Richard Schwinn talks advocacy on "the outspoken cyclists"

I have recently discovered The Outspoken Cyclist podcast (iTunes) from WJCU in Cleveland.

The first episode I heard was with Richard Schwinn of Waterford precision bicycles (and a descendant of Ignaz Schwinn, founder of the Schwinn bicycle company).  Although the interview not the fate of the Schwinn brand, capture, was complained thoroughly for over 15 years, we've covered topics to here on the bike path (and links feel much more informed me about the different types of welding).

I recommend to give this episode to listen to:

Here are some highlights:

The bike is one of the ways that become cities more livable.

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If you are a Republican would support to cycling, because if you go the cost of living to see, then you get people out of cars and cycling.

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If you need to successfully expect America wealth, increase the cost of living down so that we don't have such high wages in order for people to have a good life to life is cycling an important part. Reduce the costs of education? Children back riding bikes back in school. Since the number Büsing is two budget lines in the school budget. Everybody is will not bused, racial integration, but because the roads are too dangerous to walk or bike. If you have the problem of the roads and safety for cyclists, you now cut the budget for schools. By the way, have the budget for roads also reduce.

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If you really want to reduce the things are travelling costs the Government will truly like the activities by improve infrastructure for cycling and pedestrian, mass transit and things happen.

When add all benefits [steel], so far outweigh the problems with it, it is still the best material.

What [titanium frame maker LiteSpeed] discovered is less demanding of the driver was the more important weight to you. And so your lightest bike was your cheapest bike.

Sorry, there is no snappy quote from this section. But if you've ever wondered, what about bike geeks when you talk about metals and welds talk, listen to. If not, skip to...

The thing about a bike that I think some people really know is that a bicycle perhaps is the most demanding mechanical structure that is made by man.

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We design a bike frame way closer to the technical limitations of the tube and we have done for over a century.

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You can not break two pipes on the bike without something really bad happens.

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Connecting, NYPD's love of cyclists.

A bit join the dots here.

Dedicated to NYC cyclists we had a long history the fight against the NYPD with our monthly critical mass rides where law enforcement authorities have tried everything in their power to stop the rides from happening.

This culminated in a parade law requires more than 50 cyclists a parade permit must purchase a group ride, in direct violation of the public constitutional rights of free Assembly re-start enables nearly impossible on critical mass by the fact that it is a spontaneous event with no guide, therefore no individual or organized group could step forward and also apply for a permission not to mention the city never would you grant a politicized in the first place as we have seen with other events.

Since then there has been much in the news were reported that a number of running processes against the NYPD for harassment and false arrest driving critical mass.

Last Monday was a settlement from the city agreed, assigning 965,000 to the plaintiff of the critical mass rides.

Then the next day a Press Conference on the steps of the Federal Court House in Manhattan with the plaintiff was Rankin, critical mass of participants and lawyers, Gideon Oliver and David place.

The NYPD, immediately responded with an announcement that it would be a "crackdown" on cyclists in areas of the city, the higher incidents of collisions where bikes seen re-start came from a recent article New York Times.

If in fact, it's a crackdown on illegal cyclists behavior would we hope that it would be your security issues and number one complaints be judged by pedestrians as e.g. riding on sidewalks.

Unfortunately we start to see things like this:

This report came from Gotha manure, gestern.Ein NYPD squad car was parked in the bike lane and received a summons to a cyclist for "riding in the bike lane."

Read the review here.

With this kind of behavior it is hard to believe the NYPD deals with a level of harassment and intimidation and then "Cracking down" on illegal cycling, so learn nothing from the recent agreement.

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Three mobile apps, where cyclists on must know

If you usually take head out of cycling with a few of the Essentials. Pump, tire levers, spare inner tube, keys and cell phone. The final one can double up to a ton of useful features. Here are three tools that can be of use.

[Disclosure: this is my app!]

Available on: Android and iPhone
If something while driving quickly on the app for repair instructions verweisen.Es is far better than heading to the nearest bike shop and expenses of $ 10-$ 20 for a simple repair can even leveling app has some useful extras such as a Bicycle security check, to ensure that ist.Diese has version ready to drive it a total of 24 repairs.

http://bikedoctorapp.com/

Available on: iPhone

This is a firm favorite GPS tracking app.Es gives all the readings you, such as time, speed, distance and height need ride.It tracks all your journeys on the phone and allows you to Tweet or Facebook your ride.Tours can also be exported if you cycle route websites upload to. the only downside is currently on the iPhone its only available.

http://www.abvio.com/cyclemeter/

Available on: almost all mobile phones

Similarly, M is this app to cycle your cycling verfolgen.Es is worth mentioning this one because it works on a wider range of mobile phones and people have often not heard. It also can follow a route.

http://www.endomondo.com/

For more cycling apps check out bike apps iPhone and Android apps cycling.

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Jewish Museum special for cyclists

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Another thing I've previously posted sollte.Ich was contacted by the Jewish Museum and alerted this special offer, are the cyclists to support everyone's favorite Monkey on a bicycle with: Curious George.

Here is a press release detailing:

Hi, Rebecca I public relations intern Wallis, in the Jewish Museum.In this month we have a special promotion for cyclists to support the Curious George rescuing our special exhibition: the art of Margret and H. A. Rey.In June 1940, Curious George escaped creators Margret and H. A. Rey Nazi occupied France with the bike.To commemorate this trip, the Jewish Museum offers $ 2 from admission for everyone, a bicycle, the Museum this month reitet.Wir believe would interest your readers in this promotion.

Curious George rescue: The kind of Margret and H.A. Rey on view through August 1st and has almost 80 original drawings for Margret and H. A. Rey's children's books and documentation relating to her escape from Nazi occupied Europa.Beide creator were born Jewish families in Hamburg, Germany, and zusammen.Stunden before the Nazis in the city in June 1940 the Reys fled on bicycles, lived in Paris from 1936 to 1940 marched organizing drawings for your children's stories, including one on the famous and loveable monkey.

I hope you'll check, more come the exhibition about the exhibition please visit www.thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/curiousgeorge.

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