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Highs and Lows- Shane, a rider who’s fresh off a double century in North Dakota, lifts Taylor’s sagging spirits. 1:48 Bike mechanic/ owner of Battle Road Bikes Jim Cadenhead advises Taylor on his stuck shifter. 9:45 News: A cop hits a rider in a protected lane in Brooklynhttps://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/06/16/to-protect-and-unnerve-cop-hits-cyclist-with-squad-car-in-a-protected-bike-lane. California denies LA’s request for more time on its street improvement projects https://laist.com/news/transportation/california-active-transportation-grants?fbclid=IwZnRzaASgRHBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeWu2I2rXzwMIat2-qiF9g4b12PPTK_Eg_Mu_6wjc0mxFVPtnhCode1038OBE_aem_cXjPTApaDIK1kyfEFIhnGg. The UCI Mountain Bike World Series finishes Lake Placid https://www.ucimtbworldseries.com. Lime beats world bikeshare record during the USA-Australia 2026 World Cup match in Seattle https://www.sounderatheart.com/2026/06/lime-bikes-smashes-ridership-record-for-usa-australia/. 15:30 A new study by Marcel Moran shows protected bike lanes increase ridership, unlike sharrows and painted lanes https://www.nature.com/articles/s44333-026-00107-2. 18:50 Preserving Safe Bikeways SB 569, Sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition, would make it a little harder to rip out bike lanes that took years to build. With Andrew Wright, Communications Director of the California Bicycle Coalition https://www.calbike.org/press-release-preserving-safe-bikeways-sb-569/. 30:26 Host of RollingThru, a PBS bicycle travel series exploring climate solutions, community and culture from Buffalo to Brooklyn-Patrick Kelly https://www.pbs.org/video/trailer-rolling-thru-i1xoju/. 34:45 Taylor meets 71 year old cross country rider Kay, again https://kaybikes4kids.com. 50:15