Bicycle Talk

Bicycle Talk. Episode 420 November 13th 2024.   Ron’s Rant:  Ron’s Laters CPR Test. Simple tests made difficult for the sake of testing.  On a positive side:   Happy Veterans Day.  Heading to Chicago to see my son Greg. Election news, not all that bad. Mechanical minute and cycling tips: Winter Bicycle training tips. Ron shares […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 419 November 6th 2024.   Ron’s Rant:   I know I said it last few shows but here we go again.  I’m reaching out to my younger audience here. Please Vote. Public Transportation is On the Ballot Across America. It’s a Bicycle thing.   On a positive side: Wow! Student sign up for early […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 418 October 23rd 2024.   Ron’s Rant:  Once again, Please Vote.    investigating Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system. E-bike injuries among Gen-Xers and Boomers are spiking. And hey Women, why aren’t you racing cross. On a positive side:  Go Huskie’s, Women’s and Men’s Basketball about to start.  Breaking weather records up here in […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 417 October 16th 2024.   Ron’s Rant:  Please Vote.  If you are one of those “it doesn’t really matter” folks and you think that is the answer, please reconsider. Democracy is at a turning point, and if you just want to be pushed around and think voting will not help you or […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 416 October 9th 2024.   Ron’s Rant: Who stole my campaign signs?  Ron rants about the recent theft of political campaign signs in town which leads him to todays subject matter.   On a positive side: Farm to Fork Fondo this past weekend.  Berkshires Harvest     TASTE Series Appeteaser    Tadej […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 415 October 2nd 2024.   Ron’s Rant: Vehicles that don’t stop at crosswalks and why don’t drivers understand the law. Even the State of CT has not updated their website.    On a positive side: The World Cycling Championships were this past weekend. And California Governor Newsom Signs Complete Streets Bill, finally. […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 414 September 25th 2024.   Ron’s Rant:   Ron talks about a close call near his home with a truck pulling a camping trailer.  Big truck and the American obsession with them. On a positive side: The world championships have started.  Lot to share in the next week.  Lael Wilcox rode around […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 413 September 18th 2024.   Ron’s Rant: 911 20 years later.  America’s consumption of oil and dependency on motorized vehicles continues to go up. Have we learned nothing. The difference bicycles could make. A green group has pulled 410 scooters and e-bikes out of the Bronx River since July 2023. Really?  On […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 412 September 11th 2024.   Ron’s Rant:   On a positive side: Mansfield Hollow Cyclocross was Sunday the 8th of September! “Damned at the Dam”, 2024 The kickoff race to the Project Mayhem Cyclocross Series.  And this Wednesday week 3 of the CCAP Cyclocross Training races in Rocky Hill CT.   The […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 411 September 4th 2024.   Ron’s Rant: 24 %  Really Anyone watching the Vuelta? And We are back to school. School Zone Accident Statistics  On a positive side:   Mansfield Hollow Cyclocross is coming! “Damned at the Dam”, 2024 The kickoff race to the project mayhem Cyclocross Series.  And this Wednesday is […]