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Guests: Carla Francome; Dave Wilkinson
I’m not sure how I ended up with two guests who exhibit almost identical traits – they’re gutsy, funny, and passionate about everything they do.
And yet, they are completely different from one another.
Guest #1 is Carla Francome. She lives, works, and rides in London. She’s a TV producer and a cycling advocate extraordinaire. I discovered her on Twitter (X) and just knew she’d be a great guest.
We chatted about so many things from the work she has done in television to her experience of trying clipless pedals for the first time.
Carla is also a bicycle campaigner – especially for women.
When she found her work as a TV producer coming to a screeching halt, mainly due to the writer’s strike, she transitioned to a new industry taking her amazing ability for storytelling with her all the while raising two kids and riding – riding her bike in central London, which has been transformed from a crowded car-centric city to a place where riding your bike is commonplace.
As you will hear, she’s enthusiastic, funny, and gutsy!
Since our conversation, she did in fact complete her 100 mile century ride – in clipless pedals I might add. And, Sadiq Khan was reelected Mayor of London, so more good things for cycling should be coming to the City. Follow Carla on Twitter (X) @carlafrancome.
Then, Guest #2 actually contacted me several months ago to let me know he is about to embark on RAAM. His “handle” is speedy turtle, so that’s the first thing that caught my attention. Then, I come to find out he is blind and has been blind since birth.
Apparently though, nothing stops Dave Wilkinson – not rain, nor snow, nor 
crashes – in fact, any challenge that would seem daunting to me is a “let’s have it” from him.
RAAM is a team effort and Dave Wilkinson makes it abundantly clear how true that is.
He’s completed marathons – his first when he was 40, as well as Ironman triathlons. He is a skier and apparently, he’s pretty fearless because Dave was born blind.
Clearly, that has never stopped him and not only is his goal is to complete RAAM as the first solo blind rider, but he intends to do it in under 11 days.
Why is his handle Speedy Turtle? Let’s ask him.
I have NO doubt that he will complete RAAM and wish him and his Captain, Jim Trout a speedy sub-11 day ride! You can follow them on the RAAM site, RAAMrace.org once the race is underway or at speedyturtle.net.
My first guest is
movie, for quite some time and saw this story as a movie long before he was able to bring it to the screen.
With almost 700,000 daily cycling trips in NYC, John Surico estimates that at least half of these trips are on an eBike.
Ian Dille
touring company owner 
His tight-knit team of 7 provides a fully supported experience in his two signature tours, 
First is someone I would term a renaissance man – at least he’s a modern renaissance man.
science, technology, and our weird future. He reports on how technology 
thinking into distinct categories such as adventure, speed, and self-expression.
First up is 
with a love for towns and cities from his childhood. His work has been acclaimed far and wide and he thinks about what we can do on both a micro and a macro level to realize better ways to make our cities livable and safe.
In the second half of the show, 
found ourselves learning a new way of moving about, and whether it was going to and coming from work, shopping for groceries, or just getting outside for pleasure, the impact of the worldwide need to alter the way we travel is a topic of great interest to my guest, Dr. Ralph Buehler.
After 40 years of research, traveling worldwide for details about Major Taylor’s life, John Howard’s new book, 
And this is just one issue that my first guest, 
careful in those crosswalks!
I’m not sure exactly how to categorize him… he’s both ridden and crewed Race Across America, he’s done Race Across the West on a fixed gear bike, he’s been a triathlete, and now he’s the executive director of 
department of transportation to spend money on stand alone bicycle projects. Terry is hoping to change that tool.
This is the shot I was hoping he’d send with his T-shirt background!
Leah Goldstein is one of the most celebrated women athletes I’ve ever had the honor to speak with. She has set many records including at the age of 52 being the first woman to win RAAM.
My first guest today is 
Who knew that a bronze replica cannon would lead to a lifetime of machine work? And, that is exactly what happened when Paragon Machine’s Mark Norstad first realized that you could actually MAKE such a thing in a machine shop.
Then, we review a new book from 
While he’s ridden many of the routes he details in the book, he depended upon seasoned riders to fill in the blanks on rides that he believes fit the description, but which he hasn’t done himself. 