Carjacked!
Thinking about a new car for the holidays? You may think twice after listening to this week's guest, Anne Lutz Hernandez, who together with her sister, authored Carjacked, The Culture of the Automobile & Its Effect On Our Lives. You…
Jeff Selzer, Palo Alto Bicycles
"Steve Jobs was a customer," and Jeff Selzer, General Manager of 81 year-old Palo Alto Bicycles tells a favorite story. Who wouldn't want to be a customer of this beautiful, well stocked and staffed bike shop in downtown Palo Alto?…
Riding the Wiggle with John Ciccarelli
Yes, John would meet me for an interview. After all, I was referred by a trusted source, Boston Bikes' Nicole Freedman, his former intern when he was Stanford's Bike Program Manager in the '90's. This would be no ordinary sit-down…
San Juan’s Alley Cat Rides
What's an alley cat ride? Meet Julio Vallejo Gonzales; he knows. He's a bicycle advocate in San Juan, Puerto Rico who organizes local bike rides, like the alley cat ride. He's also organized a slow-bike competition, which sounds like a…
Building A Strong Local Economy
My Long Beach bike riding buddy Allan Crawford was the first to tell me of Locavesting, The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit from It, by Amy Cortese. We're all interested in a thriving downtown, a bustling Main…
John Tzinberg
Great name, isn't it? At first hearing I thought it must be a national chain, the name is that good. It brings to mind the transcendence of cycling, the delusion of never ending downhills, heavenly gear and the cult of…