Bike Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/bike/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:08:53 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://calgaryguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-CalgaryGuardian_Logo_FaviconApp-32x32.jpg Bike Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/bike/ 32 32 Charitable Choices: Laura Grant of Alberta Bike Swap https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-alberta-bike-swap/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:33:09 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=24014 Alberta Bike Swap is a nonprofit organization revolutionizing how Calgarians and Edmontonians buy, sell, and donate bicycles. Co-founded by Laura and her husband Chris Grant in 2010 after a serendipitous moment of inspiration following a [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs: Custom Bike Builder https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-custom-bike-builder/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:12:09 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=21517 “I feel like an artist and my bicycle is the brush.”                                                 [...]

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]]> Charitable Choices: Lonny Balbi of Bike to Work Day https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-bike-to-work-day/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:33:00 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=21233 Bike to Work Day (BTWD) is a community-driven initiative in Calgary, uniting individuals with a shared passion for promoting cycling as a practical mode of transportation. The aim is to alleviate inner-city traffic congestion, reduce [...]

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]]> Homegrown Business: B-LINE Indoor Bike Park https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-business-b-line/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 06:33:53 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=19225 Being one of the very few indoor bike parks in North America, B-LINE is a unique business that provides those with a love and passion for biking with a space to practice their sport or [...]

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]]> Charitable Choices: Laura Shutiak, Executive Director of Youth en Route https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charities-youth-en-route/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 06:33:26 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=18343 Youth en Route is a non-profit organization that aims to promote healthy and sustainable modes of travel. We recently had the chance to speak with Laura Shutiak, their Executive Director, to learn more about what [...]

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]]> Vintage Photographs of Bicycles from Around Alberta https://calgaryguardian.com/vintage-photos-alberta-bicycles/ Thu, 20 May 2021 09:00:01 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=11712 If you’re anything like me, once the winter snow melts, you’re just itching to wheel the bicycle out of the garage and go for a ride. The sense of freedom that simply pedalling can provide [...]

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]]> Wild Jobs: Mountain Bike Instructor & Guide https://calgaryguardian.com/wild-jobs-mtb-instructor-guide/ Thu, 09 Jul 2020 09:00:43 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=8825 Mountain biking is booming business. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, bike shops in southern Alberta have seen an increase in sales. Biking was one of those activities that could still be enjoyed even during the [...]

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