Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 31 minutes ago
Welcome to Episode 13 of the Wheels and Beyond Podcast! Today we have Andrea Loewen joining us as our guest!
She’s a co-owner of a family medicine practice, here in London, Canada and the family doctor recruiter for London and Middlesex County.
Their family is also the first national Live Net Zero winner and have worked tirelessly over the last TWENTY YEARS to reduce their environmental impact as well as their dependency and reliance on cars.
She and her husband have gone from commuting over 2-hours EACH PER DAY to downsizing to having it so that their family of FOUR now have one car between all of them.
They now primarily rely on a combination of an electric cargo bike, another “regular-looking” ebike, acoustic bikes, transit passes, and cabs.
So, buckle up for one of the shorter episodes that I’ve recorded so far because we were on a time crunch with a meeting fast approaching! But that just means that this conversation is absolutely JAM PACKED with awesome tidbits like:
- How after moving from Northern Manitoba, to Calgary, Andrea really started cycling out of necessity to save money in order to buy a home. And then how each and every home after that brought her closer to her dream of driving as little as possible!
- How she brings her helmet into stores so that people know she biked there,
- How it’s important to dress accordingly when riding bicycles for utilitarian use,
- And much more!
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Welcome to Episode 13 of the Wheels and Beyond Podcast! Today we have Andrea Loewen joining us as our guest!
She’s a co-owner of a family medicine practice, here in London, Canada and the family doctor recruiter for London and Middlesex County.
Their family is also the first national Live Net Zero winner and have worked tirelessly over the last TWENTY YEARS to reduce their environmental impact as well as their dependency and reliance on cars.
She and her husband have gone from commuting over 2-hours EACH PER DAY to downsizing to having it so that their family of FOUR now have one car between all of them.
They now primarily rely on a combination of an electric cargo bike, another “regular-looking” ebike, acoustic bikes, transit passes, and cabs.
So, buckle up for one of the shorter episodes that I’ve recorded so far because we were on a time crunch with a meeting fast approaching! But that just means that this conversation is absolutely JAM PACKED with awesome tidbits like:
- How after moving from Northern Manitoba, to Calgary, Andrea really started cycling out of necessity to save money in order to buy a home. And then how each and every home after that brought her closer to her dream of driving as little as possible!
- How she brings her helmet into stores so that people know she biked there,
- How it’s important to dress accordingly when riding bicycles for utilitarian use,
- And much more!
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![Whats it like living Car-Lite in London?
What is the future of transportation in our cities? The turns have tabled in this special episode. Journalism student Will Bruce (from Fanshawes Almost 107 radio show) interviewed me (Ben Durham). This is that recording.
A note, this was recorded in 2024. Took me a while to get to the edit. Whoopsies.
We dive into the daily life of biking across the city, even in freezing winter weather. We discuss Londons big plans for bus lanes and bike paths, and why these changes are so important for our growing city.
I also share the history of Londons streetcar system and what we can learn from cities around the world. Youre probably used to that one, though.
This is a conversation about making our city a better, safer, and more affordable place for everyone to live.
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⏬ Products and Gear Used in this video (affiliate links*)
Some links below are affiliate links (no extra cost for you, kickbacks for me for these free videos for you).
Everything I use, in one place (mostly): https://bendurham.ca/gear-guide/
Main equipment used in this video:
🎥 Canon EOS R7 Super 35 Sensor: https://amzn.to/42rCwIu
🕶 Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Art DC Lens (EF mount): https://amzn.to/4b3OPyy
🎥 Canon EOS R6 Full-Frame used a lot outside the studio (just not for the ride-alongs any more - too heavy): https://amzn.to/43HmkFS
👓 Canon RF50mm F 1.2L: https://amzn.to/35Lp9KK
🖇 Canon EF-EOS R Mount Adapter: https://amzn.to/3UHoFfo
Audio:
🎤 Shure SM58: https://amzn.to/4f5ckKi
👆⏺ with a Zoom F3 (32-bit Float Field Recorder): https://amzn.to/4f5ckKi
🌬🚫 Shure A81WS Windscreen: https://amzn.to/3XWk5Mm
My other regularly used equipment:
🚲 cargo trailer that I use: https://amzn.to/46eYot4
🚲 cargo ebike: Tern GSD (gen2)
🚲 my ebike: Ride1Up 500 Series Step-Thru (discontinued)
🚲 Natalias bike: Biktrix Swift Step-Thru (gen1) [review: https://youtu.be/jbpyzhw9-NQ]
🎥 GoPro 11 often used in biking footage (not in this video, though)
But the GoPro 13 is the best right now: https://amzn.to/3ZvBY4C
👓 Canon RF16mm F2.8 STM: https://amzn.to/3udJTEu
👓 Canon RF 35mm f1.8 lens is my fave lens on FF cameras: https://amzn.to/40piZXk
👓 Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8 L lens: https://amzn.to/3xa1Aq8
Stabilization:
🎈gimbal used: Ronin S (discontinued)
Ill be upgrading to the DJI DJI RS 2: https://amzn.to/4fw5VHW
or maybe the lighter DJI DJI RSC 2: https://amzn.to/4frdjo6
Lav mics for the ride-along vocals:
🎤 Tascam DR-10L 24-bit lav mic recorders: https://amzn.to/3XRpu7u
🎤 The newest Tascam DR-10L Pro (32bit): https://amzn.to/4cDxhKa
🐈 dead cat windscreens are pivotal for good audio on bicycles: https://amzn.to/3JPXD2x
🎤 Wireless Lav Mics (I use the old Sennheiser G3 setup): https://amzn.to/3ufIcpT
🌬🚫 Shure A2WS Windscreen: https://amzn.to/3zKuzo8
TRIPODS
💁 Manfrotto Fluid Head Tripod https://amzn.to/3VQr4Un
💁 Travel Tripod (very light): https://amzn.to/3L3zS1T
💁 Slightly larger tripod: https://amzn.to/3KjIqBY
Stabilization:
🎈current gimbal: Ronin S (discontinued)
Ill be upgrading to the DJI RS 4: https://amzn.to/3PuVRmV
or maybe the lighter DJI Osmo Pocket 3: https://amzn.to/40qDGoJ
💻 OBS for screen-captures
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