[Originally aired September 6, 2014]

Strap on your helmet, roll up your pant legs, and get back on the saddle! For this epidose, DNTO is taking a look at our trusty two-wheeled friends.



Bicycles get us to work, they take us home again, and can carry us all around the world - with nothing but the power of our pedalling. So from training wheels to trail races: where did your bicycle take you?



Host Sook-Yin Lee cycles to work every day, and seriously loves her trusty old bikes. In this video, our pedal-powered host gives you a tour of her wheels.

On this week's show:

Clara Hughes has no end of stories from the road. The six-time Olympic champ shares a few of the most memorable moments from her summer of cycling, including her epic Big Ride all over Canada. A few of her stories had Sook-Yin in tears, so you may want to have a tissue handy when you listen.

Super-cyclisthas no end of stories from the road. The six-time Olympic champ shares a few of the most memorable moments from her summer of cycling, including her epic Big Ride all over Canada. A few of her stories had Sook-Yin in tears, so you may want to have a tissue handy when you listen.

Papa Amadou Toure is taking care of that problem with his cycling school, Papa Amadou and one of his newest students, Alice Gomis.

When many immigrants come to Canada, they don't know how to ride a bike. Montreal'sis taking care of that problem with his cycling school, Velocaravane . Sook-Yin gets cycling tips fromand one of his newest students,

David Newland and Meghan Sheffield got married they wanted to be able to ride their bikes together, despite the differences in their ability and speed. They thought a tandem bike would be the perfect compromise. But it turns out that a bicycle built for two required much more compromise than either of them thought.

Whenandgot married they wanted to be able to ride their bikes together, despite the differences in their ability and speed. They thought a tandem bike would be the perfect compromise. But it turns out that a bicycle built for two required much more compromise than either of them thought.

David Hayes explains how, even after his bones had healed, he was unable to ride his bike - and shares the surprising method he used to get himself back on the saddle.

Bike accidents, both large and small, can have a big impact. But what happens when you're unable to move past a crash? Writerexplains how, even after his bones had healed, he was unable to ride his bike - and shares the surprising method he used to get himself back on the saddle.

A few years ago, Holly Moore was walking down the street in New York and found the bike of her dreams. A man was selling a set of adorable wheels for $40 dollars - a deal that was too good for Holly to pass up. So why did their relationship only last five minutes?



Rob Callard has always loved the feeling of jumping on a bike and seeing where the road takes him. But he never imagined that one day, cycling would save his life - and help him bike away from cancer.

has always loved the feeling of jumping on a bike and seeing where the road takes him. But he never imagined that one day, cycling would save his life - and help him bike away from cancer.

Judith Pyke thought she had found a great spot. It was so close to her office that she could see it right outside her window! So she parked there for years, until one fateful day, when hundreds of teenagers got between her and her two-wheeled steed.

Finding a place to lock up your bicycle can be tough - butthought she had found a great spot. It was so close to her office that she could see it right outside her window! So she parked there for years, until one fateful day, when hundreds of teenagers got between her and her two-wheeled steed.

TJ Hiebert and Graham Bargen tell the story behind the bicycle shrine.

Thom Bargen is a coffee shop in Winnipeg's West Broadway neighbourhood. You'll find young people chatting, seated at wooden countertops, And in the corner, an inexplicable blue bicycle hanging on the wall... Ownersandtell the story behind the bicycle shrine.

Have your ever ridden your bike in the dark? Or closed your eyes while you were on your bike? in Winnipeg, Jean-Frederic Nazon rides his bike year round. The catch? He's legally blind.

