Bicycle Talk

Bicycle Talk. Episode 452 August 27th 2025.     Ron’s Rant:  Bicycle thieves, the lowest form of humanity. No one is exempt on this one.    On a positive side:  Welcome back students! Did you bring your bike?   The Vuelta!    Shout out to the Town of Mansfield adding traffic calming to South Eagleville […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 451 August 13th 2025.     Ron’s Rant: Another bump in the road episode 5.   The Bicycle trail/Lane/trail Argument. Everyone has an opinion. And What’s with the Sharrows? Why they are a bad idea.   On a positive side: Listener Joel LaChance reports on the expanding bicycle education program in New […]

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 […]