Credit: Rachael Revesz
Strong Women
Fairy lights, drum ’n’ bass and homemade cookies: “How cycling in a pack helped me to take up space on the road”
4 years ago
2 min read
During the 2020 lockdowns, bicycle sales surged by 60%. Now that we’re facing more Covid restrictions, you might be tempted to dust that bike off again. Worried about cycling in the dark? Take a leaf of out writer and cyclist Rachael Revesz’s book and join a group.
“This is the best cycling experience I’ve ever had in Edinburgh,” said the woman riding her bike next to me.
I had to agree. Eight months after moving back home to the cobblestoned Scottish capital, I found myself and 170 others, mostly women, exploring the roads around the castle, Royal Mile and Cowgate. Our bikes were covered in fairy lights and colourful decorations like Christmas trees.
One woman rode a cargo bike, a drum ’n’ bass remix thumping from her sound system. People honked their car horns and filmed us on their phones. We waved and rang our bells; the traffic forced to slow down far behind us.
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