WORDS BY EFFIE BOURGIN ~ PHOTOS BY RAR GRAVEL TEAM On the second weekend of June 2021, sixteen months after our team formed in the Arizona desert, the RAR Gravel Team was finally able to gather in person. Finally, after hundreds of hours of zoom calls, thousands of slack, and text messages, we could bask… Continue reading RAR Gravel Team Camp 2021 Recap
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SJ Brooks Scholarship GoFundMe Launches
We’re asking the cycling and outdoors community to help raise $23k to provide up to twenty SJ Brooks Scholarships for 2021! THE WHY Black, Indigenous, people of color, queer, trans, and women riders have a deep connection to the earth. However, due to systemic racism and other injustices, many are not accessing the much-needed medicine… Continue reading SJ Brooks Scholarship GoFundMe Launches
RAR ATL 36 Hours in Kitsbow – Finding Joy in Atlanta, GA
36 Hours in Kitsbow is a unique grassroots short film series highlighting stories of cycling adventure — especially stories that reunite all of us with our community, propel us into the unknown, and begin a journey from our doorstep. Kitsbow’s 2021 premiere film features a reunion of friends from the Radical Adventure Riders, Atlanta Chapter; whose… Continue reading RAR ATL 36 Hours in Kitsbow – Finding Joy in Atlanta, GA
RAR Jobs Board Launches!
The RAR Jobs Board is a job listing to increase hiring for BIPOC and FTWN-B folks in the cycling and outdoors industries. With companies in the cycling and outdoors industries committing to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives like the Cycling Industry Pledge, RAR found that there was still a lack of employee diversity. The RAR… Continue reading RAR Jobs Board Launches!
Industry Support for SJ Brooks Scholarship
In our fourth year, Radical Adventure Riders are asking the cycling industry to help expand and increase financial funding and gear donations for the 2021 SJ Brooks Scholarship. Supporting the scholarship will expand your company’s footprint on increasing racial equity and gender inclusivity in the cycling community. See last year’s recipients and supporters to learn… Continue reading Industry Support for SJ Brooks Scholarship
RAR Chapter Selections
Get stoked! Eleven RAR Chapters will advocate, support, and uplift BIPOC and FTWN-B cyclists in their local communities! The RAR Chapters program received over twenty applications from BIPOC and FTWN-B organizers from across the country. We sought to select groups in different regions and had a solid core group to build out their community efforts. … Continue reading RAR Chapter Selections
RAR Artist Fund Raffle
Get a RAR raffle sticker to raise money for a RAR Artist Fund and for a chance to win prize packages from our friends Ron’s Bikes, Casa Verde, and Crust Bikes! 🎨 Why a RAR Artist Fund: Your sticker purchase will help us create an artist fund for future collaborations with BIPOC FTWN-B creatives on… Continue reading RAR Artist Fund Raffle
Asian-Owned Cycling Businesses
To celebrate AAPI-month, we created a list of Asian-owned cycling businesses. Support, follow, and share this post to uplift the Asian cycling community! This is not a comprehensive list by any means, so please add Asian-owned cycling businesses that should be recognized in the comments. We also want to recognize that many bicycle frames, components,… Continue reading Asian-Owned Cycling Businesses
What’s in My Bag
As the weather gets warmer and the days are longer, now’s the time to get your bikepacking setups dialed. Olivia (she/they) from WTF Bikexplorers Atlanta created a handy ‘What’s in My Bag’ setup list to give you ideas on what to bring and how to organize your items. Olivia’s mantra is, “I am complete but… Continue reading What’s in My Bag
RAR Chapters Launches
We are excited to expand our programming and support RAR Chapters throughout the U.S.! Six Chapters will receive funding, training, and support to carry out RAR’s mission. Apply by May 10th! RAR seeks to expand and sustain its programming by enhancing, building, and supporting Chapters that will locally carry out its mission. RAR will work… Continue reading RAR Chapters Launches