Bike Ladies Unite! | Other awesome feminist cycling blogs!

Other awesome feminist cycling blogs!

As we’ve been over many times, I started Bike Ladies Unite because I couldn’t find any ladies & bikes tumblrs that didn’t post objectifying bullshit. I am happy to say that in the past month, two other blogs have emerged that also reject sexualizing women cyclists! I love seeing their posts and I bet y’all would too. Check out Fixed While Feminist, whose authors are female cyclists of color that celebrate all types of cyclists from a feminist perspective, and Fuck Yeah Girls On Bikes, which features images of awesome lady cyclists and often includes short bios of the riders - this part is super cool and helps us see women as real human beings instead of decoration on a teenager’s fixie. EDIT: I can’t believe I forgot the amazing Bicimamis Caracas, a group of Venezuelan women united by their love of bikes. I really hope we can together break the monopoly of male gaze-focused bike blogs.

Speaking of that sort of thing, it looks like my arch-nemesis Fuck Yeah Girls & Bikes has drastically reduced his posting of awful material. I doubt it’s because he’s had a feminist change of heart, but I guess it’s a good thing. I still get angry when he (and other objectifying tumblrs) reblogs my posts, though. I don’t like seeing my content next to underwear.