All Bodies on Bikes Mission Statement

Our mission is to create a body size inclusive community, educate and change the industry, ensure access to safe and comfortable biking equipment, and celebrate joyful movement on a bicycle.

All Bodies on Bikes Vision

We envision a world where anyone, regardless of body size, weight, or perceived fitness level can safely enjoy a bike ride in a way that is joyful to them. 

To make that vision a reality, All Bodies on Bikes:

1)Fosters an online community: ABOB established and maintains a strong presence on Facebook and Instagram with the goal of providing inspiration to people of all sizes, a place for online discussion, and to increase the representation of larger bodies in cycling. , 

2)Fosters an in-person community: ABOB hosts social bike rides where everyone is welcome to move their bodies joyfully at a pace that is comfortable and safe for them. 

3)Educates the cycling community: ABOB provides educational resources, consulting, and leadership to the bike industry and cycling community at large on best practices in size inclusive bike communities through workshops, consulting, and educational seminars.

All Bodies on Bikes Values

We recognize the following:

  • Body size exists on a spectrum and our lived experiences are not the same as other people’s in similar or differently sized bodies than ours. We recognize that many factors impact this, but especially race, country of origin, mobility level, and income level.

  • We ride bikes for joyful movement and appreciate all forms of bike riding, including electric bikes, adaptive bikes, and tricycles. 

  • All Bodies on Bikes strives to be a body-neutral zone. That means we don’t talk about dieting, weight loss, weight gain, food restrictions, etc. 

  • We celebrate our bodies for what they can do. Wherever they are at today, we say thank you, and give it the fuel, water, and rest it needs to perform at our best, each and every day.