byfan
- Member since Apr 13, 2016 O+
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- Canmore , Alberta
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byfan WeAreOne's article
Mar 2, 2022 at 15:57
Mar 2, 2022
We Are One Composites Announces All Canadian Enduro Team for 2022
Love it! Amazing to see WAO grow over the last few years.
byfan Alberta66MTB's article
Sep 28, 2021 at 10:18
Sep 28, 2021
Race Report: In-Person Racing Returns to Moose Mountain with the MooseDuro 2021
Let's go! Wish I had signed up on time. Looks epic.
byfan sarahmoore's article
Jan 4, 2021 at 13:13
Jan 4, 2021
Graham Agassiz Signs with YT Industries for 2021
Am I missing something? Where's the shade?
byfan commencal-bikes-skis's article
Dec 29, 2020 at 7:00
Dec 29, 2020
Commencal Releases Update on Prices & Timelines Impacted by COVID
You know, it's kind of racist to just assume this shit. Taiwan is more modern than most of North America.
byfan pinkbikeoriginals's article
Sep 16, 2020 at 8:59
Sep 16, 2020
Video: We Actually Tested Our Bike From The Future - The Grim Donut Part 2
@colincolin: well, fuck off then?
byfan brianpark's article
Aug 13, 2020 at 12:32
Aug 13, 2020
Eliot Jackson Launches Grow Cycling Foundation to Promote Diversity in Cycling
@TheLoamDeranger: lol, the leaps in logic you're making are hilarious.
All I said was there are barriers to entry for minorities to mountain sports and now you're to tell me I'm trying to be a great white hope who thinks mountain biking is going to lift people out of poverty?
Fuck off. I'm a minority myself. I love the mountains and just think there needs to be more opportunities for people to get exposed to mountain sports.
You only think people don't have interest because they aren't given the chance.
byfan brianpark's article
Aug 13, 2020 at 12:05
Aug 13, 2020
Eliot Jackson Launches Grow Cycling Foundation to Promote Diversity in Cycling
@cuban-b: I've encountered enough bone-headed ignorance from people in the mountain community to know they're no more woke than anyone else.
And yeah, exactly... This dude talks about all the capable minorities in his life just having no interest in mountain sports. Give me a break. People like him are part of the problem.
byfan brianpark's article
Aug 13, 2020 at 11:57
Aug 13, 2020
Eliot Jackson Launches Grow Cycling Foundation to Promote Diversity in Cycling
@TheLoamDeranger: visible minorities make up 22.3% of the population according to the last census in 2016. That number is only increasing.
If mountain sports have a much lower participation than that from visible minorities and the companies that support those sports have like 1% visible minorities working from them, what does that mean?
Systemic barriers to access.
Non-whites love the outdoors, you don't have a bloody point, just a bias.
byfan brianpark's article
Aug 13, 2020 at 11:33
Aug 13, 2020
Eliot Jackson Launches Grow Cycling Foundation to Promote Diversity in Cycling
@TheLoamDeranger: Saying there are barriers to access for minorities =/ calling them incapable, buddy. You're trying to reframe the argument to make an argument.
Giving me anecdotes about all the minorities in your life is hilariously cliche.
byfan brianpark's article
Aug 13, 2020 at 11:14
Aug 13, 2020
Eliot Jackson Launches Grow Cycling Foundation to Promote Diversity in Cycling
@TheLoamDeranger, way to completely miss the point.
First off, nice one assuming I'm talking about black people exclusively.
My comment referred specifically to minority participation in mountain sports. I can only speak to my experience in Canada, but basically everyone is white. Lots of reasons for that, but the fact that minorities aren't represented in ANYTHING doesn't exactly help.
Look at the Pinkbike staff page for example: https://www.pinkbike.com/about/
Every outdoor company basically looks like this.
If you don't think that's an issue, great, carry on, but it leads to systemic barriers for minorities to access and feel welcome in mountain sports. That's just the truth.