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 421 November 20th 2024.   Ron’s Rant:  If your class 3 e-bike can travel at motorized vehicle speed, GET OFF THE MULTI USE TRAILS AND USE THE ROAD WHERE YOU BELONG. Currently, about 97 percent of bike parts come from overseas, mostly from Trump’s least-favored nation, China — and the incoming president […]

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 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 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 […]