Bike Talk

"Grandma" Beverly Shelton of Families For Safe Streets https://www.familiesforsafestreets.org/ demands a Traffic State of Emergency in Los Angeles https://www.streetsareforeveryone.org/blog/los-angeles-traffic-violence-emergency-declaration along with Streets Are For Everyone, and talks about the speed cams that will go into service October 26th as part of a 5 year pilot program begun by Californi...

Cyclists can now cross from Detroit to Canada without a passport via the Gordie Howe International Bridge on a 1.5-mile free dedicated path. Nick and Taylor talk to Todd Scott, Executive Director of the Detroit Greenways Coalition, about the bridge, the path, and the two decades it took to get it made https://detroitgreenways.org/crossing-the-gordie-howe-international-bridge/. 4:37 Our lawyer Jim...

Taylor on how Brandon McNulty, super domestique, won the 2026 World Road Race Championships in Montreal to become the first American man to win the elite men's road race world title in 33 years. 1:23 Interviews from the Bicycle Film Festival Before Party at King Kog bike shop in Brooklyn. With- Isaac Andersen, Utility Cyclist, on how that’s ‘weird’ for an American. 5:36 Ralph Papillon, director of...

New bike rider Gloria Ines on her $55 bike from the Highland Park Bike Oven co-op https://bike-oven.com. 2:08 The cyclocross season is just beginning at Look Park in Northampton, Massachusetts with Northampton Cycling Club’s Junior Cyclocross series. New racer Penelope Richert and coach Tom Hoogendyke https://www.nohobikeclub.org/junior-cyclocross-training-series. 7:21 Taylor catches up with 71 ye...

Back to Taylor’s Barcelona trip, and a tour of bike and public transportation infrastructure including Superblocks (Superilles) with Silvia Casorran, who helped implement them in Barcelona.  3:45 Author of the Washington Examiner article, “I thought bike lanes were ‘DEI.’ Then an SUV killed my father,” Chrissy Oakes talks about finding common ground with Republicans on bike lanes, and why the Left...

Jonathan Hale of People’s Vision Zero at a “ghost tire” placing on Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles, to honor 70-year-old Bijan Yousefian, a victim of traffic violence who died in a fiery crash there https://www.streetsforall.org/events/forest-lawn-ghost-tire-memorial-1. 2:30 High School senior Ben Mangiafico talks about the bike ride he hosted recently to point out the dangerous spots on his rout...

Language was added to a bill targeting a much needed protected bike lane and traffic calming project on LA’s high speed Forest Lawn Drive, where there have been more than 95 crashes and 4 fatalities since 2013. The bill was paid for by Forest Lawn Cemetery donations, and it’ll be an issue in the LA Mayoral race, says Michael Schneider of Streets For All https://www.latimes.com/california/story/202...

Chickenleather, spirit and documentarian of the LA bike movement for decades, died last week. We bring you his words from 2010 on getting “normal” people to bike, engaging the youth, and volunteering at a bike collective. 2:10 Taylor drafts behind Josep in Cataluña, Spain, and they talk afterward. 7:12 Bike Talk listener Tim Dyet says he’s inspired by Taylor Nichols' ride from SF to Michigan to do...

Taylor rides Barcelona, and says it’s civilized. A Quebec court rules against Toronto’s famously successful protected lanes. Michael Longfield, Executive Director of Cycle Toronto, explains https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/ontario-free-to-axe-toronto-bike-lanes-regions-top-court-rules. 4:15 NYC closes a 1 block gap in Ashland Avenue's protected bike lane in Brooklyn, known as “Crashla...

Walk Bike Berkeley organizer Ben Gerhardstein on why Berkeley needs the Hopkins Ave protected bike lane they fought for so long to get and finally won, and why the opposition was so vitriolic. (2:15) A recent study, “Beyond Cyclists,” finds that support for and opposition to cycling infrastructure don't always follow intuitive lines, and the ways pro-bike arguments are framed matters. Quebecois re...

Taylor on being a bike nerd and making friends by bike, like Kay Shuster https://kaybikes4kids.com. Bicycles Are Partisan now, writes Lo Sontag https://www.suburbanreview.com/p/bicycles-are-partisan-now in light of the MAGA federal assault on biking. But the real divide isn’t left/right, it’s who has power and who doesn’t. 5:41 Listener Tim Dyet writes he plans a bike trip in NY, inspired by Taylo...

The USDOT/FHWA removed bike lanes, road diets, and speed management tools that have been shown to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities from their list of Proven Safety Countermeasures on USDOT/FHWA sites https://www.npr.org/2026/07/16/nx-s1-5893672/dot-bike-lanes-speed-cameras-safety-measures. Is the administration anti-safety? Of course, as League of American Bicyclists Deputy Executive Directo...

Is biking in wildfire smoke the new normal? Portland broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the largest electric bicycle ride on July 19! Claire Vlach, BikeLoud PDX Communications Director, reports back to Taylor https://www.portland.gov/transportation/news/2026/7/19/news-release-portland-breaks-guinness-world-recordstm-title-largest#:~:text=(July%2019%2C%202026)%20With,previous%20record%20ho...

