MVA – TCT International Trails Day

May23rd
2013 Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

Free Shuttle Bus

International Trails Day is an annual celebration of recreation trails to promote trail development, the use of trails, and the healthy lifestyle they encourage. Saskatoon Cycles,  in cooperation with Meewasin Valley Authority, Trans Canada Trails and the Parkland Trails Association invite you to celebrate with us on Saturday, June 1, 2013 by riding your bike from Wanuskewin Park to Friendship Park.

We are offering :

  • Bike and chariot shuttle from Kinsmen Park parking lot
    (across from the Mendel Art Gallery)
  • June 1 leaving at 8:30 am.
  • Only room for 40 participants to take the Shuttle Bus!
  • You need to be on the bus by 8:30 am.

You must pre-register below to have a spot reserved for you on the bus!

We will travel together on the bus to Wanuskewin and all of the bikes and chariots will go in a trailer behind us. After coffee and something to eat, we will have a police escort as we ride our bikes from Penner Road to 71st Street along Wanuskewin Road. Once there we will ride on the MVA/TCT trail all the way to Friendship Park.

The ride will be fairly slow as we are encouraging families with kids, inexperienced riders, etc to take this opportunity to complete the 17 kilometre trip from Wanuskewin to Friendship Park.

Free Shuttle Bus Registration

Date: June 1, 2013

Start Time:8:30 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM

Free Event

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Bridge City Bicycle Co-op Spring Tune-up Day

Apr22nd
2013 1 Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

The Bridge City Bicycle Co-op is having their first event of the year, Spring Tune-up Day, Sat May 4th, 11-2pm, Saskatoon Farmers’ Market (look for the tent outside).

Bring your bike and have a volunteer help you tune it up while enjoying a free burger, or just come by and see what we are all about. Memberships in the co-op will be available for only $20.

The Bridge City Bicycle Co-op is a non-profit group with a mission to share bicycle repair facilities, mechanical knowledge, and a love of cycling. Check out their website, www.bridgecitybicyclecoop.net or look them up on Facebook. 

Everyone welcome!

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Jane’s Walk – Bikes and Boulevards

Apr22nd
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

Date/Time: May 4, 2013, 10:00 am
Meeting Place: 23rd St and Ave. C.
Guided by: Anne Brander
Meet your City on a bike as you explore the 23rd St. boulevard. Hear about the politics of cycling infrastructure in a city that could be the best year round cycling city in the world!

Jane’s Walk – Bikes and Boulevards

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Newsletter #13- Happy Spring?

Apr3rd
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

Happy April from Saskatoon Cycles

Cathy_WattsWatts with Bikes
(A Message from Our Chair)

 We have started off 2013 with a great leap. Edwards School of Business has accepted our proposal and we have two fantastic students working on a project for us. Welcome to Nena Fyke and Spencer Chilliak who have embraced the project with great enthusiasm and competence. They will be developing a strategic plan to help focus our energies on making Saskatoon a safe cycling city for all ages. We look forward to a report from them by the end of April.

Another project, proposed by our member Dr Dan Fuller will study cycling collisions from a database of incidents in Saskatoon. We interviewed four candidates in the Masters of Public Health program, and we welcome Anna Chen. This project will run from May through July. Saskatoon Cycles volunteers will be needed to help with Charlie and Cathy“on the ground” research required to analyze the collisions. Contact Dr Dan Fuller

We have written several grants to support these projects and to help un-funded groups use the bike valet for their events.

We are off to another great cycling season.

Cathy Watts
Saskatoon Cycles Chair

Do You Know Someone Who Would Like to Learn to Cycle But is Really Scared to Try?

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Ice Cycle 2013 videos

Mar30th
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

We have some talented people who ride bikes and are interested in having other people ride bikes.

At least two of those talented video making folks took part in the Ice Cycle 2013 event we held in February. Here are there videos.

Flavio Ishi created this one.

 Candice Kloebe did this one as a project for her University course on families that cycle.

And then on a much less technologically advanced note, I took Arlin’s stop action photos of the Bike Parade and set them to a little music. You can point yourself out as you go by.  ;-)

Bike Fun, Events, News, Winter Cycling

Participate in Better Cycling Decisions

Mar28th
2013 4 Comments Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

Please take 7 minutes to make our city a better place.

