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 Switching Gears
​Switching Gears Bike Radio is a weekly radio show airing Thursdays at 6:30 pm on CFCR 90.5 FM in Saskatoon, SK. It can also be live streamed at cfcr.ca or on the CFCR app! Thanks to jupitervisual.com for the logo
Click on the buttons for previous episode downloads below:

Episode 1
Intro - a year of cycling in Saskatchewan
Episode 2
​Walking, Biking and Tactical Urbanism as a Response to Covid 19
Guests: Jim Arnold, Tom Babin, Cathy Watts, Anders Swanson, John Surico, Jonathan Fertig, Alex Bozikovic
Episode 3
​Gary Fisher and I try out Zoom and a Saskatoon Covid 19 Update with YXE Councillor Cynthia Block
Episode 4
Girls on Bikes (Hosted by Nora and Aubrie) with guests Maghalie Rochette, Jenn Jackson and Keely Shaw
Episode 5
Pedestrian and Cycling Network - Immediate and Post-Covid Ideas
Episode 6
​Best Bike Ride Ever! A collage of great responses!
Episode 7
​Choosing to Live with Sarah Hornby and Infrastructure Update with YXE Director of Transportation Jay Magus
Episode 8
Joel Goralski, CEO and Founder of VeloGuide
Episode 9
The Long Ride with Luca Veeman, Regan Arendse, B'yauling Toni and Meaghan Hackinen
Episode 10
Bike Boom - Local Bike Shops update with shop owners from Bruce's Cycle Works, Bike Doctor, Bike Universe & SpokeNSport. Plus Stan Yu from Bridge City Bike Co-op.
Episode 11
Why I Ride - Joann Cliff attempts to bike every street in Saskatoon.
Episode 12
Letting Go - Kids, Independence and Adventure. Parents take on their kids adventures with Parks Canada's Karsten Heuer and Ric Driediger of Churchill River Canoe Outfitters. Karsten and Leanne's 15 year old son just paddled 2000km with his dog.
Episode 13
A Walkable City - UK Transport Planner Susan Claris and Saskatoon City Councillor Hilary Gough cover walkability.
Episode 14
Musicians on Bikes - Rich Aucoin on his 2 cross-continent concert tours by bike and his new album. Dave Cyca merges songwriting and bike touring through southwest Saskatchewan.
Episode 15
The Bike Patio - 9 Mile Brewing (and Spoke N Sport) built a bike patio in the parking stall in front of their 20th St businesses. Co-founder and CEO Shawn Moen makes the business case for great bike infrastructure.
episode 16
Part 1 - Team Sask Performance Cycling Program athletes and coach and semi-pro rider Lukas Conley all at a training camp in the Qu'appelle Valley.
Part 2 - the Pasche family - living nomadicly by bike with 2 kids (75 000km into their adventure)
episode 17
New Bike Day !
-Adam saves up for a new Kona
-Gary Fisher on inventing the 29er
-Stan Yu describes the BCBC bike diversion program
-Jr Team SK cyclists describe their first, current and dream bikes
Episode 18
Racing Returns
From Local BMX and Time Trial results to a Tour de France primer
Jen Korney joins me from Globe BMX
Episode 19
A sound collage of tributes to local Cycling Advocate Cathy Watts
Episode 20
A Community of Giving -
​Featuring 3 of the Quality Bike Products Community Grant Recipients:
Working Bikes in Chicago
Village Wrench in Greenville, South Carolina
Bike Doctor/Ecoquest in Saskatoon 

www.qbp.com/2020-community-grant-recipients
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Episode 21
Cyclocross!! A feature interview with Canadian Pro rider Ruby West before she heads to Belgium for the season.
Episode 22
...and more Cyclocross!! A feature interview with current Canadian Champ Michael van den Ham and the current standings in Saskatoon's Belgian Cup Race Series.
Episode 23
LiveableYXE is a non-partisan project engaging Saskatoon candidates before the upcoming civic election...allowing voters to learn who is working to best improve our city's liveability. 
A Mayoral Forum will be held on Oct 29. Check liveableyxe.ca
episode 24
Erin Riediger, host of Plain Bicycle Podcast
episode 25
A Vote for Bikes
Check Twitter and Instagram to vote for 10 cycling categories on the ballot. Results will be in Episode 26.
Episode 26
#VoteByxe Winners! 
I'll announce the 10 category winners and feature 3 of them: Norco Factory Team Rider Jenn Jackson, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark and Stan Yu from the Bridge City Bike Co-op.
episode 27
Winter Cycling 101 - Part 1 of the Virtual Workshop put on by the Bridge City Bike Co-op. Stan Yu put together a panel of winter bikers that included Zack MacGregor/Jim Arnold in Saskatoon and Pam Groat in La Ronge, SK.
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Episode 28
Winter Cycling 101 - Part 2
episode 29
A Christmas Memorial Episode based on this Outside Magazine Article:
www.outsideonline.com/2419837/2020-cycling-death-obituaries
episode 30
Happy New Years! A collection of clips from 2020.
