Bicycle Talk

Bicycle Talk Episode 349:  June 12th  2023:   Ron’s Rant: . Air Quality? Canadian Wildfires? FTF Lances Weekend event due to smoke? New Study Shows Helmets and Safety Vests Make Riders Appear “Less Human”  On a positive side: Criterium du Dauphine is over but very entertaining. E-Cargo bike vs car! Wow!!!   Heads up!  Schools out!!!!  Mechanical […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 348:  June 15th  2023:   Ron’s Rant: .  Ron tells the story of the left lane pass to make the right turn. A  classic show of driver impatience.   On a positive side:  The Giro ends but the  Criterium du Dauphine is here to entertain us until this year’s edition of the […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 347:  May 30th  2023:   Ron’s Rant: Why is it that the driver of the behemoth truck-like vehicle will give more respect to the Jersey barrier than a cyclist?   On a positive side: The Giro! Exciting!   First FTF event of 2023!  Maryland!  I’m riding in the Best Buddies Ride this weekend! […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 346:  May 22nd  2023:   Ron’s Rant:  Tempo Atmosferico  UCI and Helicopters at the Giro? Really? And, Cancer Sucks. Shout out and best wishes to Tom Danielson.   On a positive side:  The Giro! Exciting!  Rest day today.  Brandon the Fighter.  Ride of Silence was Wednesday evening May 17th 7:00 pm.   […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 345:  May 15th  2023:   Ron’s Rant: Big call out to Bicycle shops on their bad behavior with customers.  Relationships are the lifeblood of existence. And why once again was I harassed by a pickup truck?   On a positive side:  May is National Bike Month.  It’s International ride of silence time, bike […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 344:  May 8th  2023:   Ron’s Rant: We got our first IQ Salute! Idiot driving a behemoth  SUV on a super quiet back road in the middle of nowhere,  Plays chicken with his loaded weapon and then gives us the IQ salute. He wasn’t even trying to pass us, he was going […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 343:  May 1st  2023:   Ron’s Rant:  What’s with our weather?  ​​Cars are dirty, dangerous and not very good at their job of getting people from place to place. So why do Americans love them so much?   On a positive side:  May is National Bike Month. It’s the annual Bicycles on Main […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 342:   April 24th 2023:   Ron’s Rant: . Let’s talk cell phones, the good, the bad, and the ugly.  And, Hate to be  that grumpy old guy but, Tubeless tires?  Yes I’m going there again. On a positive side: Coming soon!  May is National Bike Month. Early Spring. Yes it’s true, […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 341:   April 17th 2023:   Ron’s Rant: . Have I mentioned to you before how much I hate the “truck revolution” in this country? Well if you’ve never heard it before this must be your first time listening to this show. On to the no brainer big DUH of the week. […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 340:   April 10th 2023:   Ron’s Rant: . It was so nice out yesterday, I spent the day working in the yard. What’s with that!  Should have been riding y bike!  On a positive side:  Great first club ride on Saturday. 12 well behaved and pleasant riders. Spring ah spring. Lot’s of celebrating […]