Listener Sean in Montana writes a good review for stickers.

St. Paul, Minnesota rider and cartoonist Andy Singer drops in virtually to talk about the recent Alex Pretti memorial ride (1:09).

A spec Super Bowl ad for kids biking and walking to school by Tom Flood (5:12).

1,200 riders rode 42 stationary bikes for four days to generate power for the first energy-neutral Super Bowl broadcast, the Fox pre-game show https://lancasteronline.com/potholes/bicycles-power-super-bowl/article_b549506f-1944-54f6-a4f9-06dab7060cf6.html (6:51).

Chicago’s Cycling Solidarity organizer Rick Rosales drops in to Taylor’s LA garage in real life. Rick talks with Taylor about Cycling Solidarity’s focus on mutual aid and vendor buyout rides to support the community targeted by ICE https://www.instagram.com/cyclingxsolidarity/?hl=en (7:38).

Taylor talks to Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia, who asks why the city spends so much on lawsuits instead of making streets safer (15:50).

Femmes and Friends ride organizer Alison Stewart on the 2nd annual bike fair in Toronto https://femmesandfriends.ca/events/ (30:18).

Rob Kadota on training “captains” of tandems to ride with disabled or visually impaired “stokers” (40:05).

Charlie’s news: NJ eBike insurance could cost hundreds https://whyy.org/articles/new-jersey-e-bike-law-discrimination/. The National Bike Summit is coming up in March https://bicyclecoalition.org/join-the-bicycle-coalition-for-the-2026-national-bike-summit-and-lobby-day/. A new study claims traffic calming leads to better quality of life https://www.cyclingwest.com/news/new-report-shows-that-traffic-calming-leads-to-better-quality-of-life/. Boston cyclists cleared a bike lane themselves after weeks of neglect from the city https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUb045lj2EX/ (48:00).

Northeast Los Angeles rider Michael Rucker on a good ride that got big https://www.instagram.com/cyclingclubcyclingclub/?hl=en (50:05).

Taylor and Nick agree that scarves are for everyone.

Parker S rode in the Minneapolis Alex Pretti memorial ride 1/31 and shares what it was like (6:52).

Listener Rick Bosacker writes that bike rides shouldn't be polarizing, or political (2:54).

Streeetsblog NYC and LA editors Gersh Kuntzman and Joe Linton share their top priorities for bike advocacy in 2026 (10:55).

Charlie's News: NYC deliverista settlement delivers $5 million in backpay. The minimum hourly rate for deliveristas reaches $21.44 in NYC. A NH proposed bill would require $50/year registration for all bikes. A UK study claims cargo bike deliveries are 1.61 times faster than vans (22:10).

Mayor Adams' NYC DOT awarded a contract for citywide secure bike parking to a different company than Oonee, the company synonymous with secure bike parking in NYC. Shabazz Stuart, Oonee Founder & CEO, on proving it works and being left behind https://medium.com/oonee/proving-it-works-left-behind-81d3ef16d8d2 (24:45).

Karen Lankeshofer's quest to tell the world about the pioneering female athlete Elsa Von Blumen, a professional bike racer in the 1880s (42:08 ).

Alex Pretti, murdered by ICE in Minneapolis, was a bike rider. Laura Groenjes Mitchell of Our Streets Minneapolis and Brett Macgraw of the West Metro Active Transportation Alliance share a multi-city memorial ride for Alex Pretti started by his local bike shop, the Angry Catfish https://bikepacking.com/news/alex-pretti-memorial-rides/. Also, a fundraiser for people trapped by ICE in Minneapolis https://bsky.app/profile/lauragmitchell.com/post/3mbvajnjdx22t (0:46)

A Die-in on the steps of Los Angeles’ City Hall to protest the 290 traffic deaths in LA last year. With Damian Kevitt, E.D. of Streets Are For Everyone (8:10).

