#decolonizebikes

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FACTS: More Police Officers Don’t Equal Safer Neighborhoods. NOT EVEN COPS ON BIKES! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/06/05/policingfacts⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ image via @bikabout ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cyclistazine #mobilityjustice #bikeequity #socialjustice #criticalmass #resistance #cycling #shredthepartriarchy #racialjustice #ftp #bike #bikelife #toolsofresistance #bikesaretoolsoffreedom #decolonizebikes #tacticalurbanism #bikeprotests #protest #blacklivesmatter #bikesinresistance #abolishpolice https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjVu68JV1Y/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Repost: • @cyclista_zine FACTS: More Police Officers Don’t Equal Safer Neighborhoods. NOT EVEN COPS ON BIKES! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/06/05/policingfacts⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ image via @bikabout ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cyclistazine #mobilityjustice #bikeequity #socialjustice #criticalmass #resistance #cycling #shredthepartriarchy #racialjustice #ftp #bike #bikelife #toolsofresistance #bikesaretoolsoffreedom #decolonizebikes #tacticalurbanism #bikeprotests #protest #blacklivesmatter #bikesinresistance #abolishpolice https://www.instagram.com/p/CBmvUt9pb7P/?igshid=6j3dhqbf65m8

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Protect Black Women.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Without introducing intersectionality into the conversations of race and gender, not everyone will be able to obtain the freedom that we all so justly deserve and yearn for. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Therefore, say it again. This time for the people in the back. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Protect Black women. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Because until they are all free, none of us are free.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ image via @blakedixon⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #BlackWomensRide #NewYork #Brooklyn #protest #bike #riders #riders4rights #bikeequity#cycling #bike #bikelife #toolsofresistance #bikesaretoolsoffreedom #decolonizebikes #bikeprotests #bikesinresistance #justicerides https://www.instagram.com/p/CFr6c0RHdHU/?utm_medium=tumblr

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It’s been a week since our third issue “Bike Liberation” launched. And honestly, this week has made it difficult to talk about it when I really want to burn it all down.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While we mourn and continue to seek justice for Breonna Taylor, I’m reminding myself not to cave into apathy and dismay. That would be too easy and resistance is a long road. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m also reminded that we must keep pedaling and seek to dismantle the policies and establishments that uphold the systems that allows the injustices of white supremacy and patriarchy to prevail. We must continue to create spaces and tables for us, by us, and work towards challenging a future where white supremacy, colonization, and patriarchy are non existent - that work starts inside each of us.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I am not perfect and do not have all the answers so please do not put me on a pedal stool. I am always learning and I promise you alI that I will do what it takes to keep our message radical and to kill the cop in my head and burn the fucking system down so you can breath.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I encourage you all to carry THEIR NAMES with you when you ride, say them with every breath as you exhale and pedal. We must not fail them and future generations.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This issue means more to us than you can imagine, the collaboration, words, stories, and purpose behind it means something. Your support for this zine goes to building our tables and supporting BIPOC communities in need of funding. This one particularly goes to building a BIPOC event for us, by us. 10% of all our zine sales go to supporting a BIPOC bike led org. This work means more than zines, it means building what we need after we burn the shit that doesn’t serve us down.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cyclistazine #bikeriotnotquiet #bipoccyclist #resistance #shredthepartriarchy #zine #zines #bikezines #diybikes #decolonizebikes #bipoczine #diybikeculture #ourbikesourstories #bikeliberation #bikesforjustice #ride4justice https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkFUJsHy15/?utm_medium=tumblr

