The 14 were selectively slain because they were women in a domain stereotyped as men's. We have some experience with that stereotype. We Remember| Nous nous souvenons #DecSix1989 #LʻÉcolePolytechnic #NationalDayOfRemembranceAndActionOnViolenceAgainstWomen🇨🇦

This is great news! It will make the morning cycle commute much safer. AND make it easier to plan our #frostglam #cyclechic. #Edmonton_IS_winterbikecity!

Flashback to June 2025, just 5 months ago. The annual Ride of the Fancy Women ( @fancywomenbikeyeg.bsky.social). The fab @nicoleroach.bsky.social, founder of @womenurbanismca.bsky.social graced the 100+ women with a few words at the start of the ride. Here's her speech: substack.com/@bikeologyca...

We're all dizzy at the idea of a mayor dedicating _2.5_% of the capital budget to active transportation infrastructure, as Calgary's Jeromy Farkas campaign promised. But. Back in 2016, UNEP was calling for _20%_ to be dedicated to bike ransportation infrastructure.

Hoping that many Canadian urban planners, civil engineers and street builders sign up for this professional development opportunity, and that they are enthused to apply GBA+ lens to all future urban design projects: urbancyclinginstitute.org/redesigning-... #infrastructure #bikelanes #urbanism+

Join our Let's Bike There #cargobike peeps at Edmonton's newest playground: O-day'min Park! •Sunday, Nov 30 •11 am to 1 pm Meet car-free families, chat cargo bikes, winter commuting, & safe cycling infrastructure! #Yegbike #bikesky www.instagram.com/p/DRigGrxEo7K/

Indeed, some of us are, my pretty! #Halloween #Bikesky #Yegbike

No women, no safety Women on bikes are the indicator species of a city’s cycling health. If you don’t see many of us, it’s not about lack of interest — it’s about safety. Day 13 of the #carfreechallenge2025 #yegbike @bikeology.bsky.social

Happy Halloween Friday, funicular fanatics. The funicular is running fine, so take it…IF YOU DARE! Have a scary good weekend. 🎃 7:16 am #YEGFunicularStatus (Oct 31)

A new blog post! This time from @szaracat.bsky.social: "Riding in the Shoulder Seasons" What hurdles does your brain present as the weather shifts and you keep on pedaling? open.substack.com/pub/bikeolog... #Bikesky #WomenRideBikes

We have arrived at Friday, funicular friends! October commutes are such feasts for the senses with the quiet pockets of mysterious darkness, skittering of crispy leaves, and green landscape yielding to tawny shades of rust. Funicular and elevator are fine 7: 15 am #YEGFunicularStatus (Oct 17)

This little promo video has over 6600 views!! See you tomorrow, Edmonton Legislature, 11am for photos, 11:30 departure. We're keen to see your old bikes, and 1890s cycling chic. #bikesky #yegbike #tweedride #suffragettes

Vintage in Tweed Ride essential details: When: October 18th 11:00 a.m. for photos, depart at 11:30 a.m. Where: meet at the reflecting pools of the Alberta legislature. What: your oldest bike & your favorite 1894 style. RSVP (not required, but appreciated): doodle.com/sign-up-shee... #bikesky

The video is up! Many thanks to @markiemoose.ca for directing, recording & editing 🙏🏼 If you're in Edmonton, join us October 18th. Bring your favourite old bike, wear your best tweed www.instagram.com/reel/DPZH8_C... #bikesky #yegbike

Happy Car-Free Day!!

It's Sunday, cyclists. The perfect day to take a bike ride. You're probably wondering what to wear. I have an idea. Join bikeology.ca. And get your fine self a shirt.👇 These also have smart ass quips on the back. So the drivers have a reason to honk their horn. www.slashgraphics.com/bikeology

A great way to spend an autumn solstice morning: supporting bike-friendly candidates in the 2025 municipal election. Here, @ethnographer.bsky.social is leafletting for @ashleysalvador.bsky.social in Ward Métis #WomensBikePoweredLitDrop www.instagram.com/p/DO5u42okQL... #bikesky #yegbike

Blushingly, we ask that you share our first foray into the world of microblogging?🚲😌 #bikesky #urbanism+ #yegbike #yycbike #WomenRideBikes @bikesky.social @bikeminds.bsky.social @yegbike.bsky.social @letsbikethereyeg.bsky.social @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social bikeology.substack.com/p/we-are-fie...

Next June, you & the family should join the annual #RideOfTheFancyWomen! (Fyi: @fancywomenbikeyeg.bsky.social ) IF you're considering a cargo bike, you should meet the @letsbikethereyeg.bsky.social ppl. They'll tell you about their various types (probably let you try one): www.letsbikethere.com

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Reminiscing about the 2024 @fancywomenbikeyeg.bsky.social , with thanks to @geodarcy.bsky.social's excellent video on his Bike Bike, Nudge Nudge channel on YouTube: youtu.be/HEoZZInT38g?... (He makes an excellent point about Edmonton City Councillors' participation.)

The glam and whimsy was in full force for Edmonton's annual Ride of the Fancy Women (2025).

I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.

Here’s 27 seconds of The Ride of the Fancy Women. You’d be amazed at how riding a bike wearing a fascinator can put you in a wonderful mood. (Video my face as I ride a bike, and I pan up to show the women riding behind me. I’m wearing a black fascinator and a silver sequinned shirt.)

