Our interviews with leaders of local bike advocacy groups continue this week with Eric Rogers, Executive Director of Bike Walk KC. Eric and The Bike Nerds talk about sidewalk maintenance, the origins of bike advocacy in Kansas City, the unique advocacy-led operation of the KC’s bike share system, and the evolving role of bike advocacy, community outreach, and planning in this midwestern city. Kyle brings up the barbecue rivalry between Memphis and Kansas City and Eric admits he has a podcast problem.

The Bike Nerds Podcast is sponsored by Saris Cycling Group. Visit www.sarisparking.com for a full array of bicycle parking and infrastructure products.

This week the Bike Nerds take it back to Memphis for a chat with Bike Walk Memphis Program Director, Bridget McCall. Bridget discusses what it’s like to lead a new advocacy organization in a city with existing community momentum for biking, relationship and coalition building with diverse communities and organizational partners, and balancing her time and efforts between both bicycling and walking advocacy. 

The Bike Nerds Podcast is sponsored by Saris Cycling Group. Visit www.sarisparking.com  for a full array of bicycle parking and infrastructure products.

Dan Favre, Executive Director of Bike Easy in New Orleans, LA, sits down with Sara and Kyle this week to talk Mardi Gras, the city’scharm, and a culture that values public space. Social bike rides, neighborhood complete streets ambassadors, and bicycle second lines are all part of the community-driven efforts that Bike Easy leads under Dan’s guidance.

The Bike Nerds Podcast is sponsored by Saris Cycling Group. Visit www.sarisparking.com  for a full array of bicycle parking and infrastructure products.

Visit www.sarisparking.com/bikenerds before March 23 and sign up to win a free Bike Fixation Outdoor Public Bike Pump.

This week, Sara and Kyle sit down and talk local bike advocacy with Kylie Walzak, Lead Program Manager & Cyclovia Tucson Coordinator at Living Streets Alliance in Tucson, AZ. Kylie shares how her experience as an educator influences how she approaches bike advocacy and how Living Streets Alliance is building relationshipsand community across Tucson using bikes.

The Bike Nerds Podcast is sponsored by Saris Cycling Group. Visit www.sarisparking.com for a full array of bicycle parking and infrastructure products.

www.sarisparking.com/bikenerds and sign up to win a free Bike Fixation Outdoor Public Bike Pump.

Alex Ellis, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition, joins the Bike Nerds to continue their conversations with leaders of local bike advocacy organizations. Alex discusses the blurred lines of state and local advocacy in the country’s smallest state, and talks specifics about growing a bicycle culture in the capitol city, Providence. Alex talks about the challenges of balancing the need for better on-street bike infrastructure with efforts that simultaneously create vibrant bike cultures and use. Also, Alex, Sara, and Kyle share in their mutual love and use of the word “ya’ll.”

The Bike Nerds Podcast is sponsored by Saris Cycling Group. Visit www.sarisparking.com for a full array of bicycle parking and infrastructure products

Kicking off our 6-week series talking about local bike advocacy, the Bike Nerds chat with Bike Austin Executive Director, Mercedes Feris. Mercedes talks with Sara and Kyle about the strategies that she and her team use to reach diverse residents in Austin - from a sophisticated network of community volunteers to working directly with city officials - in order to achieve big goals of making the Texas capitol a hub of bicycling activity. Mercedes offers some practical advice for those starting local bike advocacy groups and leads Sara down a path towards IRS reconciliation.

The Bike Nerds Podcast is sponsored by Saris Cycling Group. Visit www.sarisparking.com for a full array of bicycle parking and infrastructure products. 

Register now to win one of 25 Saris water bottles! Visit www.sarisparking.com/bikenerds before March 2 for a chance to win.

Sara and Kyle are back to introduce the new 6-week topic…local bike advocacy! The Bike Nerds have a full schedule of some of the top bike advocates working in cities across the U.S. planned for this spring, just in time for you to shake those winter riding blues. Kyle shares anecdotes about water bottles, Sara tries out cyclocross and road bikes for the first time, and both work themselves into a frenzy over the phrase “really interested in…”

The Bike Nerds Podcast is sponsored by Saris Cycling Group. Visit www.sarisparking.com for a full array of bicycle parking and infrastructure products. 

Register now to win one of 25 Saris water bottles! Visit www.sarisparking.com/bikenerds before March 2 for a chance to win.

This week, Sara and Kyle catch up with Ayesha McGowan, a California resident on a mission to become the first ever African-American female professional cyclist. Ayesha talks about the importance of women and people of color to be represented in bike racing, her personal journey to become a professional cyclist, and her podcast: Fix It Black Jesus. Ayesha also talks about the launch of her virtual ride series at her website, A Quick Brown Fox. By joining the “Do Better Together” ride series you can set riding goals and earn prizes right along side Ayesha as she makes her way through the 2017 race season!

The Bike Nerds Podcast is sponsored by Saris Cycling Group. Visit www.sarisparking.com for a full array of bicycle parking and infrastructure products.

This week, Sara and Kyle talk with Charles Brown, Senior Research Manager and Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University. Charles talks about his Mississippi roots, the life experiences that led him to New Jersey, and how those experiences help to shape his work and research today. Charles also talks about recent research he and colleague, James Sinclair, conducted about barriers to bicycle use in black and hispanic communities and how the results provide a baseline for future understanding of ways that culture and society influence active transportation and safety.

The Bike Nerds Podcast is sponsored by Saris Cycling Group. Visit www.sarisparking.com for a full array of bicycle parking and infrastructure products.

Sara and Kyle continue discussing the intersections of personal experiences and bike advocacy with Fernando Martinez, an active transportation consultant working in Brownsville and Harlingen, TX. Fernando shares insight gathered over years of bicycle advocacy - strategies for engaging community members, the unique aspects of working in Mexican-American communities, and the importance of knowing the right dance moves to advance bikes. From his earliest introductions to bicycles on a racing team in Mexico City, bikes help shape Fernando’s world view and continue to move him forward. 

The Bike Nerds Podcast is sponsored by Saris Cycling Group. Visit www.sarisparking.com for a full array of bicycle parking and infrastructure products.