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No Justice On Stolen Land. No Peace. Take it to the streets.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If youre in NYC there gatherings today for Breonna Taylor, check stories for info.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ RP @marching4justice_nyc⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #justiceforbreonnataylor ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #justiceride XI!! Organized by #streetridersnyc and led by Black Women.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Blacklivesmatter #NewYork #Brooklyn #protest #bike #riders #riders4rights #bikeequity#cycling #ftp #bike #bikelife #toolsofresistance #bikesaretoolsoffreedom #decolonizebikes #bikeprotests #bikesinresistance #justicerides https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfr6btJf7E/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Protests for Black Lives have been ongoing since more than 100 days in New York City. They are peaceful, have clear demands, and are pushing for more equality and rights for all BIPOC people.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Bikers have been the guardian angels of the protests. They ride ahead and back, circle the march, to make sure everyone can walk without fear of being hit by a car.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Recently, a car of Trump supporters stormed through the protest in Times square, injuring bikers and protesters. Nothing done. No charges to the driver of the car.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On Monday, September 7th, Sarah Pitts, died hit by a bus, while biking home from a meeting with @riders4rights. She was present to protect in many protests.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In a time where more and more people are using bikes as a primarily mean of transportation because the pandemic, it is important that all of us are advocating for equitable safe streets, are mindful, and careful of pedestrians, marchers, cyclists and that we also pressure the city to create more and equitable infrastructure and protection for all.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ image/rp: @ny.strong⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Blacklivesmatter #NewYork #Brooklyn #protest #bike #riders #riders4rights #bikeequity#cycling #ftp #bike #bikelife #toolsofresistance #bikesaretoolsoffreedom #decolonizebikes #bikeprotests #bikesinresistance #justicerides https://www.instagram.com/p/CFSKe7bH-cz/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Cyclista Zine Issue 3 is out tomorrow! Here’s a sneak peak 📓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In collaboration with @Pedal2ThePeople we are excited to announce our third issue “Bike Liberation”. For this 3rd issue, we are sharing stories, visual art, photography, poetry, and essays all related to the current liberation movement and bikes - with ass kicking earthquaking content!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This issue was put on hold while the cycling community started coming together during a pandemic to provide diy aid and then the movement to support Black Lives Matter erupted. During all this we held a campaign to #changethename of the DK gravel race (we are still waiting for this change) all while holding this industry and our communities accountable to do more to be inclusive and equitable (you still have work to do). This zine morphed into something I couldn’t predict, as the year threw in some challenges for us all. I’m super proud of this issue and our campaigns despite them taking over my life for the last few months and am so proud and overjoyed by the sheer boundless talent, solidarity, and friendship of all the wonderful contributors and collaborators who made this possible! ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While we felt that promoting zines was unnecessary during all this, we also felt is was more important than ever to amplify our friends, offer tools, and hope.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We dedicate this issue to the lives lost by police violence and hope the voices in these pages will give you much to think about what more you can do to support Black lives in cycling, outdoors, in life and the liberation movement⁣. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Keep your eyes peeled for this drop tomorrow 💌⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cyclistazine #bikeriotnotquiet #bipoccyclist #resistance #shredthepartriarchy #zine #zines #bikezines #diybikes #decolonizebikes #bipoczine #diybikeculture #ourbikesourstories #bikeliberation #bikesforjustice #ride4justice https://www.instagram.com/p/CFQIAj4pT7K/?utm_medium=tumblr

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How To Use Your Bike As a Protest Tool by @webikenyc, visuals adapted. . "WE are happy to release our guide to protesting on two wheels. It’s a collection of tips to help you stay safe while you use your voice for change." . #blacklivesmatter #revolution #defundthepolice #justiceforbreonna #bethechange #nojusticenopeace #pedalrevolution #bikesinresistance #toolsofresistance #bikesaretoolsoffreedom #decolonizebikes #bikeprotests https://www.instagram.com/p/CDy5TrFlOK9/?utm_medium=tumblr

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❗️Bike NYC❗️Repost from @thebrownbikegirl video via @blackpowderpress • TW: Video of police abduction in #bikenyc • The kidnappers have come to NYC. And the NYPD bike squad is their willing back up. The orange shirt says WARRANT SQUAD, but be certain this drive-up-and-snatch technique, whether targeted or random is intended to instill fear and suppress the current movement against racial inequity, #policebrutality, & to #defundthepolice. Dont stop. Continue to be fearless. Be smarter: -- Stop livestreaming & sharing faces of protestors. -- Dont be out in the open by yourself -- Stay tight. -- Bikes can be fences & shields. -- There will always be more residents and protestors than agents of doom. -- De-arrest as a group of you can. Push them, smash their windows, slash their tires. -- Be aware that NY is also dealing with ‘walking while trans ban’. This allows cops to arrest any trans person under the guise of soliciting sex work. -- We’ve also had three trans deaths this week. The arrested protestor here is a trans femme. Protect trans folks and each other at all costs. -- Google Operation Legend to understand why Federal agents are in our cities. -- Wear a helmet and goggles. Be prepared. -- Agents will most likely be in rented vans and SUVs, be cautious when you see them. -- Complicity to the bike and outdoor brands who supply and benefit from the police system is a problem. CEOs are unethical and psychopathic. Boycott and keep pressuring them to do better. • #blacklivesmatter #revolution #defundthepolice #justiceforbreonna #bethechange #nojusticenopeace #pedalrevolution #bikesinresistance #toolsofresistance #bikesaretoolsoffreedom #decolonizebikes #bikeprotests (at New York City) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDOojM1F5u6/?utm_medium=tumblr

