Category: Blog
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26/14 Biking Is Not a Crime
Taylor plans a May bikepacking trip from San Francisco to Michigan. A listener explains why she uses a backpack instead of panniers, and Tim Dyet’s review says “everyone gets a seat at the (Bike Talk) table.” (5:15) The Safe Speeds Act will require the CSPC to distinguish ebikes from illegal emotos, if passed. However, the…
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26/13 Bikeside at the National Bike Summit
Hands Off DC bike lanes, says the Washington Area Bicyclists Association in the face of the Trump administration’s intention to remove a key part of their bike network. Kalli Krumpos, Advocacy Director, gives WABA’s perspective (2:34). Voices from the March 24-26, 2026 National Bike Summit in Washington, DC from bike messenger/reporter Joel Gwadz: Terry Lansdell,…
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26/12 Bike More, Worry Less – E bikes and AVs
Taylor talks with Brent Muth at Ojai’s MOB bike shop and then at a farmer’s market with Annette, a member of the international nonprofit Cycling Without Age, which takes the elderly out for free bike rides (1:33). The League of American Bicyclists’ National Bike Summit (9:33). Cambridge, Massachusetts has seen a 250% ridership increase over…
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26/11 Biking is Political
The cost of cars is skyrocketing. Listener emails: a request for Kevin Grishkot’s bike poem “I ride,” and Stephen Bingham on House and senate bills mandating side underride guards on new trucks (3:44). Charlie’s News: a protected bike lane for Prospect Park in Brooklyn. The Magnus White Safe Streets Act would require auto-braking to detect…
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26/10 Ride Across America: Guns, Dogs, Trucks, and Nice People
Taylor joins hundreds of Los Angeles bike people in the pre-dawn Marathon Crash Ride last Sunday to preview the 26 mile route of the 2026 LA Marathon. With Joe Borfo and Joni Yung (0:20). New Jersey’s anti-ebike law from New York and California points of view. With Justin Hu-Nguyen, Bike East Bay and Anne Savage,…
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26/09 New Jersey Versus Ebikes
Cars are in the way in LA. The last Los Angeles Critical Mass was also a memorial for Regan Cole‑Graham and her newborn child Ophelia. With Damian Kevitt, Founder of Streets Are For Everyone (2:15). Thoughts on oil, geopolitics, and how we can rebuild the world with renewable energy and bikes (7:20). Charlie’s news: Maryland’s…
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26/08 Bikes Versus Superspeeders
Taylor and Nick’s bike origins as told to Justin Mog, host of Sustainability Now! on Forward Radio in Louisville, Kentucky (1:11). Taylor joins Walk ’n Rollers to fix up bikes for kids (4:02). Charlie’s News: The Bayview Black History Ride is happening February 28th in San Francisco. A proposed New York law would create something…
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26/07 Holding The Line
Get your Bike Talk Sticker for a positive review. Listener email: Desmond on winter Riding and specifically mittens that attach to your handlebars, called pogies (1:41). The City of Los Angeles is set to give back over $100 million of previously won money for active transportation projects because it can’t build them in time, reports…
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2605 Our Streets
Taylor and Nick agree that scarves are for everyone. Parker S rode in the Minneapolis Alex Pretti memorial ride 1/31 and shares what it was like (6:52). Listener Rick Bosacker writes that bike rides shouldn’t be polarizing, or political (2:54). Streeetsblog NYC and LA editors Gersh Kuntzman and Joe Linton share their top priorities for…
