Dutch-Inspired, Bike-Friendly Street Design for British Columbia
BC keeps getting compared to the Netherlands, usually with a shrug: we've got hills, we've got rain, we are not Amsterdam. But scratch the surface and the similarities outweigh the differences — and t...
23 Jul 39min
From Penny Farthing to E-Bike: A Local and Global Bicycle History
Peter is joined by Gordon Hobbis, who now, in 'retirement', runs his own bicycle museum in Maple Ridge. Gordon is the son of Cap Hobbis, founder of Caps Bicycles of BC — once the largest chain of bike...
9 Jul 30min
How The City of North Van is Beating Bikelash
Bike lanes can feel like a simple street design choice, so why do they set people off like a cultural lightning rod? We sit down with City of North Vancouver Councillor Tony Valente, who’s been on the...
23 Jun 33min
Riding Toward Reconciliation: The Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program
We sit down with Patrick Lucas, founder and director of the Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program, to unpack how riding and trail building can become a doorway to confidence, health, and a renewed re...
22 Mai 30min
The Road Nobody Repaves: Rural BC Highways and the Active Transportation Gap
What rural road maintenance means for active transportation, and why it matters in BC communities where the highway is the only route. A freshly "maintained" road shouldn't make a stroller unusable or...
7 Mai 26min
Putting Nelson on the Map: Bikepacking for All in the West Kootenays
Bikepacking is active transportation at its most adventurous, and it's far more accessible than it looks from the outside. The real magic, as today's guest explains, is how quickly it becomes doable o...
23 Apr 27min
Why Canada Needs Trained Bike Mechanics Now
Your bike doesn’t become “unrideable” when a chain wears out or a wheel goes out of true. It becomes unrideable when you can’t get it fixed quickly and affordably by someone who has the necessary skil...
6 Apr 27min
