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Biking in downtown Denver.
[This article was commissioned by SRAM Corporation, a bike components manufacture headquartered in Chicago, for their Urban Products catalogue.]
This is an amazing time to be an urban bicycle commuter in the United States. According to the American Community Survey, over the last decade the percentage of citizens who [...]
Oboi Redd and Eboni Senai Hawkins at Daley Plaza. Photo by Vincent Carter.
Last month I collaborated with Oboi Reed, founder of The Pioneers Bicycle Club, and Eboni Senai Hawkins, founder of the local chapter of Red Bike and Green (RBG) to create a Critical Mass map highlighting African-American landmarks on the [...]
Oboi Reed in Quilombo do Remanso, Brazil. All photos courtesy of Oboi.
[This piece was contributed by Oboi Reed, founder of The Pioneers, a bike club that promotes cycling on Chicago's South Side, and co-leader of the Southeast Side community advisory group for the city's Streets for Cycling 2020 plan.]
In February, I embarked [...]
Oboi Reed at the new wooden velodrome at 8615 S. Burley – photo courtesy of Reed
In September John interviewed Oluntunji Oboi (“O-bye-ee”) Reed about his efforts to launch The Pioneers Bicycle Club as a way to get more South Siders and African Americans involved with cycling. Last month, Oboi did his first [...]
The Pioneers’ inaugural ride: Khari Reed, Keith Bevans, Oboi Reed, Larry. Photo by Neeketta Dotson.
Recently Steven and I received an e-mail from a Chatham resident named Olatunji Oboi (“O-bye-ee”) Reed with the cheerful greeting, “Trusting y’all are both well and this note finds you in great health!” Bicycling has become part of Reed’s own [...]
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