Charlie's News: A damaging e-bike bill is signed in New Jersey https://www.peopleforbikes.org/news/new-jersey-most-restrictive-ebike-law, and Hoboken’s successful pilot program that got drivers out of bike and bus lanes hasn’t been renewed https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/20/hobokens-short-lived-camera-enforcement-program-got-drivers-out-of-bike-and-bus-lanes, but at least the state is getting $14 million for bike and pedestrian projects https://bicyclecoalition.org/14-million-awarded-to-bicycle-and-pedestrian-projects-in-new-jersey/. Columbia, South Carolina won’t be getting its bike share program back https://www.thestate.com/home-page-carousel/article314414134.html. Atlanta is poised for another round of e-bike rebates https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/atl-hit-e-bike-rebate-program-making-comeback (17:31).

Jim Pocrass addresses Scofflaw Cyclist myths (12:20).

Our all-weather bike panel address the “no one bikes x months of the year” trope. Sarah Bisbee in Edmonton, Patty Wiens in Winnipeg, Patrick Murphy in Montreal, Nicholas Laporte in Vancouver, Victor Koves in Chicago, Jim Cadenhead in Boston, and Ignacio “Nacho” Delgadillo in Tempe- for the hot perspective (21:40).

Stacey’s Bike Thought (54:18).

Do we need e-shifters? Is Taylor a luddite? (0:19)

Listener Email: South Carolina’s Freeway for Bikes https://www.reddit.com/r/bikecommuting/comments/1qinw7z/south_carolinas_freeway_for_bikes_it_makes/ (2:43)

Blind riding in tandem with Sonya Chapnick (3:44).

Charlie’s News: New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposes a “stop super speeders” pilot program https://empire.streetsblog.org/state-of-the-state-exclusive-hochul-will-push-stop-super-speeders-bill-through-her-budget. Check out the best new bike lanes of 2025 https://www.peopleforbikes.org/news/best-new-bike-lanes-2025. A New Jersey ebike lumping law threatens low-income riders and immigrants https://hudsoncountyview.com/op-ed-murphy-must-veto-anti-safety-anti-affordability-anti-immigrant-e-bike-bill/. Ontario government spent hundreds of thousands in the legal fight to rip up bike lanes in Toronto https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/foi-shows-province-external-lawyer-cost-bike-lane-challenge-9.7042278 (14:33).

NY Governor Kathy Hochul wants to appease our car oppressors with cheap insurance and low coverage in NY, StreetsblogNYC editor Gersh Kuntzman says in this NY Minute https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/14/gov-hochuls-car-insurance-cuts-threaten-payouts-to-crash-victims-experts (17:19).

On “Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York,” with NY Times writer Emily Badger https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/11/upshot/congestion-pricing.html (19:43).

Los Angeles Bikerowave Co-op Head Mechanic Shane Quentin on the co-op model. Interviewed by Liana at Bike! Bike! in Mexico City (39:50).

Bike Mechanic Jim Cadenhead consults with Taylor about fixing a flat on his Surly. Problems: there's a thru-axle and he thought it was tubeless (2:45).

Charlie’s News: Virginia plans to get rid of parking minimums in September https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB262. Zohran pleases some as he smooths a notorious bump at the end of Williamsburg Bridge https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/nyregion/mamdani-pothole-williamsburg-bridge-bump.html, but leaves others dissatisfied with the continuation of cyclists receiving criminal summonses https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/07/mamdani-says-he-opposes-tischs-criminal-bike-crackdown-but-its-apparently-still-in-place. Over 2,700 ebikes have been sold and subsidized in the Bay Area in the last 6 months https://oaklandside.org/2026/01/08/alameda-ava-energy-ebike-voucher-program-2000-purchased-east-bay/. As mountain biking gains popularity, bike parks are becoming the status quo instead of traditional trail development https://www.bikemag.com/mountain-bike-trails/mountain-biking-parks-vs-trails (11:13).

