It’s all of those things, but honestly we’re still trying to figure all that out. From the start everything happened organically and was all heart-based, and that was all Will Cortez, because dude has a big heart. And maybe Will and Silas and others are more apt to answer the mission question, but some background for folks here: BikePOCpnw started from a (JAN 15th) thread on the OMTM Google group about the Parsons road connector and issues with landowners over there. Some folks were offering their take on it, but then Kevin (KRhea) chimed in with his experience as a Black man cycling in these rural areas and it being a different thing from what a white cyclist might experience.
- bike
- gear
- helmet
- water bottle
- camera
- back pack
- poncho
It’s all of those things, but honestly we’re still trying to figure all that out. From the start everything happened organically and was all heart-based, and that was all Will Cortez, because dude has a big heart. And maybe Will and Silas and others are more apt to answer the mission question, but some background for folks here: BikePOCpnw started from a (JAN 15th) thread on the OMTM Google group about the Parsons road connector and issues with landowners over there. Some folks were offering their take on it, but then Kevin (KRhea) chimed in with his experience as a Black man cycling in these rural areas and it being a different thing from what a white cyclist might experience.
It’s all of those things, but honestly we’re still trying to figure all that out. From the start everything happened organically and was all heart-based, and that was all Will Cortez, because dude has a big heart. And maybe Will and Silas and others are more apt to answer the mission question, but some background for folks here: BikePOCpnw started from a (JAN 15th) thread on the OMTM Google group about the Parsons road connector and issues with landowners over there. Some folks were offering their take on it, but then Kevin (KRhea) chimed in with his experience as a Black man cycling in these rural areas and it being a different thing from what a white cyclist might experience.
This is a great conversation, and good things will come of it.
– Paul Newman