008: Meet Black Girls Do Bike founder Monica Garrison

The Joyride Podcast!

Meet Monica! [caption id="attachment_3627" align="alignleft" width="376"] Wanna win this tshirt? Check out the Instacontest below. Photo: Chancelor Humphrey of @keeppittsburghdope)[/caption] This is episode # 8 of the Joyride - a celebration of women who ride bikes! Each week I publish a new conversation with a different woman who rides a bike in some form or fashion. Joyriders, I am stoked to chat with Monica Garrison, founder and head shero in charge of the growing organization Black Girls Do Bike. Monica believes that the simple act of riding a bike can be the catalyst to wonderful and empowering experiences for women of all ages. What started as a simple idea in 2013 to connect lady cyclists has turned into a movement with more than 50 inclusive riding groups all over the country. On this episode of the Joyride we’ll also talk about Black Girls Do Bike, riding in Pittsburgh, the first BGDB national meetup in Atlanta this June, and how to be a good ally. Here are timestamps to some of the topics we discuss in this show: 1:14 - Greetings from Steeltown 2:23 - Monica’s first bike 4:40 - Solo/Family riding 6:47 - Every ride carry 9:00 - Shop shout outs - Thick Bikes , Kindred Cycles 10:30 - Speclialized Dolce + Drop bar love 12:00 - “where are all the black women on bikes?" + that time I met Sharon from Philly 19:00 - Groups - Black Cyclists United National Brotherhood of Cyclists www.thenbc.bike/ 19:45 - Pain points & the safety dance 22:33 - Dream bike ride - A Quick Brown Fox 24:47 - What makes a good ally? 27:30 - First National BGDB Meet-up in Atlanta June 10-12 + Tour de Cure + Civil Bikes Wanna win a badass BGDB t-shirt like the one Monica is wearing above? Go to the Instagram post for this page and tag a friend. You both will be entered to win the t-shirt. We’ll announce the winner on Instagram on Friday, April 22 - the date the next podcast drops. I hope you enjoy the show! Let me know what you think at girleatsbike[at]gmail.com. Joyride, on! xo ~C Think you - or someone you know - might be a good fit to be a guest on the Joyride? I'd love to hear from you! Click here and tell me more!