Zohran Mamdani's transportation and bike focus in his first week as Mayor of NYC through the eyes of Carl Mahaney, Director of Streetopia Upper West Side; Sophia Lebowitz, reporter with Streetsblog NYC; Miser, who runs the Micromobility NYC subreddit; and Shabazz Stuart, founder and CEO of Oonee bike storage (16:20).

The NYPD targeted cyclists in the Williamsburg Bridge bike lane near the “zohramp,” where Mamdani personally fixed a bump. Meanwhile, drivers ran red lights with impunity

https://www.reddit.com/r/MicromobilityNYC/s/Wi4hDxk6eA (42:22).

Los Angeles is ‘throwing good money after bad’ trying to solve the traffic problem at its airport, LAX, says Jacob Wasserman https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-12-16/lax-airport-traffic-olympics (46:06).

Bike Talk Listener Survey results (0:40).

Notable bike-related laws of 2025 with bike lawyer Jim Pocrass (15:00).

Mamdani’s transit-focused inauguration in a New York Minute with Streetsblog NYC Editor Gersh Kuntzman (21:45).

Charlie’s News: Mamdani brings back de Blasio-era plan for McGuinness Boulevard. Leadville, CO will host Fat Bike Worlds later in January. Citi Bike prices are increasing for the 5th consecutive year. A 93-kilometer bike highway is coming to Dubai (23:32).

Los Angeles tactical urbanist Jonathan Hale charged with vandalism for installing a DIY-crosswalk where there should have been one https://la.streetsblog.org/2025/12/08/police-and-fire-departments-shut-down-volunteer-crosswalk-painting-event-in-westwood (28:31).

All Bodies on Bikes founder Marley Blonsky hit by car in a Portland protected bike lane, unhurt; and the new ABOB movie, book (44:48).

A sample of the interviews that made Bike Talk Bike Talk in 2025:

Lucy Maloney, bike advocate turned council member in Vancouver from Episode 2533 https://biketalk.org/2025/08/2533-bikes-up/ (0:38).

Zohran Mamdani interviewed by micro mobility organizer "miser" when Zohran ran for Mayor, from Episode 2525 https://biketalk.org/2025/06/2525-we-love-la-deliveristas-zohran-for-bikes-nyc-and-picture-main-street/ (13:56).

Black Girls Do Bike/Anjoleah Daye on BGDB in Los Angeles from the 2/7/2025 Episode https://biketalk.org/2025/02/bikes-for-kids-in-la-and-florida-black-girls-do-bike-and-ebikes-over-60/ (24:37).

Sophia Lebowitz on the problem of illegal ebikes, or emotos from Episode 2543 https://biketalk.org/2025/10/2543-ebikelash/ (37:23).

Jonathan Hale on painting DIY crosswalks in Los Angeles from Episode 2534 https://biketalk.org/2025/08/2534-build-it/ (45:18).

Listener email: The AV debate: safer than humans (Waymo at least, but Teslas crash more often). On the other hand, AI is inhuman and AVs could increase car dependency (https://www.commondreams.org/news/tesla-robotaxi-crash-rate) (1:07).

Charlie's News: Pride bike racks in response to pride crosswalk removal in Florida; University of Minnesota study shows biking before sunrise doesn't hold back elementary school cyclists; Bike LA and Lime Hero partner to round up for local programs; Cheeky vests win back funding for bike lane plowing in Ontario (5:30).

Why don’t drivers lose their license for multiple DUIs and worse in California? (See License to Kill https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/04/license-to-kill/). We ask our lawyer (and sponsor), Jim Pocrass (8:20).

The Federal Reauthorization bill won’t include money for bikes, walking, or anything that would slow cars for the next 5 years unless we let congress know that Americans want to be safe on their streets. Caron Whitaker of League of American Bicyclists asks bike groups to sign on to this letter to congress: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTXpKC8AL92qTCPzwoYTNRKoqRpk7pffOQPZyzf1Y-Ig1-aw/viewform (15:37).

