William Loyd

Decatur, GA

Growing up in Hollis, Queens there weren’t many examples of representation outside of the cliche boxes society defaults to for Black men. While my interests have always been widespread, I never felt quite right in any one group. I did a lot of things that we just “didn’t do”. The outdoors, less popular sports and niche hobbies do not belong to any particular race. I can understand why it would seem that way to some when there’s a lack of representation. I love to see people I grew up with asking me questions about bikes or where a trail is. I want to help eliminate those barriers that we quickly put up, as a reason to not do something. You might come to have a passion for something that you haven’t tried yet. The bicycle exposed me to so many great things I want to pay it forward! Bike, hike, camp and explore with me.  

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