Bikepacking Roots has announced the recipients of its 2026 BIPOC Bike Adventure Grant program, continuing an effort to reduce barriers to bikepacking and outdoor adventure for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities across the United States and Canada.
Now in its fourth funding cycle, the grant program supports community leaders and grassroots organizations that use cycling and bikepacking to create welcoming outdoor spaces, expand access to equipment and education, and build stronger community connections through riding and outdoor experiences. Since launching in 2020, the program has distributed 40 grants and more than $140,000 in cash and gear support, making it one of the largest and longest-running initiatives of its kind in bikepacking.
“It was inspiring to read all of the applications and discover the breadth of amazing work being done by BIPOC leaders across the US and Canada to support their communities,” said Noelle Battle, executive director of Bikepacking Roots. “We are excited to uplift their work and build long-term partnerships to support diversity in the bikepacking community.”
The organization says the latest grants build on momentum from previous recipients, whose projects included overnight youth bikepacking trips in New Mexico, a 110-mile Katy Trail adventure in Missouri featuring first-time bikepackers from six states, and the launch of a tribal gear-lending library in California that supported elders and youth riders alike.
This year’s recipients span a wide range of communities and regions, from Alaska to the U.S.–Mexico borderlands:
- BIKEPOCING is an NYC-based group focused on making bikepacking and cycling culture more accessible to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color riders through group outings, free workshops, transportation support, and a self-funded community gear library. (Bikepacking Roots)
- Black Spoke Society is a Black and queer-led cycling community in Durham, North Carolina, that creates welcoming spaces for Black and brown riders through learn-to-ride classes, group rides, and bikepacking trips supported by a growing gear library. (Bikepacking Roots)
- Brownout Recreation Collective grew out of the Excelsior Bike Club in San Francisco and works alongside Latino immigrant communities through bilingual bikepacking programs and a community lending library designed to make equipment accessible for beginner riders. (Bikepacking Roots)
- BSpoke supports BIPOC cyclists in Alaska through community rides, maintenance clinics, beginner skills workshops, and social events aimed at reducing barriers to cycling and outdoor access.
- Kimberly Sambou partners with organizations in the Chicago area to organize beginner-friendly bike camping trips, workshops, and group rides that help Black cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts gain confidence and experience in outdoor recreation.
- Rodadas de Perreo is an Indigenous and immigrant-led bike club in Seattle that centers women of color, nonbinary riders, and Spanish-speaking communities through bilingual programming and introductory bikepacking trips.
- WTFNB El Paso creates community-led bikepacking opportunities in the El Paso–Juárez borderlands for women, trans, femme, nonbinary, and BIPOC riders through workshops, mentorship, practice rides, and binational gear-sharing initiatives.
Bikepacking Roots also recognized a long list of industry partners that contributed gear donations, discounts, and fundraising support for the grant recipients, including Big Agnes, Ortlieb, Osprey, Revelate Designs, Shimano, and Wolf Tooth, among others.
Founded to support route development, public lands advocacy, and a more inclusive bikepacking community, Bikepacking Roots says the grant program remains a key part of its effort to expand access to outdoor adventure and create more welcoming entry points into bikepacking for riders from historically underrepresented communities.
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