Cycling through social change and counter movements: New materialities around bikes and a womwn?s collective facing a social contxt of exclusion in Quito

Description: Cycling is commonly seen as leisure or sports activity. In recent times, it has gained recognition as a valid transportations means, leading some cities to adapt their mobility programs so they could use the bike as a key component. However, it has not been fully analysed for its possible contributions regarding other purposes and practices. This research, performad in Quito, Ecuador, had addressed this issue focusing on the ongoing interactions among cyclists? groups and with the context where they perform their daily practices. Particularly, the main research group were the Carishinas en Bici, a women?s collective who use the bike as a mean and an enhancer for their goals and objectives. The bike is always present in their activities as individuals and as a group; creating new materialities that mediate their practices within them and with others.

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