Tag: tour
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Ride Safe 26/27
Back on the bike and headed East in Minneapolis, Taylor finds out what’s next from Brian and Mary Georgia on day 33 of their ride West from the Outer Banks of N.C. 2:23 Tom O’Brien goes over the 2-day ride Nick’s about to do on the Western New England Greenway, a bike-friendly route from Norwalk,…
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26/26 Taylor’s Trip Interrupted
Taylor unwinds with Dylan, Laura, and Brett Mcgraw after they escort him into Minneapolis. 2:38 Taylor talks to Jules, Mel, and Brian at Minneapolis’ People’s Pride Ride. 10:01 Taylor talks to Christina, a Hennepin County DOT Bike & Ped planner, at the Minneapolis Pride Ride. 16:28 Taylor talks to the manager at Venture Bikes, more…
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26/25 Virtuous Cycle
Highs and Lows- Shane, a rider who’s fresh off a double century in North Dakota, lifts Taylor’s sagging spirits. 1:48 Bike mechanic/ owner of Battle Road Bikes Jim Cadenhead advises Taylor on his stuck shifter. 9:45 News: A cop hits a rider in a protected lane in Brooklyn. California denies LA’s request for more time…
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26/24 Creative Approaches to Open Streets
Still touring, Taylor finds the Stray Bullet Restaurant in Ovando, MT and talks with the owner, Leigh Ann Valiton. 2:39 Taylor gets his shifter fixed by Brandon on his last day wrenching at Bighorn Bike Shop in Great Falls, MT. 7:43 In a NY Minute, Streetsblog NYC Editor Gersh Kuntzman explains how Knicks fans reclaimed…
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26/23 Car Supremacy
Who can you sue when an AV hits you? “Everyone,” says our lawyer, Jim Pocrass. 4:52 Taylor, still on his bike tour, reaches Adventure Cycling Headquarters in Missoula, Montana and gets a tour of bike “Mecca” from Customer Experience Coordinator Josh Bowden. 13:04 NewsCDOT employee known for bike safety work killed in a painted bike lane. Seattle…
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26/20 What We’re Up Against
Taylor’s Ride. Taylor tours the Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame with Ross, the Curator. 6:40 Taylor interviews the Elk County Postmaster, WarmShowers.org host Judy Bonney. 12:32 Two anti ebike bills were defeated in California. With Kendra Ramsey, Executive Director of the California Bicycle Coalition 17:06 News: Sacramento deploys AI in…
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26/18 Up With Independent Bike Shops, Justice For Cyclists, Making Our Own Bike Plan, and The Kittie Knox Plays
Taylor’s Tour from SF to Mackinaw Island, from his daughters to his dad, begins May 16 at 8am. You’re invited. Mechanics Dani and Paola at independent LA Cyclery help Taylor get his bike ready for the tour when corporate shops wouldn’t (4:30). Stacey’s News: Seattle pays injured cyclist $9.25 million for poorly designed bike lanes,…
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26/17 Bikes Win In The End
Washington D.C.’s Bike Advocacy Group, WABA, wins its fight to protect “America’s Bike Lane” from removal by the federal government. Washington Area Bicyclist Association Advocacy Director Kallie Krumpos reports (3:10). At the California Bike Summit April 23–24, advocates met with legislators to champion safer streets and better bike infrastructure. CalBike Executive Director Kendra Ramsey reports…
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26/16 Bikepartisanship
Taylor talks with featured advocate Bronwyn Brightener and Director Ben Wolf of the documentary Changing Lanes about the contested Road Diet on McGuiness Boulevard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn (2:15). Eric Brightwell, host of the Nobody Drives in LA podcast, at the Changing Lanes screening (7:19). A concerned listener and bike safety designer/advocate, Abe a.k.a. Sundance, offers…
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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…
