With recent announcements from UCI banning transgender women from competing in the women’s category during races, we wanted to uplift events doing the amazing work to create spaces for the FTWNB community. Here is a list of femme, trans, women, and non-binary led cycling events to support, follow, and attend. This is not a comprehensive… Continue reading FTWNB Led Cycling Events
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New RAR Chapters!
Give a warm welcome to the eleven new RAR Chapters! We had over twenty applications from BIPOC and FTWN-B organizers nationwide and beyond. We mainly sought groups in different regions who had a solid core group to build out their community efforts. THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to apply. Twenty-one RAR Chapters will advocate, support, and uplift BIPOC and… Continue reading New RAR Chapters!
RAR Raffle for Chapters Fundraiser
Donate to win prizes and help us raise $40k to grow RAR Chapters to 20 locations! Donate to the RAR Chapters Fundraiser to win sweet prizes from Salsa, Revelate Designs, Velocity Wheels, Teravail, Bags x Bird, and Simworks. A total of five prizes will be given away: To enter, please donate $25 to the RAR… Continue reading RAR Raffle for Chapters Fundraiser
RAR Chapters Applications are now open!
Want to start a Radical Adventure Riders Chapter in your area? RAR is expanding the Chapter Program for up to 20 chapters with funding, training, and support to carry out RAR’s mission! Radical Adventure Riders launched the Chapter program in 2021, to support and build a more inclusive cycling and outdoor community for femme, trans… Continue reading RAR Chapters Applications are now open!
RAR Chapters Fundraiser
Help RAR Chapters grow to 20 locations! When we launched the RAR Chapter program in 2021, we couldn’t have dreamed how successful and joyful this program would be. We’ve supported 11 Chapters in creating community, skill-sharing, and getting more BIPOC and FTWN-B folks on bikes across the country. Over the last year, our Chapters have… Continue reading RAR Chapters Fundraiser
Guilt and the Outdoors
Have you felt guilty for being able to take time to be outdoors? I have. WRITTEN & PHOTOS BY ANDREA MOLINA2021 SJ BROOKS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT My mother is 61, and as recently as her late 50’s, she had never left El Salvador, our home. She does not lack a sense of adventure or desire to travel,… Continue reading Guilt and the Outdoors
To Black Women
I wrote this piece to create a space to talk about Black hair and biking. The topic may seem arbitrary to some who do not understand the history and legacy of Black hair. But know that our hair is our crown, who we are, and how we show up. WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED BY JASMINE BROOKSFEATURED… Continue reading To Black Women
Black Freedom & Fresh Air
I’m Dia, a Black, queer femme who loves freedom and fresh air. Bikepacking and heritage touring are among my favorite ways to experience the outdoors. I also experience significant barriers to adventuring as radically and as often as I want to. By sharing my experience from two past tours with Black Freedom Outfitters (BFO), I… Continue reading Black Freedom & Fresh Air
To Know The Land Is To Love The Land
To know the land is to love the land. To love the land is to care for the land. To care for the land is to live wisely with the land. To live wisely with the land is to learn from the land. To know the land is to love the land. WRITTEN BY GUARINA LOPEZFEATURED IN GET RAD BE RADICAL… Continue reading To Know The Land Is To Love The Land
RAR New Haven Gravel Camp
RAR New Haven is so excited to announce their first-ever annual Gravel Camp on August 5th-7th! 🌈 🏕️ 🌈 🏕️ Gravel Camp is a summer camp-style weekend full of riding, outdoors, and friendship for non-binary, trans, and women riders. RAR New Haven will help bikers improve their confidence on the trail and build a community… Continue reading RAR New Haven Gravel Camp