I had a wonderful time at my first-ever @fancywomenbikeyeg.bsky.social! 👗👠💐🚲 This annual group ride in #Edmonton uses whimsy, flowers, and bikes to advocate for women-welcoming bicycle infrastructure. Kudos to the organizers at @bikeology.bsky.social for hosting a very fun and fancy ride! 👏

Why yes, I DID ride my bike in a dress & heels for the @fancywomenbikeyeg.bsky.social today!

Can't wait for Sunday to arrive? Here's the route map, to whet your appetite even further: #RideOFancyWomen2025 goo.gl/maps/D3pnxib...

@laurby.bsky.social ?.

Second Sunday of June, high noon: It's the 2025 version of the annual Ride.... What will you be wearing this year, Edmonton? 🎉🚲💐🚲👒🚲👠🚲👯🚴🏼🪻🚴🏽‍♀️💃🏼 (PS: thank you for the beautiful new poster, @jkparker.bsky.social🙏🏼)

Will the @edmontonjournal.com send a reporter on June 8?? (She hasn't yet responded to offers to broaden her coverage).

It's almost that time, Edmonton.... June 8, noon What colour will you wear this year, on the annual @fancywomenbikeyeg.bsky.social ?

New! We received a lot of requests to release our bonus with Marco te Brömmelstroet, aka “The Fietsprofessor," about a study he co-authored with @ianwalker.bsky.social on where motornomativity comes from... so here it is! Plus, better language for better streets. thewaroncars.org/2025/05/06/e...

RIGHT?! Has any media organization reached out to the women who coordinate the Ride of the Fancy Women, or women members of Bike Edmonton, or the women who organize the cargobike play dates...? No. They talk about balanced reporting, yet they elide the women's voices🧐 @letsbikethereyeg.bsky.social

Looks a *lot* like a Ride of the Fancy Women!! (Except, to the best of our recollection, no one has actually shown up wearing clothes made out of curtains)

Please share Please rsvp Please bring the cycle chic!! #Yegbike #Women.Ride.Bikes

We just invited @EdmontonJournal reporter JCarmichael to join the Ride of the Fancy Women on June 8th so she could see for herself that macho nimbys arguing against safe infrastructure don't represent all the voices, or why we need proper bike lanes in #Edmonton. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

I will be at the annual Ride of the Fancy Women.... (The 2nd Sunday in June). Love this year's talking points 👇🏼 #YEG🚲 #BicyclesAreWomensFreedomMachines

Many of the Bikeology Guild are here in Bluesky: @nicoladinicola.bsky.social @szaracat.bsky.social @itsmeserenat.bsky.social @realdocbrown.bsky.social @ethnographer.bsky.social, @helencoe.bsky.social @grumpalump.bsky.social @isla-rambles.bsky.social #FietsstersProselytizingForFietssterdom 🚲♀️👠👷🏼🚲

The Ride of the Fancy Women is an Edmonton tradition. We don our fave cycle chic & slow roll to proclaim: •Bicycles are women's freedom machines •Bicycles fight traffic congestion •Bicycles fight climate change •City streets must welcome ♀️to 🚲 Jun 8ʻ25, details: www.eventbrite.ca/e/ride-of-th...

Don't be confused, Edmonton! #FWBR, @letsbikethereyeg.bsky.social, plus a mob of fab♀️advocating for more, better, safer bicycle commuting infrastructure, & for women's freedom to cycle in our city, are joining forces to create the *Bikeology Guild of Canada*. Follow @bikeology.bsky.social for more!

Here's a beautifully produced video about Annette Gilbert (@cyclequeen.bsky.social), a school principal who rides her Gazelle Ebike 32km per day on her commute. You'll want to watch this! 👇

In a world full of nasties being mercurial and malevolent to other, be the people sponsoring "Infuuts" for kids in hospitals. #Bikesky #LetTheChildrenPlay bsky.app/profile/film...

Feb 14th is Winter Bike to Work Day. You don't need to be Wonder Woman to be an all-season fietsster. Join @coffeeoutside.bsky.social, City of Edmonton for hot treats, 7-9am. We will have special news! Meet @ the Garneau Lamp. BYO mug.

Tomorrow in YEG - Winter Bike to Work Day 👇🏽 🚲 ❄️ @ethnographer.bsky.social @nicoladinicola.bsky.social @fancywomenbikeyeg.bsky.social @yegbike.bsky.social

Sad news #urbanism+

A walkable mixed-use neighborhood is a compact, pedestrian-friendly area where homes, shops, offices, and public spaces coexist. It reduces car dependence, fosters social interaction, and enhances sustainability. (Pic /CursingPeople)

Saving the CBC isn't just about protecting your favourite program or personality. It's about preserving national unity -- and preventing Canada from being subject to a hostile foreign takeover. www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/19/o...

@michaeljanz.bsky.social Are the city, or councillors (like you), using this video (that you helped pay for, btw)? vimeo.com/948909621

If you were planning to come to the IceBreaker but couldn't make it in the end, worry not. The session got recorded and you can watch it on our website: shorturl.at/bxsuu Also, even if you did join us live, you can return to your favorite parts now. And give us feedback! shorturl.at/ggHQR ❄️🚴‍♀️❄️🚴❄️🚴‍♂️❄️

we're super excited for the #bikesky community to have one of the first video feeds on bluesky! to add a post simply include a video and mention anything to do with bikes in your post or alt text