Episode 4: Marley Blonsky & Shequaya Bailey Ride Buddies

Our first Live and IRL episode! In the fourth episode of the Ride Buddies conversation series, we caught up with All Bodies on Bikes advocate Marley Blonsky and Pittsburgh’s Major Taylor Cycling Club President, Shequaya Bailey LIVE at the SBT GRVL event in August.
A longtime advocate for larger bodies on bikes, Marley Blonsky and her message skyrocketed to fame when Shimano released its “All Bodies on Bikes” video this past March. Shequaya Bailey, meanwhile, also spends a lot of her time advocating for inclusivity but with a focus on the BIPOC community. United in a dream for a more inclusive, accepting and safe cycling community, Blonsky and Bailey work tirelessly to get more folks in the saddle and change the industry, one event or one additional clothing size at a time. They sit on boards, lead rides, head organizations, write emails, attend events throughout the country yet somehow they still found the time to sit down to chat.
Strangers until this recording, Blonsky and Bailey cover a lot of proverbial ground including their newbie mountain biking woes, ‘the Booty mantra’, a PSA to please wear helmets on the bike (and on the toilet, apparently!), and how to feel safe on a solo bikepacking trip.
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