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
You are now listening to…
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
Follow, share, and show us how these tunes bring you joy! #TheBlackFoxes #BlackFoxesInTheMix
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!
Die Cut The Black Foxes Logo Sticker
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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
Manifesto Point #3 discussed by Will
We create our own content, prioritizing Black riders and Black creators for the world to see. Our value and talent are for everyone, but we are behind the wheel in how they shine.
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Whether you are new to an area or just got a bike to explore the town you have been living in for years, you are definitely wondering where you should ride and you are not alone. Between studying as a geologist, working as a travel guide and taking on many adventures by bike and foot, I have had to start my local bike route repertoire from scratch too many times to count. I have learned through a lot of trial, and error, what makes a route safest and anxiety-free. I'm also a Virgo ascendant Scorpio so, naturally, I am a perfectionist of every detail. Rest assured, it's super simple to plan a route anywhere once you know where, and how, to look.
How to Plan a Route: On the Road with Alexa
Whether you are new to an area or just got a bike to explore the town you have been living in for years, you are definitely wondering where you should ride and you are not alone. Read further to learn how to plan your own route!
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Nikki Elaborates on the importance of Manifesto point #2
Read More“We inspire and encourage more Black people to delve into the outdoors and outdoor sport, whatever their realm of interest may be and at whatever level they feel comfortable.”
Nikki's Bike Check Video: 2020 Liv Hail Advance
Check out Penny in her first bike check! She’s a 2020 Liv Hail Advanced.
photo by Chris Milliman /Velocio
Let's re-evaluate how we view and consider womxn
For a while, my wife tried to get me to see how being a man made people more inclined to pay attention. Pay attention more than per se if she or another "invisible" womxn was speaking on the topic. I didn't see it; I didn't believe it. What did it matter who was speaking the truth, except this was a bald-faced lie I had to unlearn and dismiss.
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I belong here!
Black Fox, Raequan Wilson, elaborates on the importance behind manifesto point #1
We control our own narratives. We refuse to be defined and scrutinized by those who do not share our love, struggle, and story within the realm of cycling and all outdoor spaces.
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