Bicycle Talk. Episode 450 August 6th, 2025.     Ron’s Rant: Drivers struck and killed 7,148 people in the United States last year, enough to fill 31 Boeing 737s, according to a new report from GHSA. One in four are hit and run’s. Wake up people And I warned you:  The Tariffs are on. On […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 449 July 30th 2025.     Ron’s Rant:   Another bump in the road episode 3. Slow down ebikes in the city but not cars?  What about the big motorized vehicles. Reducing speeds saves lives. Let’s not discriminate against bicycles.  On a positive side:  Quiet Corner Bicycle Tour last  weekend! Shout out to […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 448 July 23rd 2025.     Ron’s Rant:    Another bump in the road. Episode 2 after the pain. Well, pain is still here but management is improving or I’m  getting better at this.   On a positive side:  Watching the tour?  Are these guys fast or what?   Fastest tour ever!  Quiet Corner Bicycle […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 447 July 15th 2025.     Ron’s Rant:   Where have you been Ron? Ron spends this week filling you in on his epic journey through another bump in the road..   On a positive side:  It will be a long journey but it appears the problem I was having with my […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 446 June 25th 2025.     Ron’s Rant:   Regulating e-bike speeds in NYC but not car speeds? More driving tends to make communities less prosperous. Feeling safe yet?  MASA  (make America safe again) Three CPSC commissioners sue Trump over termination  On a positive side:  CPSC Member reinstated after judge rules firing […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 445 June 11th 2025.     Ron’s Rant:   Cars Make Us More Lonely Does car dependence make people unsatisfied with life?  The specter of road violence keeps people from interacting. And you can blame cars for that.  On a positive side:  China made helmets and bike trailers free of tariffs for […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 444 June 4th  2025.     Ron’s Rant: The loss of an old friend. Ron dedicates this week’s show to Hampton resident and longtime friend and cyclist, Glen Newcombe. On a positive side: The Giro has finished and oh what a spectacular finish it was.  A tip of the Cycling cap to […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 443  May 28th 2025.     Ron’s Rant:   Ride of Silence, very disappointing this year.  The bike helmet debate rages on as study finds drivers view cyclists wearing safety gear as ‘less human’.  On a positive side:  It’s May, It’s  Bike Month  It’s also  memorial day weekend so thank you to […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 442 May 21st 2025.     Ron’s Rant:   The Ride of Silence.  The US Department of Transportation is threatening to withhold funds. And the Child in the White House calls out Pete Buttigieg for riding a bicycle.  On a positive side:  May is still Bike Month!  It’s the  2025 Giro d […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 441 May 14th 2025.     Ron’s Rant: Hartford may remove bike lanes?  Really?  So you can park more Cars?  Did i say this already, Really?   Hartford may hit the brakes on bike lanes. Cyclists are in uproar.  The NYPD keeps ignoring a law that allows cyclists to pass through a red […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 440  May  7th 2025.     Ron’s Rant:    The Tariffs!   PeopleForBikes preparing letter to Trump asking for tariff relief. Leave our bicycles alone!!  On a positive side: Energy fair this past weekend. Working with Bike Mansfield preparing the bicycles for the upcoming  4th grade bicycle program.  And of course, the […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 437 April 16th 2025.     Ron’s Rant:   On a positive side:  Mechanical minute and cycling tips:   Content:   Events and Finishing Points.  2 items, 1. Tariffs. 2.   Bike carnage:  ‘The Carnage is Intolerable’: Rep. Jamie Raskin on Why Bike Safety is Becoming Bipartisan.  On a positive side: Frannie […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 436 April 2nd 2025.    Ron’s Rant: Get off the road! Why people hate cyclists and other issues with bicycles on the road. Get over yourselves.  More in the show. On a positive side:  Frannie and I are Off to Chicago this weekend to see my Son Greg get married!   Mechanical […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 435 February 26th 2025.    Ron’s Rant:  I’m back, more rants about tubeless tires. If I was not made aware of so many failures I would not mention this as much.    On a positive side:  The 6th annual Natchaug Epic. And yes, Your old pal “PedlinRon” was there. And yes, Epic […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 434 March 19th 2025.    Ron’s Rant:   How’s your backup bicycle chain supply? Chains subject to steel tariffs; some cables and other products, too. Secretary Duffy directed staff to start the process of clawing back millions in discretionary dollars for bike lanes.  On a positive side: 500 people attend the Philly Bike […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 433 March 12th 2025.     Ron’s Rant:  All you curmudgeons who criticized Tadej Pogacar for saying the “S” word in his interview after the Strada Bianchi. Really “S” does happen.  On a positive side: Voters Approved $1.9 Billion to Support Better Places to Bike.  And, Just two weeks away from this […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 432  March 5th 2025.    Ron’s Rant:  The Sound of Silence: Mayor Adams Ducks Questions About Trump’s Move to Kill Congestion Pricing.   On a positive side: More from the Chiropractor. Great video from “The War on Cars” about a solid promotion needed to get bikes back into the news.  The Untold […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 431 February 19th 2025.  .   Ron’s Rant:  Sorry I missed you all last week. Where is the micro mobility that is so alive in Europe?   And just when it’s starting to have an impact, Donnie Trump is still threatening to kill congestion pricing in New York City, even if he […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 430 February 5th 2025.   Ron’s Rant: More complaints on the new administrations transportation policies and changes. ‘Is it  appropriate? Is it legal?’   The bike industry is currently in the middle of its worst-ever recession  On a positive side:  Watched the UCI Cyclocross world’s races yesterday in full French mud fest […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 429 January 29th 2025.   Ron’s Rant:  Reality show and Fox News host  Sean Duffy’s nomination as transportation secretary. Really?   On a positive side:  Watched # 11 and # 12  of the UCI Cyclocross world’s races yesterday. Yay YouTube for the free broadcasts!  Coming up this weekend,  2025 UCI Cyclocross World […]