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Guests: Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher; Dan Cavallari
We’re rounding third and heading home – both to the holidays and to the New Year.
2022 has been – um – interesting to say the least. We’ll take a look back at it after the New Year..
Today, we’re going to wrap-up our gift ideas for cyclists with Dan Cavallari. Dan thought about it and, as you’ll hear, has come up with a short list of things NOT to give a cyclist! I had to agree with him as these are items that cyclists tend to want to get for themselves or already have far too many in their stash.
Before we chat with Dan though, I want to introduce you to Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher. Or more rightly, DR Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher as the day before our conversation, she had her convocation to complete her PhD in physics. It’s apparently similar to what we do here in the States to defend a thesis.
Her work is in data analytics in the field of bacteria and virus interaction. I found it fascinating and would have focused on that, but as you may be wondering, what might THAT have to do with cycling. Well…
It seems that as a bicycle commuter for 10+ years and a member of Bike Ottawa, her data-oriented mind began musing about traffic and the stress of biking and walking and the inequities that occur when planning comes up against the reality of who lives where and the politics that often lead to inequities. She got hooked and pivoted to working on a project that has been funded by the University of Toronto Data Science Institute.
Then there is her Twitter feed and, when I dove into that rabbit hole, I knew I wanted to talk with her.
My thanks to Madeleine for taking time to talk with me. You can follow her @mbonsma on Twitter and @[email protected].
My thanks to Dan for all the great advice he’s offered over the past three 
episodes of the podcast. Remember to check out his show at slow guy on the fast ride, and tune in on Friday afternoons if you want to sip a bit of whiskey with him and his buddies on ThePracticalStill.com
On the next episode of the show, you’ll meet titanium frame builder Darren Crisp. He’s from Texas but has lived and worked in Italy for several decades. His story is different from many of the builders we’ve spoken with over the years, and I think you’ll enjoy it.
There are also some women who have resettled around the world and still need help – with education, bikes, housing, and most importantly a pathway to feeling accepted in their new countries. 
Here are links to all the products we discussed this week: the
Andrew talks with me about a virtual reality experience at the upcoming 
Although he was almost better known for his work with HPV’s – human powered vehicles that were recumbent bikes, Mike Burrows was probably best known as the man who designed and built the Lotus track frame that Chris Boardman would ride to Olympic gold in the 4000 pursuit in Barcelona in 1992.
Guardian, and the Daily Mail, has been my guest several times and today, we reminisce about his relationship with Mike Burrows going all the way to the 1980’s.
With a new infrastructure bill, money in the coffers to build protected bike lanes and connect them, and more people riding eBikes, a whole lot more than we’ve ever experienced is possible.