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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/spokesmen/The_Spokesmen_124.mp3]Today’s Spokespeople:
Topics Included:
Racing Season Wrap-up
- Sagan Wins Worlds
- Will we ever see another Merckx, Coppi, Hinault, Anquetil, Contador (2008)?
- Danger in the Caravan
- Tom Danielson Positive for Testosterone in July
Industry News
- Growth of Counterfeit Bikes
- Brands Selling Bikes Consumer-direct
- Why Are Bicycle Sales Declining for the 14th Straight Year?
Cyclist Safety
- Bishop Who Drunkenly Killed a Cyclist Will Get 7 Years
- Expansion of the Idaho Law in San Francisco? Everywhere (Carlton’s article)?
- Carlton’s EXCELLENT Videos
Suggestions and Best Practices
- Rich – Wahoo RFLKT
- Jim – Trotify
- Carlton – Beeline nav
- Neil – Don’t Hire Dopers
- David – Wet Weather Cycling Suggestions
Great discussion on direct to consumer bikes. Also interesting to hear about the year to year decline in sales. I would suggest the sales are there, but in the secondary market. I have wonderful bikes that were all purchased through my favorite social media buy and sell site. I shop my bikes as a hobby and am a price point shopper. But, that has led to two (2) carbon frame road bikes and a great dual suspension mountain bike. What is interesting is that of these three bikes, two were new (less than 100 miles on each). It’s almost too good to be true. At my level of casual riding, it’s the best solution.
Hey Carlton, in California, at least, side-by-side riding is not legal, although we are allowed to take the whole lane when it’s not wide enough for cars to pass safely. Those videos are great!
Are you sure? I thought there wasn’t an explicit statewide prohibition, but that two abreast cycling can be regulated by local ordinance.
State law in Utah, does explicitly approve two abreast cycling, although there are exceptions.