A judge in Queens, NYC ruled that a partially finished protected bike lane had to be removed. Her judgment was questionable and should be overturned, StreetsblogNYC writer David Meyer says https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/09/heres-everything-wrong-with-the-judges-order-to-rip-up-the-31st-street-protected-bike-lane (18:46).

Sustainable travel expert Peter Cox on cycling as a social movement (33:25).

Vehicular cycling and Aaron Swanson of League of American Bicyclists' League Certified Instructor's most recent graduating class in Los Angeles https://bikeleague.org/ridesmart/become-instructor/ (4:15).

Charlie’s News- Streetsblog NYC article on everything wrong with anti Astoria bike lane ruling https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/09/heres-everything-wrong-with-the-judges-order-to-rip-up-the-31st-street-protected-bike-lane; are AVs like Waymo cyclists’ allies? https://www.wired.com/story/can-bike-riders-and-self-driving-cars-be-friends/ Indianapolis plows bike lanes for first time https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/indianapolis-dpw-plows-major-trails-and-protected-bike-lanes-for-first-time; NJ bill would require license and insurance for all ebikes https://www.nj.com/news/2025/12/nj-bill-would-require-licenses-registration-and-insurance-for-all-e-bikes.html; Comebacks to this year’s anti-bike arguments https://momentummag.com/your-comeback-guide-to-all-the-anti-cycling-arguments-youll-hear-this-year/ (7:25)

Coffee + randonneuring= Coffeeneuring https://chasingmailboxes.com/2025/09/29/coffeeneuring-challenge-2025-youre-only-15-once/. With Karen Canady (15:38).

Bike Long Beach on NIMBY opposition to the Orange Avenue Backbone Bikeway https://carlitelb.org/2025/11/16/save-orange-ave-bike-lanes/ (23:55).

Biking in winter in Minneapolis with Brett McGraw (36:20).

A European bike tour with Craig and Tamara Blett (45:30).

Stacey’s Bike Thought (55:14).

Our Mission Statement, reviews, a listener email, and please take our survey! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVwttiNKX8APpEgM3lmvlUI9d8KqQl9uedQ8YmdiJ5rPf0ow/viewform (0:19)

Charlie’s News New bike lanes in Boston increase bike trips and decrease car traffic https://mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/05/boston-data-show-streets-with-new-bike-lanes-successfully-shift-traffic-from-cars-to-bikes; Astoria, Queens rips up a partially installed bike lane due to bikelash https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/05/queens-judge-orders-city-to-nix-half-installed-queens-bike-lane; Iowa City free bus ridership and service is up, emissions down https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/climate/iowa-city-free-buses.html; FSA/HSA pre-tax $ can be put towards a bike- with a doctor’s note https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/12/04/this-holiday-season-buy-your-kid-a-bike-with-your-pre-tax-healthcare-money(4:57).

Montreal plows snow from bike lanes and sidewalks. Why can't every snowy city? We ask Patrick Murphy of Oh The Urbanity https://bsky.app/profile/ohtheurbanity.bsky.social (7:28).

A round table on the NY Times Article "The Dangers of Ebikes" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/briefing/the-dangers-of-e-bikes.html with our New Yorker/Marin County panel- Warren Wells, Policy and Advocacy Director of the Marin County Bicycle Coalition https://marinbike.org; Carl Mahaney, Director of Streetopia Upper West Side https://www.streetopia.city; Sophia Lebowitz, writer of “The ‘Problem’ With E-Bikes? The Super Fast Illegal Ones,” https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/21/the-problem-with-e-bikes-the-super-fast-illegal-ones and Miser, organizer of the subreddit MicromobilityNYC https://www.reddit.com/r/MicromobilityNYC/: (14:50)

A bike tour of Japan by Aaron Lipstadt (42:25).

Bill Walton's Bike Thought (54:57)

Stacey's Bike Thought (55:22)

Also, 12/12/25 is the last day people can order Bike Talk books from the Bookshop page at biketalk.org with Standard Shipping to have them arrive on time to put under the tree.