Read: Renee Hutchen – The Importance of Land Acknowledgment
Renee Hutchen’s just published a great piece on what “land” means and I highly recommend you give it a read. As I prepare to drive 5 hours tomorrow to race…
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Weekend Randoms: Barrel of Fun, Human Flight & More
Living in the Chronovirus has reminded me that sometimes you just need to have a little fun. Here’s a random collection of links and videos ranging from entertaining to thought…
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WTF Bikexplorers Releases Get Rad Be Radical Publication
WTF Bikexplorers’ just released a publication titled Get Rad Be Radical. Get Rad Be Radical is about bikes, but not really about bikes. You can grab a copy of Get Rad Be…
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Recommended Reading: The Realities of a Black Man in the Bike World
Wesley Ferguson is a bike mechanic at Venture North Bikes & Coffee, a North Minneapolis non-profit organization working to increase racial, economic, and gender equity within and beyond the biking…
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Despite Record Bicycle Sales People Are Riding Less
Sales of bicycles, bike equipment & services increased 81% to $1.11 billion in May 2020 compared to May 2019, according to PeopleForBikes data. Simply put, there has been a COVID-19…
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Review: Crash Course: If You Want To Get Away With Murder Buy A Car by Woodrow Phoenix
Crash Course by Woodrow Phoenix is a painfully shocking indictment of driving which comes as less of a shock to those of us who spend significant amounts of time on…
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Read This: How We Can Build an Anti-Racist Outdoor Industry
If you haven’t already, sit down and take a few minutes to read Ayesha McGowan’s article over at Outside Online. Don’t just focus on Black grief and Black death. Include Black…
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Everything You Could Possibly Want to Know About How Bike Gears Work
On the surface, bike gears are pretty simple. There’s a big gear attached to the crank and there’s some number of smaller gears attached to the rear wheel. We learn…
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Sports Dietician Reports Increase in Cyclist Eating Disorders
Renee McGregor, a sports dieticians, says she has seen a five-fold increase in the number of male cyclists being referred with eating disorders in the last year. McGregor has worked…
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Athletes’ Brains are Quieter
The brains of athletes turn down extraneous noise to highlight more important sounds. Athletes’ brains truly are quieter, according to a new study of elite collegiate athletes and how they…
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Americans Shouldn’t Have to Drive, but the Law Insists on It
When we think about getting more people on bikes and removing cars from the roadway (because the benefits are essentially endless) we must remember: In America Cars Are Mandatory, Dangerous…
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