Adventure Council
Making bicycle travel more accessible for everyone
The Adventure Council is the voice of underrepresented riders in the cycling industry, driving program initiatives that remove barriers for all emerging riders.
Connect
Meet like-minded friends and establish a deeper relationship to the cycling community
Advocate
Ensure you and your friends are represented in the bicycle travel community
Advise
Help guide new programming at Adventure Cycling through your experience as a cyclist
We are currently recruiting for the Adventure Council in the Rocky Mountain region. It’s a one-year commitment, and the Council meets remotely bi-monthly. The Council provides feedback and advises Adventure Cycling on restructuring its programming to be more inclusive.
If inclusion and accessibility in the cycling community sound like something you’re passionate about, take our survey! No bike travel experience is needed.
Requirements
- Resident of the Rocky Mountain Region: If you live in Colorado, Montana, Northern Arizona, Northern Idaho, or Wyoming, you’re eligible to apply!
- 1-Year Commitment: Join us for six bi-monthly remote meetings over the course of one year.
- Advocate for Diversity: We aim for parity in all aspects, including but not limited to demographic identity, gender identity, and socio-economic status.
- Active Participation: Be ready to engage in pre/post workshop assignments and surveys, and be an enthusiastic participant in our meetings.
Council Members
Alyssa
Alyssa Gonzalez is a queer designer, athlete, and bike shop owner living in Colorado. She’s passionate about inclusive community building in the outdoor industry and her work centers the joy and experiences of women of color in cycling. Alyssa has been a lifelong athlete and competed as a Division I 400 meter hurdler in college, while she pursued her passion for design and marketing. She loves cycling and skiing, and when she’s not playing in nature you can find her at the bike shop she owns in Denver with her best friend Kolby. Alyssa values community over everything and loves spending time in her kitchen with friends. Her perfect day consists of moody weather, cat cuddles, and a home cooked meal!
Eli
Eli Kosko (they/them) is a bike nerd extraordinaire and integrates their love of bikes into all aspects of their life. As a recreational rider, professional bike mechanic, and a safe routes and infrastructure advocate they find the power and joy of bikes in everything they do and strive to share that as far and wide as possible. Eli loves spending all day outside on a bike, sharing in that joyful movement with others, empowering other riders with the skills they need for their bike maintenance journey, sharing knowledge and helping others find their own bike joy. You can spot Eli riding any off-road/gravel path, commuting by bike, spending time walking and hiking with their dog, and at gravel events across the country.
Erin
Howdy! I’m Erin, a queer midwesterner currently living in Colorado and working for a copper mine. I was raised around bikes and originally found love for their mechanical components, but didn’t find my true passion for them until I rode a bike cross-country at 19. My first supported bike trip sparked a love for the outdoors and I began pursing ways to make those spaces accessible to me despite my neurodivergent related feeding/eating differences. Regardless of not having an outdoorsy upbringing or athletic background I have found my most authentic self in these spaces whether it’s riding bikes, bouldering, taking my pup hiking, or most recently at roller derby practice. I enjoy embracing the jack of all trades, master of none way of life. Besides finding joy in movement, I enjoy learning new crafting skills or catching up with friends about their latest endeavors. I often joke that my sewing machine is the only thing that can keep up with the speed at which my brain moves!
Gabriela
Seqër! I am an indigenous Mayan Guatemalan woman, I love the opportunity to bring diversity, equity and inclusivity into the biking world. As a BIPOC person who loves spending time in the outdoors, this year I’m excited to try more bikes, fat tire, road, gravel and bike packing. I love to build community and inspire people, to enjoy the benefits of the outdoors and finding their own community to go and have fun afuera! Maltyox X 3 =Gracias.
Genevieve
Genevieve is a travel enthusiast, aspiring birder, and registered nurse originally from a small town in southwestern New Mexico. As a current resident of Tucson, AZ, she has bikepacked in the Gila Wilderness, Arizona, and Mexico. When not working in the hospital or on her bike, you can find her seeking wild water in the Sonoran desert, reading a book with a cup of coffee, or enjoying live music.
Joanna
Joanna was born and raised in New York City and re-learned how to ride a bicycle at age 28 – proof that you can forget how to ride a bike! She made her way out to the northwest via Boulder, Colorado, where she fell in love with road biking and hill climbs. This led to a deeper overall appreciation of outdoor adventures, and in 2020 she moved to Missoula, Montana. Joanna’s favorite things about biking are the increased connection to her surroundings and the thrill of getting places near and far through the power of her own body and mind. When she’s not working for RMI (a nonprofit clean energy think tank), you can find her cooking, baking, running, and getting out for bike rides with her family throughout the Pacific Northwest as much as she can.