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Guest: Amanda McMahon – One Gear Short of Normal
My guest says she is “one gear short of normal.” In fact, that’s the title of her Substack and, after our conversation, I can see why she might think that.
Me? I can relate to so much of what she has to say that either I fall into the same category or we aren’t so abnormal after all.
Amanda McMahon loves the bicycle – everything about it. She loves riding it, racing it, talking and writing about it, and would be happy to quit her IT day job if she could “do bicycle” all day-every day.
What is so interesting about her though is that she’s very pragmatic about it all – she wanted to make certain that women have a prominent place in the bicycling world, not only on the roads but in the bike shop and beyond.
So, she asked some women if they’d be interested in riding – oh yeah, hands went up!
Now she’s a USA cycling coach, has a new club launching in 2027, and thinks of her work as a human cycling cooperative. Oh, and then there’s Chad… you need to know about him too.
To find out more, get on the list for her “human cycling cooperative” project, and meet her imaginary friend Chad, log on to onegearshortofnormal.com. Follow her Substack and check out her FB posts.
Next time on TOC, we take a look at a super successful campaign in Europe and Australia that shows regular folks – doctors, engineers, first responders, and more – in both civilian clothes and cycling apparel – as a way to bring more focus on giving riders some road respect. The campaign is called MTAC – More Than A Cyclist and my guest is spokesperson Rob Anderson.
This week’s “safety” episode is focused in Ohio but has broad implications about the laws around bikes on the road.
language that changed the whole AFRAP rule.
Yes, this episode quickly follows on the heels of my conversation with Raul Avelar from the IIHS. But, there are so many great safety conversations getting ready to stack up that I wanted to make sure we get them all in this summer.
faster, drivers are distracted, impatient, and angrier, and speed limits are ignored. So it is no wonder that fewer and fewer riders taking to the roads.
This is the second in our series about safety. And, while it isn’t a long conversation, it’s an important one because it helps to set the context for how safety trends are playing out.
My guest is 
Secretary of Transportation claws back $1.7B from the infrastructure bill that promised the money to hundreds, if not thousands, of projects, claiming that he was going to redirect the funds to roads and bridges, not to and I quote “
I’ve had this conversation archived for way too long and in re-listening while editing it today, I thought – how interesting that we are at this strange place with the announcement last week of so much money being rescinded from bike and ped infrastructure, to the amazing 50year project that completed the
scenery of Colorado coupled with great amenities along the way without climbing the Rockies!
While we will be celebrating our 250th Anniversary here in the States, the Grand Departe of the 
intense heat could impact the race as we well as the teams, and what this year’s course has in store for us.
Today’s conversation falls into the latter category and my guest is Will Chavez, the associate editor of the 
they travel the almost 1000 miles on the 
Seven years ago, 
eleven different cities as Melissa and Chris shine the spotlight on what can only be termed a modern transformation of urban thinking.
Lung diseases affect 35 million people in the U.S. and the 
fundraising efforts but are enjoying the beauty of the State of Maine with a fully supported 3-day ride. 
My second guest today is 
pandemic had on cycling just a few years ago.