{"id":497,"date":"2010-07-07T13:00:46","date_gmt":"2010-07-07T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingradio.ca\/?p=497"},"modified":"2010-07-07T12:50:52","modified_gmt":"2010-07-07T16:50:52","slug":"summer-shorts-011-cyclist-bikelist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/2010\/07\/07\/summer-shorts-011-cyclist-bikelist\/","title":{"rendered":"SUMMER SHORTS 011: Cyclist Bikelist"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5150\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-497-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradiosummer-011.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradiosummer-011.mp3\">http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradiosummer-011.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradiosummer-011.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?powerpress_pinw=497-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradiosummer-011.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"spacingradiosummer-011.mp3\">Download<\/a> (8.2MB) <\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spacing Radio - Cyclist Bikelist\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/images\/spacing-radio-summer-shorts-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lights? Check. Pumped tires? Check. Helmet? Check.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, so many of us don&#8217;t need to literally make a checklist every time we head off on our bicycles, but knowing how to dress appropriately, how to select a two-wheeler, as well as, some fun facts about the history of cycling can be key to a successful ride. And the younger we are when we learn these lessons the better.<\/p>\n<p>Reporter Andrew Walsh met up with author Laura Robinson to discuss her new children&#8217;s book <em>Cyclist Bikelist<\/em>, featured in the Public Goods section of <em>Spacing Magazine&#8217;s<\/em> Summer 2010 issue. From coaching a mountain bike team for the kids from Chippewas of Nawash First Nations to simply watching children biking around her neighbourhood, the former member of Canada\u2019s national cycling team offers us her insights and shares her hopes for the next generation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links to stuff from Spacing Radio&#8217;s Summer Shorts 011:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tundrabooks.com\/catalog\/display.pperl?isbn=9780887767845\">Cyclist   Bikelist: Tundra Books website<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.playthegame.org\/knowledge-bank\/author-profile\/laura-robinson.html\">Laura   Robinson: Play The Game<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5152\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-497-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradiosummer-011.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradiosummer-011.mp3\">http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradiosummer-011.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradiosummer-011.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?powerpress_pinw=497-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradiosummer-011.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"spacingradiosummer-011.mp3\">Download<\/a> (8.2MB) <\/p><p>http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradiosummer-011.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (8.2MB) Lights? 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Okay, so many of us don&#8217;t need to literally make a checklist every time we head off on our bicycles, but knowing how to dress appropriately, how to select a two-wheeler, as well as, some fun facts about the history<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/2010\/07\/07\/summer-shorts-011-cyclist-bikelist\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;SUMMER SHORTS 011: Cyclist Bikelist&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3003,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[252,219,287,284,288,285,286,77,5],"class_list":["post-497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bikes","tag-andrew-walsh","tag-author","tag-bikelist","tag-book-cyclist","tag-canada","tag-cyclist","tag-laura-robinson","tag-reporter","tag-spacing-radio"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SUMMER SHORTS 011: Cyclist Bikelist - Spacing National<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/2010\/07\/07\/summer-shorts-011-cyclist-bikelist\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SUMMER SHORTS 011: Cyclist Bikelist - Spacing National\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/spacingradiosummer-011.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (8.2MB) Lights? 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