Bikes
Meet the retro road warriors battling for glory on the streets of Sri Lanka
No gears, no teams, no prizes — For the amateur street racers of south Sri Lanka, competing on antiquated bikes is the ultimate test of endurance. Only cool heads and sheer determination will prevail.
Written by: Cian Traynor
How cycling is a symbol of hope in a country scarred by genocide
Rwanda on Wheels — In Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, the bike is empowering all who ride.
Written by: Antonia Windsor
The African bike revolution
Wheels of change — Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka are a pan-African cycling team helping to bring thousands of bikes to kids across the continent.
Written by: Alex King
The female cyclist who rode 2,000 miles across America alone with a broken shoulder
Riding solo in to the heart of America — After crashing on the first day of the solo Trans Am Bike Race across America, cyclist Laura Scott, got a far more profound experience of the country and its people.
Written by: Laura Scott
The all-female bike crews taking over our streets
Rebellious therapy — In 1896, women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony proclaimed the bicycle as the “greatest feminist technology of its time”. Now it's the motorbike's turn.
Written by: Max Gayler
The self-taught bike builder who left his dead-end job behind
Generation Why Not — A near-death experience inspired former factory-worker Ricky Feather to leave his dead-end job and follow his dreams. It was a gamble that paid off. Without any formal training, Feather has built a career as one of the world’s most respected young bike builders.
Written by: Daniel Tapper (interview)
Video: Mad bikers tear it up on the Alpine ice at Snow Quake
Sideburn x Deus Ex Machina — Europe’s finest custom motorbikes go head-to-head around a hazardous icy track high in the Italian Alps. This is the notorious Dirt Quake - on ice.
Written by: Alex King
All-girl bike gang the Deadly Nightshades are keeping cycling’s rebellious spirit alive
Pedalling for the grrrls — In our latest story from The Commuter Journal – a cycling paper made by Huck and Levi’s® Commuter™ – we meet Toronto’s all-girl gang The Deadly Nightshades, a creative cycling collective.
Written by: Kaitlyn Kochany
Meet the cyclists and mechanics rebuilding Cuban bike culture against the odds
Pedalling into a new era — In our first story from The Commuter Journal – a cycling paper made by Huck and Levi’s® Commuter™ – we explore the booming bike revolution in Cuba, a country in the throes of change.
Written by: Graham Sowa
Meet Bushra Al-Fusail & the Yemeni women cycling in the face of oppression & civil war
The Yemeni Women Bike Group — Bushra Al-Fusail is a Yemeni artist and women's rights activist leading a two-wheel revolution in Yemen by challenging gender stereotypes one revolution at a time.
Written by: Steven Turner