Pedal Pusher Society

We are the Pedal Pusher Society, Milwaukee’s premier women and transgender bike gang. Our mission: to create a supportive, independent and empowering bike culture in Milwaukee while simultaneously having an awesome time.

In 2005 the PPS was formed in the living room of a Riverwest Polish flat by a few friends who wanted to ride bikes with each other more often and simultaneously challenge Milwaukee’s exclusive and male-dominated underground bike culture. We began going on rides together, helping each other get bikes that fit our different riding preferences, and learning how to do some repairs and maintenance ourselves. These days we have a ride or event about once or twice a month as well as fancy embroidered jackets, business cards, and two music videos showcasing our style and rebel attitude to the tune of ‘Eye of the Tiger’ and Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It.’ Any women or trans person who wants to be a Pedal Pusher is welcome to join us, all that’s needed is to show up and ride!

On a related note, it’s important to note the distinction between the PPS’s mission to create a new bike culture from the PPS functioning as a stepping stone up the social ladder of acceptance into the dominant bike culture. While the PPS hopes to create a bike culture free of oppression including sexism, hetero-centrism and racism, another value of ours is to be inclusive and empowering. No matter who you are, we don’t care what type of bike you ride, how you dress or what you look like—we just care that you bike, or want to bike!