron discusses upcoming presentation of Motherload. MOTHERLOAD is a crowdsourced documentary exploring our cultural shift toward isolation and disconnection, how this may affect our future, and whether the cargo bike could be an antidote. Events calendar and final thoughts.