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Guests: Tim Jackson; Max Pratt
This week’s show started out a lot differently from the way it has ended up.
We do have a fabulous conversation with Max Pratt, a young and very talented frame designer/builder from Providence, RI. And, I think you’ll find his perspective about frame building and the other projects he supports refreshing and somewhat unusual.
By chance, I was looking at the list of exhibitors from the N.E. Builder’s Ball from 2020. Of course, the event had to be postponed due to the pandemic, but I decided to check into a few of the builders who were new to me and saw Pratt Frameworks.
Of course, I clicked on the link and really liked what I saw. Of course the bikes are lovely, but it’s the other things that Max Pratt, who calls himself a frame designer rather than a frame builder, is not only saying but what he is doing that made it so compelling.
And, there was another very interesting and pertinent topic I was ready to offer up and went ahead with a great conversation about that too. It’s all about climate and carbon emissions and what business and industry is doing along those fronts.
But, I’ve bumped that piece until next week, and here’s why.
Much more urgent news has made headlines – specifically Arkansas and the laws that are and will continue to affect transgender athletes as well as young people who are, as Molly Cameron put in her piece in Bicycling Magazine this week, ” navigating identity and just trying to be themselves in a state that clearly does not care about them.”
To discuss all the ramifications of what is happening in Arkansas, especially as 
it pertains to the UCI and USAC, the World Championship CX races, and the threats of boycotts, we talk with Tim Jackson whose editorial in Bicycle Retailer, The Industry Has An Arkansas Problem, tried to make the case for pulling the USAC and UCI World CX Championships out of Fayetteville in 2022.
We know that the Walton Family and the Visit Bentonville, Arkansas organizations have invested heavily in making Arkansas a welcoming place for bicycling with a deep and honest commitment to mountain biking.
But, in the wake of new laws targeting the LBGTQ+ community and especially transgender youth, Visit Bentonville’s president Kalene Griffith was only willing to offer a one-line comment about the controversy of the new laws stating: “”We’re committed to inclusive trail and visitor experiences in our city and welcome everyone to Visit Bentonville.”
The Walton Foundation’s Tom Walton, issued a written statement on April 6th that begins: “We are alarmed by the string of policy targeting LGBTQ people in Arkansas. This trend is harmful and sends the wrong message to those willing to invest in or visit our state.
But, do the Walton Foundation and the Chambers of Commerce have any clout that might move the legislature toward rescinding these draconian laws?
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This week, we take a trip east – first to Worcester, Mass to meet Lynne Tolman, the president of the 
before Jackie Robinson, Major Taylor was a cycling phenomenon. When he won the world championship back in 1899 though, it wasn’t here in the U.S. – his home country. He spent many years in Europe to escape the Jim Crow Laws of the day and was revered for his prowess on the bike.
Then, it’s down to NYC to speak with journalist, teacher, and urban planning researcher 
In July of 2017, I spoke with wildlife biologist 
virtual chats about her trip and the book and is thinking about her next adventure.
Then, we check in with 
We begin with King County, Washington, into which Seattle’s boundaries fall. It’s had a bicycle helmet law on the books for YEARS. The law was marginally enforced for a while and then enforcement just sort of dropped off. However, citations are still being issued.
the news carefully for bicycle-related stories and we both caught the story about former NBA star 
Lastly, we speak with Deputy Executive Director of the 
Alice was a prolific photographer at the turn of the last century who documented New York City, and especially the lives of lesbian women. Her photographs of women and bicycles appeared in the original work of Maria – Violet – Ward’s book, 
Specializing in small groups – 6-12 people – the tours offer the cyclist or hiker a full day of adventure with great support accompanied by inviting accommodations.
to make a long term career choice and quit the day job he had at the time. Instead, he decided to take a 100 day 10,000 mile cross country trip.
This week, we meet journalist and long-distance cyclist Elizabeth McGowan.
taking the trip and then teasing out the whys that became the real story.
According to Rob, George’s assumptions were based upon outdated knowledge of the organization and Rob DeMartini l wanted to offer a more current explanation of how the organization works.
The first is with Brendt Barbur. Brendt founded the 
FEbruary 12th and we are counting on you to help us reach our goal of $50K for this year’s Come Together for WJCU 2021 radiothon..
My first guest is not new to TOC, he is ex-pro and 
on a U23 team about 10 years ago. As many young people who believe that “it will just go away on its own” sometimes like to believe, he began experiencing the pain, inflammation, and accompanying symptoms of what eventually flared into full-blown ulcerative colitis, forcing him off his bike and into the hospital.
Last week, I promised a review of 
potholes to collisions and other safety hazards. It’s a crowd sourced tool for global mapping of cycling safety.
And, finally we speak with a team of planners from ODOT, our own Ohio Department of Transportation, about the new