February 2012
3 posts
Episode 3.4— Riding Up That Hill
Those hills did hurt me / you want to know how it feels? (Tune in!)
If only we could make a deal with the Transportation Committee…
Us bikers got some hills to climb. John exchanges his weekend experience and we chat about the D.C. challenge to pedestrian and biking infrastructure.
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Episode 3.3— Digging In
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Tonight, the Bike Talk crew talks about digging in and clipping in. What are all of those goofy pedals, and how do they work?
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January 2012
13 posts
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Episode 3.2— Riding in the Snow and in the South
Tonight’s Bike Talk tells some stories about snow riding from last weekend. Also, Dani tells stories about biking around Hotlanta. Whoo!
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Episode 3.1— Shivering into a New Year, with New...
biketalkpodcast:
Bike Talk returns for the start of the 2012 season tonight! We’ll talk about freezing our fingers off in the arctic weather the past few days and an exciting street sign that just went up downtown. Tune in to find out what it means!
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Over Complicating Winter Cycling →
I have mixed opinions on this article bemoaning the commodification of ‘winter cycling gear’ (as is wont to happen with any product category containing the phrase ‘cycling gear’). I agree that a lot of the expensive products rolled out as necessary for winter biking are in fact luxuries and in almost all cases, have either simple d.i.y. solutions or much cheaper non-cycling...
December 2011
16 posts
Awesome Activism: DIY Street Litter Bike Lanes →
Wondering whether the Providence roller series is...
NYTimes: Racing in Bars, Going Nowhere Fast
http://nyti.ms/uQwWM3
It is unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle or...
From a Utah newspaper, 1906. Ultimate biker visibility.
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Episode 2.12- Year End Recap
biketalkpodcast:
Tonight, we look back on the past year of riding our bikes, in Providence and far afield. It’s also the half year anniversary of the return of Bike Talk (maybe a week or two late…). Ring your holiday bells on your handlebars with Dani, John, and Ryan!
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Why Don't We Do It In The Road →
November 2011
27 posts
A Confluence of So Many Things
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Snoop Dogg cruising around in Amsterdam.
For a trove of cool bike videos, check out coolbikevideos.com
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Episode 2.11- East Bay and Beyond
biketalkpodcast:
Tonight, a scene report from the East Bay about the construction affecting the East Bay Bike Path and how the detour might actually make the ride better, and a report from last month’s Better World by Design conference on bike machines
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Bike Talk Takes the Week Off
Bike Talk is taking a quick one-week break this week. You can call it a pre-Thanksgiving break, or just midterms craziness for Ryan and Dani.
Tune back in next week!
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Episode 2.9— Craigslist and Cranksgiving
biketalkpodcast:
Holiday season is coming, so get ready by shopping on Craigslist (oh, the horrors) and maybe by doing a food-drive alley cat. Will one come to Providence? Tune in and see!
We’ll also chat about Campy’s new meh-lectronic shifitng.
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Riding the East Bay with Closed Path
I took a ride along the East Bay this morning, forgetting that the bike path in East Providence is closed for the winter due to water main construction. (The signage indicated that the path will reopen in April, but who knows if it’ll stick to that schedule) You can still pick up the start of the path at the foot of the first hill and continue until the end of the straightaway. The...
