Outride & Slug Bicycles Announce The Solstice Ride to Raise $100,000 to Diversify Youth Cycling

PRESS RELEASE: Outride & Slug Bicycles

Outride and Slug Bicycles are joining forces to host the 2021 Solstice Ride from June 18 - June 21, 2021. The goal is to raise $100,000 for organizations diversifying youth cycling throughout the United States.

The Solstice Ride started in 2020 as a response to the ongoing discussion about racial injustice, raising over $15,000 for Blackstone Bicycle Works. Building on this momentum, Slug Bicycles and Outride are partnering with Quality Bicycle Products, Easton Cycling, SRAM, Teravail, and Whisky Parts Co. The 2021 Solstice Ride aspires to activate the cycling community to build a more equitable and inclusive culture.

The 2021 Solstice Ride is supporting grassroots organizations committed to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the cycling industry in five regions across the country including the Bay Area, Chicago, the Four Corners, Minneapolis, and New York City. This year’s grantees include: SiiHasin (Arizona & Navajo Nation), Silver Stallion Bicycle and Coffee (New Mexico & Navajo Nation), Cycles of Change (Oakland, California), Marin County Bicycle Coalition / Cory's Ride (Marin County, California), I Challenge Myself (New York, New York), Blackstone Bicycle Works (Chicago, Illinois), and Free Bikes For Kids (Minneapolis, Minnesota).

“We want to empower organizations already doing the work to diversify cycling in their communities,” said Outride Executive Director Skye DeLano. “We’re excited that Slug and other bike industry partners are working with us to make that happen.”

Outride and Slug are calling on cycling communities across the country to participate by joining or organizing a local Solstice Ride, raising awareness about the ride, and contributing $1 per mile ridden to the Outride Solstice Ride Fund. All donations will be matched $1:1 by the Outride Fund. Since 2019, the Outride Fund has granted over $500,000 to 76 community-based organizations advancing diversity in youth cycling across 30 states.

To learn more, visit Solstice Ride or join #TheSolsticeRide Strava Club. Email hello@outridebike.org for questions and media inquiries.


About Outride
Founded in 2014, Outride is an anti-racist cycling organization whose research, cycling programs, and grant giving activities support the cognitive, physical, and socio-emotional well-being of youth. Committed to breaking down barriers so all kids have access to safe places to ride and all the benefits the bike can bring, Outride’s programs and partnerships advance equitable, inclusive, and healthy futures for youth — one bike rider at a time.


About Slug Bicycles
Slug Bicycles is a bike company located in San Francisco, California. Bikes are for everyone, regardless of what you ride, how you ride, or when you started riding. Slug is bringing more people into this two-wheeled culture, and is doing this by working with organizations focused on expanding access for all.