A series of conversations with remarkable Black individuals making their own history. In this episode, Ayesha speaks with Azyra Franklin and Maize Wimbush about their lives as junior bike racers, their Olympic ambitions, and their thoughts on the UCI banning the super tuck.
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Black Present: History in the Making with Teresa Tucker, Steel on Ice Ski Club
A series of conversations with remarkable Black individuals making their own history. In this episode, Shequaya Bailey (She/Her) speaks with Teresa Tucker (She/Her) from Pittsburgh, PA about the Steel on Ice ski club. This discussion covers the topics of historic preservation, How it started, how it's going, how to get involved, and advice for beginners!
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Black Present: History in the Making with Preservation Side B
A series of conversations with remarkable Black individuals making their own history. In this episode, Alexa Everson speaks with Taylor Kabeary about the Preservation Side B project (@preservationsideb).
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Stories and Tips from the Great Divide
Written by Jalen Bazile
Stories and Tips from the Great Divide
In January 2017, I decided to ride the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) in August of that year. As an outdoor professional and outdoorsman, I wanted to test my skills by cycling down the spine of the Rockies on a self-supported adventure. I spent the year preparing the logistics and assembling my equipment. With no more than a couple of overnight trips under my belt, I arrived in Banff, Alberta, excited and anxious to pedal back home to Colorado, covering about ⅔ of the GDMBR.
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Black Fox Foods: Alexa's Better-than-Basic Avocado Toast
A SoCal girl obsessing over avocado toast is pretty cliché. I give you that, but you have got to admit that this basic combination of ingredients is awesome for a quick bite and even better if you can jazz it up a bit. I have had what seems to be an infinity of iterations of that smooth green fruit on different cuts of bread. With enough time in the kitchen during quarantine, I have finally mastered what I consider the ultimate breakfast toast that I could eat every day of the week. Check out the recipe to learn more about this better-than-basic meal that one could easily make tweaks to for different diets (vegan, vegetarian, paleo, gluten-free, etc.).
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The Black Foxes Presents: Menstrual Talks
We discuss how we navigate being outside and menstruating. We're talking products, their pros/cons, trial and error, and how to pack for outdoor adventures. Hopefully, we can shed some light on an unnecessarily taboo topic.
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Helpful Hand Signs for Group Rides
Sometimes it’s really hard to hear anything with the wind in your ears and noisy car traffic. We use hand signs to communicate when riding with other folks! This is more common on the road as mtb and gravel roads are usually far more peaceful. We (Will and Ayesha) wanted to share some of the hand signals we use while riding. Not everyone uses the exact same ones, and it’s always interesting to see the regional habits we come across in our travels.
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The Black Foxes Present: Industry Talks
Marty organized this opportunity to chat with a few industry leaders about issues affecting BIPOC members of the cycling community. We could have gone on for hours talking with these three about everything from how they’re working towards creating anti-racist culture in their companies, to if they’re having these conversations in their own personal lives. Most of the questions were submitted from members of the community via Instagram. Thank you all for your contributions.
Read MoreIn the Mix with The Black Foxes
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If you joined our Discord chat on our first Zwift Social Ride, you know that the Black Foxes like to ride in style. Music is our motivation! We have curated two playlists encompassing all of the Foxes’ favorite tunes and there is so much variety. From 90s Auntie vibes to funky soul moods to twerkalicious bangers. There is something for everyone to enjoy, reminisce, and discover as new.
Access the playlists below via Spotify for your own motivation and listening pleasure. Note that we offer two playlists for the sake of satisfying the mature and the adolescent audiences.
The Black Foxes - Family Friendly Playlist
The Black Foxes - For Grown Folks Playlist
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The Black Foxes Social Ride | On Zwift
Monday September 7, 2020 12pm EST
This is a Social Ride for all bikers: for beginners, for the most experienced bikers interested in doing an active recovery, and those in between.
Join us for a good time, and possibly find some new friends. Wanna chat & listen to The Black Foxes playlist with us while we ride?
Meet us on Discord!
Please, ride behind the ride beacons. We want to keep the group together and not strung out if possible.
Remember that this is a Social Ride. It´s not a Race.
Marty Shares the Importance of Manifesto Point #8
“We create rapport with an increased number of industry leaders and orient them in creating leadership teams that are representative of the multicultural world we live in.”
Read MoreGoing Tubeless with Alexa
Follow along in the attached video as I set up tubeless gravel tires on my Liv Devote gravel bike. I provide the specs and all of my favorite tools that make this setup successful along with my own narration of the whole process. So turn that volume up!
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Ayesha explains Manifesto #7
WE CREATE AND CULTIVATE AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF BLACK CYCLISTS.
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Manifesto #6: We promote cycling and outdoor recreation as more accessible ways to maintain and improve mental health in our communities.
We promote cycling and outdoor recreation as more accessible ways to maintain and improve mental health in our communities.
Read MoreIron-on Patches!
The Black Foxes Iron-on Patch
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Manifesto #5 shared by Jalen
We trail blaze for increased pathways and influence for more Black bikepackers, gravellers, and mountain bikers.
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Bikepacking: Where freedom and challenge are quick-linked
The idea of bikepacking was brought to life by a group of black men traversing the mountains of the Rockies in the 1890s. Yes, you read that right, the Buffalo Soldiers, a group of black soldiers who got their name from natives, were at the beginning of using the bicycle as a long-distance, multi-terrain mode of travel.
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The Black Foxes Stickers!
The Black Foxes Stickers are here! You can choose between white and transparent backgrounds, individually or in 2-packs of the same design. Shipping is included!
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Die Cut Graphic Fox Sticker
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Alexa Elaborates On Manifesto Point #4
“We aim to normalize Blackness in cycling and in outdoor spaces. We want to erase the white savior mentality that is ubiquitous in this industry.”
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The beginning of my dream build