Join RAR Front Range’s second annual Summer Gravel Camp ~ August 14th – 16th, 2025 in Florissant, Colorado. Join RAR Front Range for a weekend centered around community, education, and gravel- and…
Huge congratulations to Devin Cowens and the successful launch of RAR Bike Shop in Atlanta, Georgia! RAR Bike Shop is shop stands for community, education and the joy of biking. They specialize…
Save the date! RAR NAR is happening September 18th – 21st, 2026 in Southern, Vermont. The third annual Radical Adventure Riders Northeast Autumn Retreat will take place in Southern Vermont this fall,…
RAR Front Range is hosting a Summer Gravel Camp ~ August 15th – 17th, 2025 in Florissant, Colorado. The Radical Adventure Riders Front Range Gravel Camp is a weekend centered around community,…
RAR NAR is returning on Labor Day Weekend ~ August 29th to September 1st, 2025 at Camp DREAM in Fairfield, Vermont. Join us for the second annual Radical Adventure Riders Northeast Autumn Retreat,…
The RAR Group Ride Guide offers essential information about facilitating successful, thoughtful, and safe group rides for the Radical Adventure Riders’ demographic ~ specifically for FTWN-B* and BIPOC* folks. We hope you…
We’ve added the RAR Chapter Toolkit to RAR Resources! This digital toolkit is a guide to launching a RAR Chapter and stepping into the role of a Radical Adventure Riders ambassador. Inside, you’ll…
In 2021, we launched the RAR Jobs Board with the hope of creating more opportunities and increasing representation for BIPOC and FTWN-B folks in the cycling and outdoor industries. It was built…
Wow—it’s already February! Before we dive into 2025, we want to take a moment to reflect on the impact RAR made last year. We don’t often pause to appreciate the power of…
Have you heard? RAR Northeast Chapters are collaborating to create an autumn retreat in Topsham, VT, from Sept 13 to 16, 2024! LEARN MORE DONATE HERE WHAT IS RAR NAR? The first-ever Radical Adventure…
We’ve got new RAR t-shirts, bucket hats, and tote bags for y’all to rep this summer! We also have a limited amount of tie-dye Cat Bicycle t-shirts! Each is meticulously hand-dyed, ensuring every…
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. …
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…
Donate to win prizes and help us raise $40k to grow RAR Chapters to 20 locations! ENTER THE RAFFLE Donate to the RAR Chapters Fundraiser to win sweet prizes from Salsa, Revelate…
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!…
Help RAR Chapters grow to 20 locations! DONATE HERE 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
RAR New Haven is so excited to announce their first-ever annual Gravel Camp on August 5th-7th! 🌈 🏕️ 🌈 🏕️ DONATE HERE REGISTER TO JOIN Gravel Camp is a summer camp-style weekend…
New merch drop! Get rad by getting the Get Rad publication and cycling cap. Get Rad Issue 02 Get Rad’s second issue, Making Space and Stepping Back, features 13 contributors creating space for…
The RAR Gravel team of incredible ambassadors created a stronger FTWN-B community at gravel events in 2020 and beyond, one in which, rather than competing against each other, they support, celebrate, and…
To celebrate Black History Month, we created a list of Black cycling organizations and businesses. Be sure to support, follow, and share this post during Black History Month and beyond. This is…
Launching the Group Ride Guide, tech pin, making space sticker, and B.A.T.H. print! We are always reflecting on our role and how to ensure that our resources are contributing to our community. Today we…
We are thrilled to announce that 20 recipients have been awarded the SJ Brooks Scholarship for 2021! Give a big congrats to all the recipients! 👏 👏 👏 We received 126 applications, and…
BRB in January ✌️ We are working on practicing what we teach, so we are taking a social media break for one month to reflect on our programs & structure to make…
Holiday Shopping PSA 📣 📣 📣 📣 During this holiday shopping season support BIPOC-led organizations and businesses in the cycling industry. Here is a non-exhaustive list to start from. Please tag other BIPOC-led…
We are stoked to announce our latest collaboration with Corvid Cycles and Dispatch. GET YOUR RAR HEADSET CAP ⚡️RAR “Drink Plenty of Water” Headset Cap⚡️ Add this to your trusty bike as…
At the WTF BX Summit in 2019, I co-facilitated a session called, “Fat Bikers: Creating Space for Body Size Inclusivity in Adventure Cycling.” Forty-five people from across the country participated in a…
RAR is seeking content pitches for issue 02 of the Get Rad Be Radical publication! This year’s theme is Making Space & Stepping Back. The issue will highlight BlPOC voices creating space…
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…
We’re asking the cycling and outdoors community to help raise $23k to provide up to twenty SJ Brooks Scholarships for 2021! MAKE A DONATION THE WHY Black, Indigenous, people of color, queer,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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! SUPPORT…
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,…
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’…
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! LEARN…
Sharing and boosting BIPOC & FTWN-B cycling grants! We compiled a list of community grant opportunities for Spring/Summer 2021 specifically for BIPOC and FTWN-B folx. See more info below and keep an…
Cycling Industry Pledge enrollment is now open until Friday, April 30th! In 2020, there were 249 companies that committed to the Cycling Industry Pledge. RAR is now looking to you in building…
Join the Gravel Squad for two riding weekends to Bring On Spring! Now that Spring is here, the team would love to challenge Gravel Squad members to connect and ride together over…
First episode of Within & Without Podcast is out now! Tune in for Radical Roots and Responsibilities! Listen to the stories behind RAR and RAHOK and meet your co-hosts Rio Oxas and Everett Ó Cillín. This…
Get a limited edition RAR raffle sticker for a chance to win the original illustration of the History of WTFN-B Riders in Cycling by Tessa Hulls! These sticker sales will help with…
RAR stands in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander community today and always. These are 10 organizations to follow, donate and support in Atlanta and across the U.S. Please do…
In December 2020, RAR conducted a 42 question survey with 123 responses from companies that signed the Cycling Industry Pledge. The CIP Survey Key Findings help us understand where the primary gaps…
This past summer, we committed to change the name of our organization by the end of 2020. We acknowledge that both “WTF” and “Bikexplorers” are harmful, with ‘explorer’ using traumatic colonial language and…
We are thrilled to introduce three new organizers to the crew as we head into 2021. Please join us in welcoming Christina Grande , Renee Hutchens and Zahra Alabanza! We’re excited for their expertise…
Even though the SJ Brooks Scholarship is closed for 2020, many grant opportunities are still available for the BIPOC cycling community. We’ve compiled a list for you to keep a reference and…
While the coronavirus pandemic is escalating in the US, we wanted to share some tips and advice as folks get back out bikepacking again. We urge you to be responsible and acknowledge…
Thanks to the support from the cycling community and the cycling industry, WTF BX is able to offer nine SJ Brooks Scholarships in 2020 for specifically BIPOC FTWN/B cyclists. We sought to…
Three comprehensive resource lists to continue your education on anti-racism. 1. #BlackTransLivesMatter Actions & Resources for Solidarity This resource document was a collaborative effort between people who stand in solidarity with Black trans…
To our community, the WTF BX co-founding members recognize that we can and should do more to dismantle the toxic systems that oppress Black people unjustly. We acknowledge the necessity of actively…
What happens when you bring a group of W/T/F/N-B bikexploring strangers together over a rugged multi-day adventure through the Sonoran Desert? Magical things. A couple weeks ago a group of WTF…
