
Outspoken Cyclist – 5/7/2026
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I don’t think I’ve met a more fascinating person than adventurer Laura Killingbeck. For example, how many of us know from a very young age w...

I don’t know how you feel about trees, but I for one think they may be vastly underrated and WAY more important than people might give them...

As we wrap up our third and final episode on eBikes, Ash Lovell and Matt Moore from People for Bikes take us into some of the legal issues a...

Before we get to our guest, I want to give a HUGE shoutout to our very own Bike Cleveland Executive Director, Jacob VanSickle.  Jacob w...

This episode of the show is Part I of a series about eBikes and the ongoing issues surrounding their definition, usage, regulation, and legi...

I really love having the chance to talk with my NYC friend and colleague John Surico – Professor Surico actually. Today, John joins me from...

I wanted to get this episode up before Omloop- the first European One-Day Classic this coming Saturday. Indeed, it’s Spring Classics time an...

I have a bit of housekeeping before we get to our two great guests today. First – it’s WJCU’s annual fundraiser – RADIOTHON! This year’s the...

My guest today is an old friend and perhaps someone many of you might consider your friend too. If you subscribed to Winning Magazine or Vel...

As many of you know, I have a real soft spot for traditional steel frame bikes and so I always feel somewhat justified in my “curmudgeonly-n...

In my Substack post about Tucker Schwinn’s new book, Closure – The Final Days of the Waterford Bicycle Factory – I said I had hoped to be ab...

I’m really pleased to welcome two great guests to the show today. The first is not new to TOC, and in fact has been someone I’ve not only sp...

Every time I think our issues with cars vs cyclists are getting so much worse, which of course they are, I come across something that is eve...

This episode was going to be an audio with commentary for my Substack.  But, as often happens when I speak with Joe Lindsey from the Es...

We read or hear about corruption from a lot of places and when I came across a story from Kevin Duggan from Streetsblog NYC about a prominen...

Scott Tong is one of my favorite NPR hosts. Most days, along with Robyn Young and several other Here and Now folks, I listen to Scott on WKS...

This episode of the podcast offers up a short discussion with Bicycle Retailer’s EIC Steve Frothingham about U.S. Customs and the seizing of...

Shannon Binns didn’t make a plan to come to Charlotte, NC and stay; yet here he is more than 15 years after starting his not-for-profit orga...

It’s kind of a special episode for TOC because on September 4th, I will celebrate 15 years of TOC podcasting. From my very first guest, fram...

I’m a huge believer in print – magazines, newspapers, books.  I prefer to turn pages and read from them, so when a client of ours menti...

This episode of the podcast covers good news for cyclists in PA and a look at what’s happening in NYC – from the mayoral election to Central...

Today, my guests are Mark Van Tongeren from Michigan Adventure Racing and Professor Jim Martin from the Nutrition and Integrative Physiology...

My guest is not new to the show, and he is certainly not new to U.S. cycling or to the custom bike business. In fact, Toby Stanton – Mr. Hot...

How’s your heart?  Do you regularly keep tabs on the highs and lows of your heart rate? Have you noticed any irregularities? My guest t...

I wanted to get this episode out right away as it is time sensitive. It isn’t always my great good fortune to be able speak with one of the...

She really wanted to wear skirts and get her nails done, but Alison Tetrick, while remaining ever the fashionable girl, is a feisty competit...

I love talking about bike racing with Escape Collective’s Joe Lindsey because he has such a superb grasp of the sport – for both men and wom...

My guest today is Professor Alex Karner from the U. of Texas in Austin.  I learned about Alex and his work in an article by Magdalena d...

My guests today are NYC’s Professor John Surico and the bike fitter’s bike fitter, Paul Swift. John is one of my favorite repeat guests as t...

It is a tough day for the Outspoken Cyclist Podcast as well as the many shows and most of the staff of WJCU – the radio station at John Carr...

The holidays are literally around the corner and today, I wanted to offer up one of my favorite year-end opportunities for giving. Leah Miss...

Hello and welcome to TOC.  I’m your host Diane Jenks.  Thanks for tuning in today. Yes, it’s been a minute – well, maybe a bit lon...

Brendan Quirk is the CEO of USA Cycling. Brendan fell in love with bike racing as a teenager and throughout his young adulthood and beyond,...

This episode of our show was intended to highlight another great riding trail along with a conversation with renowned traffic engineer and p...

As August comes to a close we are beginning to wrap-up our series on great riding trails.  This episode, we take a ride down the Katy T...

Back in April, 65 members of the European Cyclists Federation, representing 40 countries, signed the EU Declaration of Cycling. Founded in 1...

In our ongoing series on favorite riding trails, I took Jim Sayer’s advice and contacted the Empire State Trail’s Chris Morris for a look at...

Last time, we began our series on favorite bike trails with the Ohio to Erie Trail and today, we’ll be exploring the Mickelson Trail in Sout...

Finally, we will begin our series on cycling trails and paths.  I did hear from quite a few of you about your favorites and we will beg...

On my last show, I spoke with London cycling Advocate and the truly delightful Carla Francome.  Not a moment after we ended our convers...

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...

We have two great conversations today. My first guest is Christian Sander, the producer and writer of Hard Miles, a full-length feature film...

The world of bike racing, from the high school through pro levels, has been predominantly male and predominantly white, so when I saw Ian Di...

This episode features two incredibly thoughtful and knowledgeable guests. First is someone I would term a renaissance man – at least he’s a...

Today’s episode features two very accomplished guests. First up is Mike Lydon – and where to begin! Well, let’s see.. Mike is an internation...

Today’s episode is about one man and his life as told in a new documentary as well as a new biographical novel.  Marshal Major Taylor i...

We’ve talked about biking and walking infrastructure a lot over the past few years, and it always amazes me that there is so much more to sa...

My first guest today is Dave Simmons, the executive director of Ride Illinois.  In our conversation we talk about bicycle related crash...

As many of you know, I have an abiding interest in urban planning, walkable and bikeable cities, and sustainability. In furthering that inte...

Happy New Year everyone!  I’m back for a new season of the show and today we begin with conversations with two guests we’ve spoken with...