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“Pullin’ out the bike at the lot, told em f*ck 12, f*ck SWAT....” . Repost from @christylaguardia . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #blacklivesmatter #revolution #defundthepolice #justiceforbreonna #bethechange #nojusticenopeace #pedalrevolution #bikesinresistance #toolsofresistance #bikesaretoolsoffreedom #decolonizebikes #bikeprotests https://www.instagram.com/p/CDExsKZleTF/?utm_medium=tumblr

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"The past several days have taught us many things. We still have a long, long way to go toward police reform and racial equity, but the unprecedented level of national and global protesting seems to be moving the needle toward positive change. This fight is far from over, however, and if you ride a bike, you can actually put it to good use at some protests. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “We learned early on that bicyclists can play a crucial role in helping to both lead and ensure the safety of protests,” says Carlos Polanco, a New York City protest organizer. “When we have y’all up front, it allows us to close streets off, create distance between us and the cops, and scout ahead.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve ridden my bike to a few protests and ended up marching with it alongside me, but this weekend when I joined a protest Polanco helped lead, I got recruited into a whole new role as part of such a bike brigade. It can get pretty intense when you find yourself using your wheels to shield protestors from a bunch of baton-wielding cops, but it’s also empowering and rewarding work that makes a difference. Here are a few things to keep in mind if you bring your bike to a protest and get called into action." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ via @gearpatrol https://www.gearpatrol.com/outdoors/a735620/bike-protest-tips/ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #blacklivesmatter #revolution #defundthepolice #justiceforbreonna #bethechange #nojusticenopeace #pedalrevolution #bikesinresistance #toolsofresistance #bikesaretoolsoffreedom #decolonizebikes #bikeprotests https://www.instagram.com/p/CC_Z0qhlAst/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Update: donation have meet their goal, please donate to recommended orgs suggested🚨 Activate! Support of sending funds! Visit @chicagoenresistencia for more info. . #cyclistazine #mobilityjustice #bikeequity #socialjustice #criticalmass #resistance #cycling #shredthepartriarchy #racialjustice #ftp #bike #bikelife #toolsofresistance #bikesaretoolsoffreedom #decolonizebikes #tacticalurbanism #bikeprotests #protest #blacklivesmatter #bikesinresistance #abolishpolice https://www.instagram.com/p/CCyOM_3F_q6/?utm_medium=tumblr

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"this is the 21st century and we need to redefine r/evolution. this planet needs a people’s r/evolution. a humanist r/evolution. r/evolution is not about bloodshed or about going to the mountains and fighting. we will fight if we are forced to but the fundamental goal of r/evolution must be peace. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ we need a r/evolution of the mind. we need a r/evolution of the heart. we need a r/evolution of the spirit. the power of the people is stronger than any weapon. a people’s r/evolution can’t be stopped. we need to be weapons of mass construction. weapons of mass love. it’s not enough just to change the system. we need to change ourselves. we have got to make this world user friendly. user friendly. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ are you ready to sacrifice to end world hunger. to sacrifice to end colonialism. to end neo-colonialism. to end racism. to end sexism. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ r/evolution means the end of exploitation. r/evolution means respecting people from other cultures. r/evolution is creative. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ r/evolution means treating your mate as a friend and an equal. r/evolution is sexy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ r/evolution means respecting and learning from your children. r/evolution is beautiful. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ r/evolution means protecting the people. the plants. the animals. the air. the water. r/evolution means saving this planet. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ r/evolution is love.” ― Assata Shakur ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ photo via: @na_ren_draw ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #blacklivesmatter #revolution #defundthepolice #justiceforbreonna #bethechange #nojusticenopeace #pedalrevolution #bikesinresistance #toolsofresistance #bikesaretoolsoffreedom #decolonizebikes #bikeprotests https://www.instagram.com/p/CCv9_F3lkwv/?utm_medium=tumblr

