Sasktoon Cycles engages with the media on a regular basis. Here are the latest times we’ve been “on the air.”
2025.05.08- Bike theft prevention: tips, tricks and shared misery – CBC Blue Sky
Do you cycle? Then you probably know that sense of relief when you approach a bike rack and see your faithful steed is still there. Or the frustration of discovering your bike has been stolen, again. We’re talking about preventing bike theft. Bike groups in Regina and Saskatoon are advocating for better infrastructure, as simple as better places to lock your bike up!
2025.01.15- Jim Arnold, Saskatoon Cycles – From the Ground Up
We’re wheely thrilled to have Dr. Jim Arnold with us today to talk about cycling in Saskatoon. Gear up for a conversation that will not tire!
2023.12.27- Opinion: Cycling safety in Saskatoon is only controversial to a few
Phil Tank’s “Deaths cast dark shadow on Saskatoon’s new bike lane battle” (SP, Dec. 12, 2023) is provocative. In framing bike lanes and speed limits as “two of the city’s most controversial issues”, he grabs the attention of readers who have followed the evolution of cycling safety in Saskatoon since Cathy Watts first donned a feathered helmet, and perpetuates the orthodoxy that there exists a great divide between cyclists and motorists.
2023.12.08- Opinion: Some Saskatoon business owners support safer cycling in city
The owner of a bicycle shop in Saskatoon says the city’s leaders need to push past the cynical cycling politics to ensure greater safety.
2023.12.05- CBC Morning with Jim Arnold -30km/h on our neighborhood bikeways
A city committee will talk about dropping speed limits to 30 km/h on certain streets that are “neighbourhood bikeways.” Host Candice Lipski talks with James Arnold, a board member with Saskatoon Cycles, about the idea and why the cycling community supports it.
2023.10.18- CBC Morning with Greg McKee – It’s been a deadly year on our roads, with two cyclists killed in traffic
Those deaths have the cycling community demanding change, and one bike shop owner is trying to turn talk into action. Host Leisha Grebinski speaks with Greg McKee from Bike Doctor.
2023.10.04- Mayor Charlie Clark is back from a trip to Copenhagen
Host Leisha Grebinski speaks with Mayor Charlie Clark about what he and a team of others learned there about building healthy and sustainable cities
2023.09.19- Two cyclists have been killed in the last few months; what can be done to make our city safer for cyclists
This summer, two people died while riding their bikes in the city. It again raises serious questions about how safe it is to cycle here. Guest host Candice Lipski talks with Ward 2 Coun. Hilary Gough about what the city is doing to make the city safer for those using alternative modes of transportation.
2023.09.18- Renowned city planner Brent Toderian says not creating bike safety hurts everyone, and is more costly than doing nothing
Guest host Candice Lipski talks with Brent Toderian, a renowned city planner and urbanist, about bike safety in Saskatoon in the wake of two cyclists who have died in the past few months.
2023.05.26- Daniel Fuller- Natasha Fox killed while riding bicycle in Saskatoon
As a parent of young kids who often rides with them, a faculty member on the University of Saskatchewan campus, and someone who studies cycling injuries, this death is deeply troubling. There are two things could have prevented this death and three reasons why Saskatoon and the University have not implemented these changes in my opinion.
2023.05.25- A cyclist has died after a collision with a concrete truck
The details on exactly what happened are still sparse but we do know that a 33 year old woman has died after a collision with a concrete truck. The tragedy is sending shockwaves through the cycling community in Saskatoon. Host Leisha Grebinski speaks with James Arnold with Saskatoon Cycles about the tragedy and what needs to be done to prevent this from happening again.
2023.05.25- ‘The best person to me’: Woman killed cycling in Saskatoon warmly remembered as wrestler, teacher and partner
Natasha Fox is being remembered as an incredible athlete, an inspirational teacher and a loving partner. Family has identified Fox, 33, as the cyclist who was killed on Wednesday after being struck by a cement truck on College Drive.