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Bike Sense: the podcast of The BC Cycling Coalition. Join Host Peter Ladner as he interviews guests to talk about all things related to cycling advocacy, education, and road safety in BC. Listen to stories that can influence changes that make active transportation and mobility safer, more equitable, and more accessible, so we can meet our climate, health, social justice, tourism and economic development goals. Please visit our website at bccycling.ca to find out more about what the BC Cycling Coalition is doing and how you can join and support us.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBike Sense: the podcast of The BC Cycling Coalition. Join Host Peter Ladner as he interviews guests to talk about all things related to cycling advocacy, education, and road safety in BC.
Bike Sense is hosted by The BC Cycling Coalition. The show has published 52 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How Victoria’s Regional Trails Are Adapting To E-Bikes And Crowded Paths" (14 October 2026, 33 minutes), "Busting Myths and Crunching Numbers: What Really Adds up to Safe Cycling?" (25 September 2026, 36 minutes), and "Can BC Become the Next New Zealand for Cycle Tourism?" (1 September 2026, 37 minutes).
Bike Sense publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 52 episodes.
Booking probability for Bike Sense is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Bike Sense requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Bike Sense's contact route on record: verified email.
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The BC Cycling Coalition hosts Bike Sense, a society podcast with 52 episodes published.
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Episode #12
This episode is an appetizer for the array of Active Transportation superstars who will be showing, telling, and inspiring us at the BC Active Transportation Summit in Victoria, Oct 28-30th. ********** The Galloping...
Episode #11
This is an encore presentation of one of our most popular Bike Sense episodes, which originally aired in December, 2023. ******************** Is helmet-wearing the key to safe cycling ? Maybe NOT! Kay Teschke, retired...
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BC has iconic riding, famous rail trails, and a growing bikepacking scene, so why does planning a multi-day cycling trip still feel like piecing together a puzzle? We sit down with Heather Piwowar, volunteer founding...
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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 the lessons are more...
Episode #7
Bike history gets a lot more interesting when it’s told by someone who still rides it. Peter is joined by Gordon Hobbis, son of Cap Hobbis, founder of Caps Bicycles of BC — once the largest chain of bike dealerships in...
Episode #6
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 front lines of...
Episode #5
<p>We talk with <b>Phil McIntyre-Paul,</b> a key organizer behind the <b>Splatsin to Sicamous Corridor</b>—a 50-km rail trail and active transportation greenway running parallel to Highway 97A between Sicamous and...
Episode #4
<p>We sit down with <b>Patrick</b> <b>Lucas, founder and director of the Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program</b>, to unpack how riding and trail building can become a doorway to confidence, health, and a renewed...
Episode #3
<p><b>What rural road maintenance means for active transportation, and why it matters in BC communities where the highway is the only route.</b></p><p>A freshly "maintained" road shouldn't make a stroller unusable or...
Episode #2
<p>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 once you...
Episode #1
<p>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 skills. That person...
Episode #20
<p><b>Rob Fawcett</b> is a community builder on Pender Island who helped transform a dangerous, shoulderless road into a 2-km off-road, multi-use active transportation corridor.</p><p>In this episode, we sat down with...
Episode #19
<p>Cycling culture doesn’t magically appear when you paint a bike lane. It shows up when someone learns how to balance, brake, scan, signal, and ride with confidence in the real world.<br/><b><br/>Alexis Thibeault...
Episode #18
<p>A city whose first cycling network plan stated 'No Bike Routes Downtown' now leads Canada in cycling mode share, and ranks among North America’s best cycling cities. We sit down with <b>Tim Hewett, Senior...
Episode #17
<p><b>A bicycle-towed, electric lane sweeper is quietly changing how cities and communities keep bike lanes safe. </b>Peter sits down with Sunshine Coast engineer and former bike mechanic <b>Cedric Eveleigh</b> to...
Episode #16
<p>Pedestrians and cyclists in BC are killed and injured at a rate that would never be accepted in any other public space. We ask a simple question with a complex political answer: if automated speed enforcement cuts...
Episode #15
<p>NOTE: This episode originally aired in October of 2023. Since then, Brendan and Amanda and family have moved from Whistler to Nelson, BC. They now own a family car, which they mostly use to get to the mountain to...
Episode #14
<p>A trail should move more than bodies; it should move history into the open. We sit down with <b>Elder Ruth Adams of Tsawwassen First Nation </b>to explore the Great Blue Heron Way: a bold, Indigenous‑led active...
Episode #13
<p>Two beloved BC fondos disappeared this year — and not because riders lost interest. We sit down with veteran organizer and<b> Panache Cycling Sports CEO Jon Watkin </b>to unpack the real reasons: traffic control...
Episode #12
<p>'Slow down cars and save lives' sounds obvious, but how do we actually make that work on the ground? Where does funding for speed enforcement come from, and when fines are charged, where does the money actually land...
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