Outspoken Cyclist

This episode brings together a long and sorrowful history and a bicycle tour that commemorates it. We are all familiar with rides that have meaning such as fund raisers for ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 6/19/2026

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 credit for. Although, ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 4/29/2026

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 spoken with ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 12/17/2025

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 even more dreadful! Seems ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 12/04/2025

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 Escape Collective, the conversation becomes ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 11/20/2025

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 prominent family in Brooklyn ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist Podcast – 11/11/2025

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 WKSU, our local ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist 10/16/2025

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 containers from Taiwan manufacturer Giant. Earlier this ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 9/26/2025

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 organization “Sustain Charlotte.” Shannon started ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist 9/16/2025

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, frame builder Ben Serotta, until ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 8/30/2025

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 mentioned this new magazine FAUSTO, ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 8/11/2025

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 Park. Ed Blazina ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist 7/16/2025

Today, my guests are Mark Van Tongeren from Michigan Adventure Racing and Professor Jim Martin from the Nutrition and Integrative Physiology and Neuromuscular Function Lab at the University of Utah. ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 6/2/2025

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 ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 05/03/2025

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 today is Dr. Tamanna Singh.  She ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 4/21/2025

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 iconic ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 4/10/2025

She really wanted to wear skirts and get her nails done, but Alison Tetrick, while remaining ever the fashionable girl, is a feisty competitor – in all sorts of ways. ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 4/7/2025

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 women. Today, our conversation ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 4/2/2025

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 de Valle written  for ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 3/13/2025

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 those of you who are ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 2/25/2025

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 Carroll ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 2/13/2025

The holidays are literally around the corner and today, I wanted to offer up one of my favorite year-end opportunities for giving. Leah Missbach Day is one of the founders ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist 12/18/2024

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 longer – since the last ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 12/7/2024

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, has immersed himself in everything ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 10/6/2024

This episode of our show was intended to highlight another great riding trail along with a conversation with renowned traffic engineer and planner Professor Wes Marshall at the University of ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 9/2/2024

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 Trail in Missouri with ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 8/23/2024

Back in April, 65 members of the European Cyclists Federation, representing 40 countries, signed the EU Declaration of Cycling. Founded in 1983, the European Cyclists’ Federation is a Brussels-based independent ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 8/14/2024

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 New York’s 750 miles of ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist 7/30/2024

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 South Dakota. A couple of ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist 7/22/2-24

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 begin the series here ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 7/13/2024

On my last show, I spoke with London cycling Advocate and the truly delightful Carla Francome.  Not a moment after we ended our conversation, Carla sent me a note asking ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist 6/13/2024

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 do. And yet, they are completely ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 5/28/2024

We have two great conversations today. My first guest is Christian Sander, the producer and writer of Hard Miles, a full-length feature film starring Matthew Modine as Greg Townsend, a ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist 5/5/2024

The world of bike racing, from the high school through pro levels, has been predominantly male and predominantly white, so when I saw Ian Dille’s article in Outside Online about ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 4/23/2024

This episode features two incredibly thoughtful and knowledgeable guests. First is someone I would term a renaissance man – at least he’s a modern renaissance man. Adam Rogers is curious ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 3/27/2024

Today’s episode features two very accomplished guests. First up is Mike Lydon – and where to begin! Well, let’s see.. Mike is an internationally recognized planner, writer, speaker, and advocate ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 3/15/2024

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 is a name so many ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist 2/25/2024

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 say. For instance… Crosswalks ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 2/20/2024

My first guest today is Dave Simmons, the executive director of Ride Illinois.  In our conversation we talk about bicycle related crashes and fatalities in the state along with some ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 2/10/2024

As many of you know, I have an abiding interest in urban planning, walkable and bikeable cities, and sustainability. In furthering that interest, I love speaking with folks who are ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 1/27/2024

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 in the past. First up ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 01/20/2024

This year, with so much turmoil in the world, I wanted to feature a story that is both heartwarming and inspirational. Homelessness is a real thing – and a very ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 11/28/2023

My guests this show couldn’t be more different in terms of their focus – one is a civil enginer, ardent urban planner, and transportation specialist, the other is an accomplished ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 11/22/2023

As promised, my conversation today is with one of the pioneers of women’s frame design Georgena Terry. I’ve known Georgena for many years and it is always great to speak ... Read moreOutspoken Cyclist – 11/02/2023