diversity Archives

Brooke Goudy Talks About Changes in the Mountain Bike Industry and Culture Following the Racial Reckoning of 2020

Thrive Outside Atlanta is Making Mountain Bikes and Trails Accessible to More Riders

For Gravity-Shredder Blake Hansen, Mustering Courage for Big Gap Jumps is the Easier Part

NICA's Comprehensive Top to Bottom Approach to Diversify the Sport of Mountain Biking

USA Cycling is Working on Inclusion with a New Marathon MTB Nationals Race Venue and LGBTQ+ Conference

All Bodies on Bikes [Video]

Cannondale is Launching Cycling Programs at Tribal and Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Eliot Jackson, an Advocate through Circumstance

Black Girls Do Bike Partners with USA Cycling to Make Cycling More Accessible to More Women of Color

DH Racer Eliot Jackson Wants to Diversify the Sport with the Grow Cycling Foundation

Premiere: 'Pedal Through' Film, and a Panel Discussion with Filmmakers [Video]

Bias and Discrimination in Cycling and What to do Differently: The Miles Crumley Interview

Everything is Political: An Interview with Colin Burch of SDR Clothing Company

"I look at SDR as my punk band. If I can't say what I think is right and support the causes I care about, why even bother?"

Small Bike Brands Donate to Fight Against Racism, and Big Brands Enter the Discussion

Velocio donates $30,000 to Black Lives Matter and the ACLU. Specialized and SRAM weigh in on how to reduce racial inequality in America.

Pump Tracks for Everyone! The Gateway Drug to Mountain Biking

Now, perhaps more than ever, our communities need more pump tracks.

Pride Rides Vermont Fosters Inclusivity on the Trail

Pride Rides not only breaks down social barriers to mountain biking, they remove the economic ones as well.

We Are Mountain Bikers: BC Bike Race [Video]

Everyone competing in the BC Bike Race has a story.

Girlz Gone Riding: Group Gets More Women Mountain Biking Together [Podcast #229]

Wendy Engelberg is the founder of Girlz Gone Riding, a mountain bike group working to get more women riding and enjoying themselves. We talk about how to lead a group ride and how we can all be better ambassadors for our sport.

What's Grinding our Gears, and Stoking Our Spokes in 2019 [Podcast #224]

Singletracks staff writers and editor talk about the current mountain bike trends that have us stoked, and the ones that grind our gears.

Spread the Stoke, Further: A Collection of Articles and Resources Focused on Diversifying Mountain Bike Culture

Broadening the diversity of our trail population would get more people stoked on the sport, and bring new ideas to the fore that are rooted in different peoples' lived experiences, while refreshing outdated ones. Check out our collection of articles and resources that focus on diversifying the population of our sport.

A Library in Millinocket, Maine, is Lending Mountain Bikes

One library in Maine aims to address the affordability issue in mountain biking by loaning bikes and other outdoor gear in a system similar to the gear-loaning programs at many US colleges and universities.

Kate Weatherly's Path to the World Cup Podium and Her Struggle With Transphobia Outside the Race Tape

Kate Weatherly has earned a step on the World Cup podium to open her 2019 season, after claiming her second New Zealand National Downhill Championship Title. We will likely see the Kiwi shredder spraying more champagne as the season continues.