Episode 31
Canadian Cyclocross Champ MIchael van den Ham returns from Europe to talk about World Cup, coaching, his bike and his new podcast with Jenn Jackson.
episode 32
Kira Judge starts up 'Hot Drinks Outside' in Saskatoon to honour Cathy Watts. Ellen Mclaughlin presents to the SK Prof Planners' Assoc on Winter Cycling. 
episode 33
2020 Challenges Part 1: Paralympic Gold Medalist and World Champion Cyclist Tristen Chernove on his record setting BC Epic 1000, Lisa Corriveau on her #bike365 mission and getting more families on bikes and my daughter Nora's goal of riding to school every day for a year.
Episode 34
2020 Challenges Part 2:
Chris Hatton on his Metric Ton Challenge - 1000m climb x 30 days straight!
Mitch Kaiser rides 100km through Toronto's Don Valley!
Mason Zeinali creates Strava art in the shape of a Moose!
Also, Canadian Jr Virtual Race Series and a Hot Drinks Outside update highlighting the SES Solar Co-op.
Episode 35
Part 1 of 2 with Ultra-Endurance Cyclist Lael Wilcox and Visual Journalist Rue Kaladyte in Tuscan, AZ and Wintershines Fat Bike Festival Details.
episode 36
Part 2 with Lael and Rugile.
episode 37
U-23 Canadian Cyclocross Champ Sidney McGill
episode 38
Kaleb Whittingstall is already a veteran Saskatoon cycling advocate yet a newcomer to the Provincial Jr Cycling Team. His training is on hold for health reasons...hear this 17 year old's story.
episode 39
Velo Canada Bikes Director Kimberley Nelson and Saskatoon City Councillor Hilary Gough lay out plans for the $400 Million Federal Active Transportation Infrastructure Fund.
episode 40
Bike-rafting. Steve 'Doom' Fassbinder of Four Corner Guides is the expert on this form of adventure and will convince you of all it's benefits. Kevin from Eb's Source for Adventure in Saskatoon explains the packraft and it's potential here in Saskatoon.
episode 41
I got a Kokopelli Pack Raft! Thanks to Life Outside Gear Exchange and the trade of an old canoe...I set out on my first bike raft adventure. 
Episode 42
Victoria Ave Protected Bike Lane! City Councillor Cynthia Block and Saskatoon Director of Transportation Jay Magus.
Episode 43
Saskatoon is getting 2 pedal buses this summer... Claire from Punch Buggy Express and Tate from Pedal Pub with the details.
episode 44
Musicians on Bikes Part II with Sarah Harmer.
episode 45
Reflections on cycling from the Ecoquest Grade 8 Students plus an interview on bike infrastructure and more with Saskatoon Urbanist Jared Stephenson.
episode 46
Laura from Two Wheel View in Calgary gives an overview of the organization and info on their Documentary release on June 10th at twowheelview.org 
episode 47
Lael Wilcox just won the XL Unbound Gravel Race! An updated version of a previous convo with her and Rue Kaladyte.
episode 48
Summer Catch Up Episode...where are all the previous guests and what are they up to.
episode 49
Everything Esterhazy with local cyclists Craig and Rory Verner.
episode 50
My first 3x guest:
​Canadian Cyclocross Champ Michael van den Ham
episode 51
​Winner of 7 Paralympic medals, Lisa Franks is now into adaptive mountain biking and took me for a rip!
episode 52
Jon Watkin is a hub of cycling activity in Victoria, BC. He explains the goal of 94 Forward, Cycling Canada and more in creating opportunities for youth cycling. 
episode 53
Pete Disera returned from the Tokyo Olympics and was eager to share his experience and show us his Norco Factory/Team Canada mountain bike.
episode 54
Mocassins for Remembrance - if you haven't met B'yauling Toni, this episode will draw you in with his modesty, maturity and his personal voyage of truth and reconciliation.
episode 55
Cathy Watts...one year later. Cycling in Saskatoon after the loss of our greatest advocate.
Episode 56
Svein Tuft may be retired from professional cycling but he has not slowed down! Hear some of his favourite career moments.
episode 57
Svein Tuft Pt.2: Exploring, gravel riding and the spiritual side of cycling.
episode 58
A Re-visit of Moccasins for Remembrance with B'yauling Toni and CFCR's FM-phasis campaign!
episode 59
Canadian Cyclocross Champ Michael van den Ham with a World Cup season update.
episode 60
Gosse van der Meer - The energetic Dutch cyclocross pro tours North America.
episode 61
Part 2 with Dutch cross pro Gosse van der Meer. His hilarious take on his early cycling career and the equipment he used. Very funny!
episode 62
Cycling in the News - A Remembrance Day reading from my father-in-law, COP 26, winter snow clearing and Canada Post e-bike pilot project.
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