103: Peter Sagan in California (and court), Books About Pro Racing, IMBA’s Stance on Class 1 eMTB , and Free Lights in Los Angeles

Recorded on November 15, 2017

Hosted by Kelley O’Toole Co-Hosts:  Justin Macias, Victor Prestinary, Chris Reynolds, Tim Wilson Editing: Chris Reynolds

• Episode 102, Fires in Northern California
• Ride for #SonomaPride with Peter Sagan (Sold Out)
• New Issue 146
  • Structures on the ‘Moon‘

• Peter Sagan DQ Case Heads to CAS in December
• Stage 4, Tour de France, Cavendish, Sagan
• Court of Arbitration for Sport
• Gaimon calls Cancellara accusations a ‘red herring’
• Draft Animals (via Amazon)
• Cancellara’s Lawyers Statement
• UCI – Potential Investigation
• Descent: My Epic Fall from Cycling Superstardom to Doping Dead End
• IMBA issues statements on class 1 electric MTB
• Electric bike fire on the beach in Newport Beach
• Video: what our transit system will look like in 2028
• LA Summer Olympics 2028
• New ‘bike medic’ program begins at LAX
• Will Ferrell’s ‘Amazing’ Bike Ride
• Commute by cycle? Keep an eye out for free bike lights this winter

•  “The cover photo comes from our contributing writer John Woodson who participated in the Haute Route Ventoux which is the continuation of the haute route franchise.” [5:50]
• “I’m just saying that Phil Gaimon didn’t come out and say listen here i know someone else knows, I know that he has a motor. there are other people that have speculated about this and have stated clearly that they think he has a motor. Now it’s in a book and everyone’s mad at him?” [15:11]
• “Fabian’s probably out riding around, and enjoying retirement.” [16:07]
• “[Phil Gaimon]’s selling this book. He’s not writing this for free on his website. You’re hearing us speak out about this book because we’re talking about it, but unless you paid money you wouldn’t know this, so the issue comes with him selling his book.” [17:12]
• “As a cyclist, some people don’t see e-biking as a part of the community, but from outside of it people see two wheels and automatically assume, ‘that’s a bike, if there doing something thats wrong then no bikes should be on these trails.’” [28:36]
• “So now if IMBA says we support Class 1 emtb access than people at government organizations can reach out to IMBA contacts and say can you write me a recommendation letter? Now those people can say yes ‘we support that’ and those people can take those letters to their supervisor and that’s how [change] happens in real life.” [29:43]
• “Motorcycles require insurance because they can cause a lot more property damage [than an electric bike]. An arrant electric bike that won’t leave it’s rider won’t cause any more damage than a traditional mountain bike would.” [32:45]
• “I’ve stated this opinion before, I think e-bikes are great for people that would rather take a bike than a car, and who want to travel further distance, and who want to get there without sweating, but there’s no reason to have them on the mountain bike trails barring certain exceptions.” [36:27]
• “Man if you’re a cyclist and a paramedic that’s your dream job.” [47:03]
• “Operation firefly is again in effect in LA. The LA Bicycle Coalition will be out on the streets in Los Angels handing out up to 3500 lights for free to cyclists commuting at night.” [47:16]