🚲 Break barriers with WMNBikePGH on Oct 7 🚲

Join us for the 10th Annual Women & Non-Binary Bike Summit, taking place at East End Cooperative Ministry (EECM) on Saturday October 7th, 20, 2023.

The Summit is an engaging, one-day event featuring presentations, on-bike workshops, and activities focused on boosting skills and encouraging women and non-binary representation in cycling. 

This year’s Summit theme is “Bicycles are a tool for change.”

WHO?

BikePGH’s Women & Non-Binary program was created to break down barriers to bicycling and increase the representation of people who have historically marginalized gender identities. The program is inclusive of trans and cis women, intersex people, non-binary, genderqueer, agender, and gender variant folks, as well as those whose gender identity falls outside of the dominant conceptions of gender.

WHAT?

The WMNBikePGH Summit is a one-day community-building and educational experience that aims to empower trans and cis women, non-binary, genderqueer, agender and gender variant people of all ages and abilities to feel comfortable and confident riding bikes around the city. 

The Summit offers a well-rounded mix of bicycle education, energizing activities like cyclist-friendly yoga, workshops, a creative expression arts activity, on-bike adventures, and and after-party / group ride. More information on our programming below.

WHEN?

🗓 Saturday, October 7th, 2023 from 9am – 6pm (full event day schedule below)

WHERE?

📍 East End Cooperative Ministry – 6140 Station St, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

The Summit will be completely in-person, with the keynote panel and morning workshops held at the fully accessible venue, East End Cooperative Ministry. Other workshops will be taking place nearby at The Wheel Mill, Free Ride and Frick Park. Please note that if you sign up for an off-site activity, you’ll need to plan a way to get yourself there on time (by 1:25pm!), whether via bike, carpool, or public transit. 

Locations of the off-site afternoon sessions:

• 📍 The Wheel Mill – 6815 Hamilton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
• 📍 Frick Park – exact meetup location TBA!
• 📍 Free Ride – 214 N Lexington St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208

Location of after-party:

• 📍 Square Cafe – 134 S Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

WHY?

🚲 Our goal is to empower trans and cis women, non-binary, genderqueer, agender and gender variant people of all ages and abilities to feel comfortable and confident riding bikes around the city.

To ensure this event creates an inclusive and safe space, we are seeking your input on your accessibility needs. Based on your feedback, we will work with local, trained professionals to provide the services requested to the best of our ability. If you are planning on attending the Summit, please fill out this survey by September 20.

Together, we can learn from and uplift each other to build a more connected and inclusive cycling community.

MEET KESHIA ROBERSON, LEARN A NEW SKILL, SWAP GEAR, AND MORE!

The day is full of programming that accommodates everyone, no matter where in your cycling journey you may be.

This year’s Summit once again features a morning yoga wake up session with Open Up, breakfast and lunch included, a community bike clothing and gear swap, workshops, and more! And get ready, because we’re really bulking up this year’s gear swap with brand new stuff donated to us by some big bike brands.

 We are also thrilled to have this year’s superstar keynote speaker with us – Keshia Roberson, founder of Major Knox Adventures, a minority women-owned wellness company that provides affordable trip experiences to promote radical joy in the outdoors.

In the afternoon, you’ll sign up for an afternoon session of your choice: Choose either the sit-down learning session OR an on-your-bike skill building workshop. For the sit-down session, you’ll stay at East End Cooperative Ministry and hear from Eva Kloiber of Liberation Fab, as well as Opal Violet who will be teaching us alllllllll about wheels.

If you opt for an on-your-bike skill-building workshop instead, you’ll head to either The Wheel Mill indoor bike park, Free Ride or, to Frick Park for mountain biking.

If you sign up for the beginner or intermediate workshops at The Wheel Mill, you must provide your own bike (BMX, mountain bikes, hybrids – basically just not road bikes. You’ll need tires with traction.)

After the workshops and afternoon sessions, attend our celebratory group bike ride and optional after-party at Square Cafe to cap off the day with complimentary appetizers. 

Participate in the fun and inclusivity of our remarkable WMNBikePGH community! 

All participants will receive a swag bag at registration with these complimentary items:

• Gender Matters Infographic
• Pittsburgh Bike Map, (NEW for 2023! Version 9)
• Biking 101 Guide
• “What to do in a Crash” card
• WMNBikePGH pin 
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Snacks at the optional after-party

Event Schedule

• 9:00 am Event space opens for registration and check in. Coffee and light breakfast are provided
• 9:30 am Morning Yoga with OpenUpPGH (optional)
• 10:40 am Opening Announcements
• 10:45 am Keynote speaker Keshia Roberson
• 11:45 am Creative expression art activity
• 12:30 – 1:30 pm Gear swap & Lunch
• 1:30 – 3:30 pm Afternoon sessions (you can choose your own when registering!)
• 3:50 pm Closing remarks
• 4:00 – 6:00 pm Group bike ride!
• 6:00 pm Happy hour at Square Cafe (light bites will be provided, cash bar for personal drinks).

Choose Your Afternoon Session

Get on your bike and try an off-site bike activity, or, sit back at East End Cooperative Ministry for an educational workshop. When you register, you’ll make your choice between the Off-Site Option OR the Sit & Listen Option.

Off-Site Option: You can choose ONE of these off-site bike activities –

• On-Your-Bike Fun at The Wheel Mill indoor bike park (1:30 pm-3:30 pm) – Choose either beginner or intermediate level. Be sure to have your own transportation there so that you are settled in and ready to ride by 1:25pm – 6815 Hamilton Ave, Pgh, PA 15208
• Beginner Mountain Bike Clinic in Frick Park (1:30 pm-3:30 pm) – Bring your bike to this session and be sure to have your own transportation there so that you can be there no later than 1:25 pm!
• Know-Your-Bike class @ Free Ride (1:30 pm-3:30 pm) – Bring your bike with you so you can learn about its parts during this hands-on workshop! You will get your hands dirty. – 214 N Lexington St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208

Sit & Listen Option: Instead of leaving the venue, you can sit back and learn at one, or both, of these educational sessions –

• Sit & Listen Session: “Bike Nerd-Out” with LibFab (1:30 pm-2:20 pm at EECM) – Eva Kloiber (she/her) – Eva is a professional bike nerd and metal fabricator at Liberation Fab who believes that bicycles are powerful tools for enabling both personal and collective liberation.
• Sit & Listen Session: “Wheel Talk” with Opal (2:30 – 3:20 at EECM) – Opal Violet (she/they) – Opal is a part time bike mechanic and a grad student at Point Park University, pursuing a master’s degree in community psychology and a big believer in the power of belonging in a place and with people.

AFTER-PARTY & GROUP RIDE

Programmed activity concludes at 4:00 pm, but feel free to join everyone in a celebratory bike ride to Square Cafe for complimentary snacks and socializing!

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

No one will be turned away for lack of funds. If cost is a barrier to you, please reach out to us at info@bikepgh.org