Show #162 – September 28, 2013

GUESTS: MIKE DEME, PATRICK O’GRADY, SHAWN OLIN, PATRICK BRADY, FRED CLEMENTS

 

Summer may be gone for 2013 in the northern hemisphere, but we’re postponing its funeral by holding an extended wake for summer on our bikes. Calling hours are held outside on every sunny day between now and Halloween!

The other way you can tell that summer is officially over is the annual occurrence of Interbike. On this week’s Outspoken Cyclist, Diane brings us her Interbike wrap-up with four interviews captured on the show floor:

 

When The Media Gets It Wrong

When Joy Covey, former Amazon.com CFO, was killed while riding her bike in California last week, the media once again began to admonish cyclists and remind us of how “dangerous” it is to ride a bike out on the road. Covey leaves an 8 year old son.

Several years ago, a friend was killed cycling coming down a hill toward her gym in North Carolina when a car backed out of a driveway and my friend hit the car – a situation very similar to that of Covey’s this past week.  My friend left a grieving husband and family.

In both instances, the driver was at fault; yet, there is no mention of the illegalities of an ill-timed left turn or the backing out instead of backing in-pulling out of the driveway as is the law in many states. No – it is always the cyclist who is somehow blamed – whether implicitly or explicitly – for the driver’s misdeeds.

An automobile is AT LEAST as lethal as a gun when in a “shoot-out” with a cyclist.  Yet, 99% of the time, the perpetrator gets a slap on the wrist or the minimum possible sentence.

It is time that the media follow the facts of the story and report it as it truly happened.  Admonish the driver(s), remind people that bicycles are legal vehicles, and especially, make the penalties for hitting and killing a cyclist harsh and automatic.

 

Show #161 – September 21, 2013

GUESTS: ENCORE PRESENTATION OF MY FIRST INTERVIEW ON WJCU WITH BEN SEROTTA & A QUICK INTERBIKE COMMENTARY

 

This week, Diane was away at Interbike, and the John Carroll football Blue Streaks are playing under the lights (which means we’re podcast-only today). So we thought this would be a good time to take a breath and reflect.

Just over three years ago, The Outspoken Cyclist began with Diane’s interview of Ben Serotta, who was at that time the CEO of Serotta Cycles. Ben was recently ousted by new ownership at Serotta, and he’s getting on with the next chapters in his life. This week we present an encore of that conversation, and get Diane’s brief first impression of this year’s Interbike.

Next week, we return with an all-new show, in on-air, web-stream, and podcast formats, featuring interviews captured at Interbike.

Show #160 – September 14, 2013

GUESTS: ADAM SOKOL, CHRISTIAN POLANCO, DEAN MASELLO, MAX BOYAJIAN, KRISTINA PINTO

I’ve always known that most cyclists are funny people. Some are actually humorous, while most are funny in the eccentric sense. But how many comedians are cyclists? As it turns out, at least four of them, and we lured them into the WJCU studios this week for an interview. Laugh Strong: Tour de Comedy is Adam Sokol, Christian Polanco, Dean Masello, and Max Boyajian, and they have biked 500 miles from Cincinnati to Cleveland, performing standup comedy in several cities along the way. They perform their final show on this tour at 8:00 p.m. tonight at SB Eighty One in the Cleveland suburb of Westlake, Ohio. 440-835-3559 for more information.

From the humorous to the more serious, Kristina Pinto joins us in the second half to talk about the book Fit & Healthy Pregnancy, which she co-authored with Rachel Kramer, MD. As you might gather by the title, the book is a resource for pregnant women on what to do (and not do) as far as fitness and exercise throughout pregnancy and immediately after childbirth. Rule #1 is no core exercises while lying on your back (such as situps). Now I ask you: even if you’re not pregnant (or not even a woman) why take chances? 😉

Show #159 – September 7, 2013

GUESTS: PAT HUS, CHRIS SMITH

 

New Year!  Happy New Year to all who celebrate and happy new year for The Outspoken Cyclist as we begin year #4 on air.

Having said that, we are not “on air” this week – we are #PodcastOnly – WJCU is broadcasting the first football game of the new school year.  So… you can pick this up early 5:30pm EDT instead of 6:30pm.

This week, we are speaking with Pat Hus, show director for Interbike.  Interbike is less two weeks away and a lot of new things are happening for 2013 including a new venue (Mandalay Bay) and the first, ever Consumer Day (Friday, September 20th).

I also have a conversation with Chris Smith – Lazer Sports PR “Helmeteer” (that’s like Mouseketeer without ears!)  Lazer has upped the ante at the wildly popular CrossVegas 2013 Races this year by matching the men’s purse for the Elite Women’s Race.  Lazer is a huge supporter of all types of riding – from grass roots to elite racing!

Enjoy the show!