Bicycle Talk Episode 298:   June 6th, 2022:  Ron’s Rant:  How close is too close when you are passing a cyclist? Is this a game? I think not.  On a positive side: It’s Farm to Fork Fondo Season! Ron reflects on the 2022 Farm to Fork Fondo fro last weekend. Fran shares her thoughts on […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 297:   May 30th, 2022:  Ron’s Rant: Hardly a rant, but maybe an idea. What if there were a national campaign to trade in your military style assault weapon for a brand new bicycle? On a positive side: The 105th edition of the Giro d’Italia! Did you see it?  Best Giro I […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 296:   May 23rd, 2022:  Ron’s Rant: The IQ Wave  Ron explains the IQ wave and talks about how many people who drive motorized vehicles advertise it. On a positive side: Ron gives a positive pat on the back for last weekends rides which were the brainchild of Fran. It’s still the […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 295:   May 16th, 2022:  Ron’s Rant: Why are Americans so Obsessed With Trucks Ron reflects on his ride back from teaching at the community center this morning. On a positive side: Fran chimes in about the Heritage Trail in Florida!  Fran also talks about a couple from the Netherlands that are […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 294:   May 9th, 2022:  Ron’s Rant:  Florida hills. I hate the wind! Spring and  the leaves on the trees cannot come soon enough.  On a positive side: It’s been a year. May 11th 0f 2021 I was in the hands of my heart surgeon. Wow time fly’s. 105th edition of the […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 293:   May 2nd, 2022:  Ron’s Rant:  Cycling Gradient Anxiety Ron rants about steep brides and early season riding. On a positive side: It’s been a year. Ron talks about that scary ride in April of 2021. Went on that 30 mile ride this Saturday and “spat on the monster”.   The […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 292:   April 25th, 2022:  Ron’s Rant:    The dreaded dirt road surprise. This weekend’s surprise.  On a positive side: It’s been a year. Ron talks about the scary ride in April of 2021. Going on that 30 mile ride this Saturday to “spit on the monster”.   Liége-Bastogne-Liége 2022  was yesterday! […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 291:   April 18th, 2022:  Ron’s Rant: The Wind. Ron talks about the dreaded Lyme disease.   On a positive side: The Paris Roubaix was yesterday! Anyone out there see it? The E-Bike expo in Hartford. Seeing people in suits testing bicycles! Overall consensus is a big success! Mechanical minute and tips:   Slippery Condition […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 290:   April 11th, 2022:  Ron’s Rant: The Wind. Ron talks about spring and the excessive wind and what you can do about it.   On a positive side:  Signs of spring!  Street sweeper sighting.  Scott Hamilton, what do you call an old figure skater?   Colorado approves bill to let cyclists […]

Bicycle Talk Episode 289:   April 4th, 2022:  Ron’s Rant: Cyclists return to the roads and while we seem to have retained our skills riding in traffic, it seems the drivers of the motorized vehicles are suffering from amnesia. Comments from last weeks show. Is it time for large trucks and SUV’s to require drivers […]