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Guest: Carlton Reid on Mike Burrows
On August 15th, the world lost yet another genius bicycle engineer. 
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.
Sadly, Mike and I never connected for a conversation, so I decided to go to someone who knew him well.
Carlton Reid, who is a journalist in the UK and ho writes for Forbes, The 
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.
To see more of Carlton’s work, you can go to authory.com and follow him on Twitter @carltonreid.
I hope you enjoyed my conversation with Carlton. I truly am saddened that I wasn’t able to speak with Mike before his passing. RIP.
Just a quick note to let you know that I was on the other side of the microphone this week when Dan Cavallari, the slow guy on the fast ride, interviewed me for HIS podcast. Take a listen!
We mentioned 
considered for the Arris Composites’ 
Emily Thornton is the spokesperson on behalf of Arris Composites. The company sounds like a really interesting place to work – except I’m not looking for another job! Anyway, you can check out the list of American’s Best Biking Cities at arriscomposites.com/best-biking-cities/
Arkansas. 
Heather Dowd, who along with her husband Beppe Salerno, own and operate 
cycling, and a lot more when she joins me in a moment.
Then, we’ll speak with Josh Poertner. Josh is the owner of 
with fraud, counterfeit product, and outright theft to the future of the independent bike shop and how brands like Silca will fare as the industry continues to consolidate, Josh Poertner has some deep understanding and an ability to make it clear to anyone listening.
Gary Fisher, whose 29-year relationship with Trek ended this year, is on a tear.
If you’ve ever had to file a claim on your homeowner’s policy for anything beyond a catastrophic occurrence, you may have found that either a. your deductible was outrageous and/or b. your insurance would be either cancelled or the rates would skyrocket.
“comprehensive” homeowner’s insurance wasn’t so comprehensive. What he found out led him on a quest that has produced a brand-new insurance product exclusively for your bicycles.
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.
Peter Nye, who has probably forgotten more than any of us might ever have known about that history – except, I’m not certain he’s ever really forgotten any of it –is a veritable encyclopedia of facts and great stories about the sport.
from Peter’s unique first-person perspective.
This week, we are going to talk about sailing – and biking – and river cruising – and biking… with 
In the second half of the show, we speak with 
transplant list if you have PKD. Hoping for new technologies and breakthroughs, Glenn Frommer isn’t waiting around – he’s immersed in knowing all about his disease and struck out to raise money as well as awareness, riding from California to Massachusetts this summer.
Which takes me to our first guests – 
In the second half of the show, we learn about City Thread – a new non-profit start-up that has been leading the charge in getting trails done – FAST.
But, what if you could harness the powers that be – local, state, federal – and especially every-day folks like you and me, and get our dream networks finished and paid for – quickly and efficiently?
and in a relatively short time they’ve taken their combined 50 years of experience in urban planning, marketing, communications, equitable public participation, fundraising, grant making, community engagement, strategic planning, and campaign management to bring hundreds of miles of trails to fruition.
And, as a side note, if you like following cross-country riders – you know – voyeuristically speaking – you can follow our friend Mike Ball. His photos are breathtaking and his blog is excellent. You can find it at 
My first guest is Dave Wiens, the executive director of 
biking – it’s about trails – all kinds of trails, and what it takes to build them, finance them, maintain them, and ferret out the best places to build them.
Then, we speak with the 
because the work NICA does with kids leads right into the long-term goals that IMBA has too.
This week we speak with Noa Bayanan. Noa is the Director of Federal Policy for 