In episode 26 Kelly and I interview Colin Bogart, Programs Director at the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, about how to ride a bike in the city, commuting by bike and the politics of making our communities more bike friendly.  Colin shares his experience of growing up in the suburbs and how he got back into riding a bike. During the discussion (fueled by a bottle of wine, I’ll note) we discuss:

• Aids Lifecycle
• Bike Summer
• Riding to work
• Is riding a bike in the city safe?
• Riding slow
• Keeping cool when you’re being honked at
• Lane positioning
• Avoiding the door zone
• Hand signals
• “Dork” mirrors, i.e. a rear view mirror
• What to wear
• The politics of bikes
• LACBC Newsletter
• LACBC Local Chapters

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