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If you missed @thebrownbikegirl talk today on allyship, bike rides, and authentic action for #BLM, you can watch the talk now available on their page.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “You want to know what to do to help #blacklivesmatter? Its a long game” - Courtney.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Courtney is the Bike Mayor of NYC and a bikequity consultant (hire her!). Please also support Courtney over on Patreon (patreon.com/thebrownbikegirl) and hit her venmo at courtney-williams-563.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ image via @thebrownbikegirl⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cyclistazine #mobilityjustice #bikeequity #socialjustice #resistance #cycling #cyclinglifestyle #cyclinglife #decolonizebikes #racialjustice #bikingdiversity #bike #cities #streetsafety #bikelanes #bicycleadvocacy #bikelife #citycycling #blacklivesmatter #bikeprotest #solidarity https://www.instagram.com/p/CBWdwySpMTm/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Cyclista Zine, at the heart, is an anti-racist and intersectional feminist radical response to the cycling industry. This community was created for Black, Indigenous, POC + WTF folks, if this is your lane and you have light skin privilege or consider yourself an ally or fan and consume this content/use any of our resources for your work or advocacy please consider supporting our work financially over on Patreon. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ With our third issue coming, we'd also like to celebrate our upcoming anniversary by reaching our goal of 500 patrons this August. With memberships starting at $1, and 10k of you, we could hire a whole team of BIPOC folks to create content and more.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our long term goals are to be able to make this work sustainable to hire a team and pay BIPOC contributors and support content and events by us. We would have never known that the coronavirus and the BLM movement would make new and more demands for content creation by and for us, thing is this labor needs support too.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If support is not an option, please keep sharing and amplifying us, we want to be able to keep hyping up so many of you. Also, we also have plenty of issue 1 available and are in low stock for issue two so grab one before the weekend is over.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Remember to read, drink water, abolish racism, abolish cops, ride your bike, distribute your wealth and support Cyclista Zine.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cyclistazine #mobilityjustice #bikeequity #cyclingjustice #ftwcycling #bipoc #bipoccyclist #resistance #cycling #cyclinglifestyle #cyclinglife #shredthepartriarchy #cyclingmedia #bikingdiversity #inequality #zine #bicycle #bikes #bikeactivism #zines #bikezines #diybike #decolonizebikes #submissions #bipoczine #diybikeculture #ourbikesourstories #poczine https://www.instagram.com/p/CDUVpGRpZlR/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Issue One and Two are stocked 📚We also have a limited number of caps that are perfect for warm weather cycling, they really are so cozy! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While preparing to call for submissions for our issue three, we’d like to thank and acknowledge all of our contributors and Patreon supporters who help make this space happen. We are humbly grateful for your faith and support in this work. Zines are a love of labor and community, and for this reason we are here to amplify stories and educate on issues that matter to us and our identities on bikes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For those who are new to this space, we have boatloads of education, resources, zines, and books to share with you over on our website about using bicycles to create a solidarity movement with social issues and Mother Earth. We also have a Patreon where we dive into issues that are current and how the cycling community can learn from them and create change. We also share plenty of resources and do our best to keep you updated on happenings with the zine. This space is a labor of love, so we ask folks that if you learn or benefit from this labor, that you consider supporting us via Patreon so we can keep doing this work and give back to communities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For folks wanting to contribute for our third issue, be on the lookout for a call for submissions very soon and thank you again! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #cyclistazine #mobilityjustice #bikeequity #cyclingjustice #ftwcycling #bipoc #bipoccyclist #resistance #cycling #cyclinglifestyle #cyclinglife #shredthepartriarchy #cyclingmedia #bikingdiversity #inequality #zine #bicycle #bikes #bikeactivism #zines #bikezines #diybike #decolonizebikes #submissions #callforsubmission #bipoczine #diybikeculture #ourbikesourstories https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdCPYdl7dB/?utm_medium=tumblr