U. Oregon bike class helps LGBT students confront ‘capitalist patriarchy’

A University of Oregon workshop will help LGBT students overcome barriers to learning about bike repair due to the “capitalist patriarchy.”

The class, which runs until the end of February, “covers topics including fixing flats, wheel hub overhauls, wheel truing, brake adjustments, drivetrains, and derailleurs.”

But it is not aimed at just anyone interested in learning how to keep their Schwinn running.

Instead, the event description states:
 
Have the material and psychic conditions of capitalist patriarchy prevented you from being the confident, nerdy bicycle mechanic you would love to be? Calling femmes, women, trans, non-binary, and other gender diverse humans wanting to learn (or learn more) about the joys of bicycle maintenance!!! FTW (Femmes/Trans/Women).
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