Taylor completes his bike journey from California to Michigan and is met by his 101 year old father, Irving “Irv” Nichols, who still drives. This sparks a discussion of the possibility of a future where Autonomous Vehicles are required with our Bike Lawyer, Jim Pocrass. Listener Email- Mitch Hull of Battle Creek offers Taylor a place to stay and help with his bike. 13:37 Taylor’s day is saved by R...

Back on the bike and headed East in Minneapolis, Taylor finds out what’s next from Brian and Mary Georgia on day 33 of their ride West from the Outer Banks of N.C. 2:23 Tom O’Brien goes over the 2-day ride Nick’s about to do on the Western New England Greenway, a bike-friendly route from Norwalk, CT to Canada https://wnegreenway.org. 6:09 Listener emails: a boost from Baltimore Fred, concerned Kar...

Taylor unwinds with Dylan, Laura, and Brett Mcgraw after they escort him into Minneapolis. 2:38 Taylor talks to Jules, Mel, and Brian at Minneapolis’ People’s Pride Ride. 10:01 Taylor talks to Christina, a Hennepin County DOT Bike & Ped planner, at the Minneapolis Pride Ride. 16:28 Taylor talks to the manager at Venture Bikes, more than a bike shop in Minneapolis. 21:05 Advice for a listener, Kimb...

Highs and Lows- Shane, a rider who’s fresh off a double century in North Dakota, lifts Taylor’s sagging spirits. 1:48 Bike mechanic/ owner of Battle Road Bikes Jim Cadenhead advises Taylor on his stuck shifter. 9:45 News: A cop hits a rider in a protected lane in Brooklynhttps://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/06/16/to-protect-and-unnerve-cop-hits-cyclist-with-squad-car-in-a-protected-bike-lane. Californ...

Still touring, Taylor finds the Stray Bullet Restaurant in Ovando, MT and talks with the owner, Leigh Ann Valiton. 2:39 Taylor gets his shifter fixed by Brandon on the mechanic's last day at Bighorn Bike Shop in Great Falls, MT. 7:43 In a NY Minute, Streetsblog NYC Editor Gersh Kuntzman explains how Knicks fans reclaimed NYC streets from cars. 10:30 News: Driver kills kids on bikes on an unprotect...

Who can you sue when an AV hits you? “Everyone," says our lawyer, Jim Pocrass. 4:52 Taylor, still on his bike tour, reaches Adventure Cycling Headquarters in Missoula, Montana and gets a tour of bike “Mecca” from Customer Experience Coordinator Josh Bowden. 13:04 News CDOT employee known for bike safety work killed in a painted bike lane https://abc7chicago.com/amp/post/riley-oneil-cdot-chicago-em...

Taylor and Marc Gomes on the unexpected beauty of Eastern Oregon and the dynamics of long-distance riding with an old friend. 0:22 Eurosports Bike Shop in Sisters, Oregon 4:58 The Good Bike Company Prineville, Oregon 9:39 Jalet Farrell at the Spoke'n Hostel, a five star, donation-based hostel in Mitchell, Oregon https://www.spokenhostel.org 10:32 News: An escooter/bike crash kills both riders on N...

Taylor meets a guardian angel, Sherry, who breaks wind for him on her ebike, and her partner Cindy, who drive him and his bike 60 miles. 1:29 Taylor meets a(nother) good bike Samaritan, Henry. 7:30 Stacey's News: Our first look at transportation reauthorization https://bikeleague.org/our-first-look-at-transportation-reauthorization/?utm_source=chatgpt.com, a Massachusetts Micromobility Bill https:...

Taylor’s Ride. Taylor tours the Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame with Ross, the Curator. 6:40 Taylor interviews the Elk County Postmaster, WarmShowers.org host Judy Bonney. 12:32 Two anti ebike bills were defeated in California. With Kendra Ramsey, Executive Director of the California Bicycle Coalition 17:06 News: Sacramento deploys AI in parking enforcement vehicles to det...

Despite fierce opposition from Beverly Hills NIMBYs, the Los Angeles D Line can now take you from Downtown LA to Beverly Hills faster than anything except a helicopter, Joe Linton, Streetsblog LA Editor, reports. As proof, Streetsblog LA will host a race between a cyclist, a driver, and a D Line rider. https://la.streetsblog.org/2026/05/07/new-d-line-subway-will-change-how-angelenos-get-around 3:1...

Taylor’s Bike Tour from SF to Mackinaw Island, from his daughters to his dad, begins May 16 at 8am, and you’re invited. Mechanics Dani and Paola at independent LA Cyclery help Taylor get his bike ready for the tour when corporate shops wouldn’t (4:30). Stacey’s News: Seattle pays injured cyclist $9.25 million for poorly designed bike lanes https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/c...

Washington D.C.'s Bike Advocacy Group, WABA, wins its fight to protect "America's Bike Lane" from the federal government https://bikeleague.org/we-won-this-one-heres-what-comes-next/. Kallie Krumpos reports (3:10). At the California Bike Summit April 23–24, advocates met with legislators to champion safer streets and better bike infrastructure. CalBike Executive Director Kendra Ramsey reports on t...