Complete this SURVEY to determine the most frequently used cycling routes in select parts of the city. (Survey is now closed and the data is being processed)

We are a group of students from the U of S carrying out a marketing research study through our Commerce 357 class. The study is being carried out on behalf of the City of Saskatoon’s Infrastructures Department and the City Council to identify  the most frequently used cycling routes in select parts of the city.

This study is one of many steps in an effort to improve the cycling experience in Saskatoon. It should only take about 7 minutes.

The survey can be found with this link.

Your participation is pivotal to this study, to help decision makers and also to help us get decent marks in our class.

The results of this study will be shared with the City of Saskatoon’s Infrastructures Department, City Council and the Saskatoon Cycles group.

City Council, Survey Says

Bike Valet News

Mar16th
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

If you are able to volunteer a few hours, please forward your name and email address to the Bike Valet Coordinator, Sharon.  Shifts are generally 2 hours each. Funds raised at the valet go directly to support Saskatoon Cycles.

Upcoming Bike Valet venues:

  • April 22    5:30 – 7:30 pm Unitarian Congregation Earth Day in Buena Vista Park. This evening is open to the public, join in a drumming circle and more.  

New Bike tags: We tried our new credit card type bike tags at Ice Cycle. They parked 127 bikes flawlessly and they stand out nicely on the handlebars, with big, easy to read numbers. Thanks to everyone who contributed suggestions for them.

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Ice Cycle 2013 – Report

Mar16th
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

Photos Nathan Russ
IceCycle 1Our 4th Annual Ice Cycle was a smasher once again this year, with about 150 people taking part in the coldest bicycle parade on earth!  Thank you to all that came out and to those who volunteered!  It was great to see everyone having fun in the Farmer’s Market and enjoying a winter bike ride through our beautiful downtown.

IceCycle 2New at this year’s Ice Cycle was a costume contest which turned out to be a bicycle-wagon-load of fun! Thanks to our host Jeff Rogstad and to our judges Heather Morrison, Daniel Fontaine, and Dylan Cooper. The winners of the contest were Maggie & the Cupids for the group costume titled ‘The Spirit of Valentine,’ Olive Watts dressed as ‘Witch Cycle,’ Hamish Watts dressed as ‘Biking Viking,’ and Andrey Olinov with his ‘Powered by Bananas’ bicycle trailer!

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Texas Cyclists need your help

Feb27th
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

Have Space for Some Long-Distance Cyclists July 15th ?

30 cyclists from Texas, enroute to Alaska, need a place to stay on the evening of July 15, 2013. Contact Michael Williams with your offers of space!

A group called the 2013 Livestrong Texas 4000 Ride Team will bike 4500 miles in 70 days from Texas to Alaska. Three teams of about 30 college students are hoping to raise $600,000 to support the fight against cancer. They need some places to stay in Saskatoon, SK on July 15th. Any help from the Saskatoon community will be greatly appreciated. They are happy staying in homes, churches, gyms or you name it.

Contact Michael Williams

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Leading the Way Youth Summit on Sustainable Transportation

Feb23rd
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

If you are 18 – 28 years old with a keen interest in transit and sustainable transportation, apply to be a delegate at the Leading the Way Youth Summit on Sustainable Transportation taking place May 10-12, 2013 in Calgary. This regional youth summit event is presented by the Prairies and Territories Chapter and the BC Committee of the Canadian Urban Transit Association and hosted locally by Calgary Transit.

Delegates will have the opportunity to learn, share ideas, network, and explore career paths with like-minded peers and professionals in transit and related industries. Inspiring speakers, sessions on best practices in transit and sustainable transportation, a career fair and social activities round out this weekend summit.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity! Accommodation, travel and meals are provided for delegates who are selected. Application deadline is Friday March 1, 2013. Apply early, space is limited.

To find out more about the event or to put in your application, go to
Leading the Way Youth Summit.

To find out what exciting things are happening in Calgary in regards to walking, cycling, transit, TOD and why you should apply to the youth summit please check out our YouTube video.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us by email at
questions@leadingthewayyouthsummit.com

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