Nachman, JessicaHayhurst, Lyndsay2023-10-312023-10-312023-08-28Nachman, J. R., Hayhurst, L. M. C., McSweeney, M., & Wang, R. (2023). Co-creating knowledge on bicycling: a decolonial feminist participatory action research approach to arts-based methods. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2023.22439552159-6778https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2023.2243955https://hdl.handle.net/10315/41492This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health on 28 Aug 2023, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2023.2243955.Decolonial scholars have warned against the colonizing tendencies of Western research, in which the deliberate misrepresentation of Indigenous and racialized bodies justifies the exploitation and violence towards these communities (Tuck & Yang, 2012; Smith, 2022). Within the field of qualitative sport research, there is a need for research methodologies that relinquish power from the researcher, into the hands of the research communities (Spaaij et al., 2018). This paper aims to demonstrate the utility of a decolonial feminist participatory action research (PAR) approach to arts-based methods for sport research through an exploration of fieldwork with a Toronto-based bicycle organization. A combination of data collection methods were used, including: 1) arts-based methods; 2) semi-structured interviews; and 3) reflexive journal notes. The results of this project demonstrated that a decolonial feminist PAR approach to arts-based methods can: 1) illuminate the non-human actors within art and bicycling; 2) help research colleagues critique systems of oppression; and 3) facilitate research colleague agency. Taken together, these findings demonstrate the importance of co-creating knowledge within sport scholarship to illuminate the diverse knowledges of those vulnerable to systemic oppression and erasure. This is a novel direction for challenging power relations within sport research and within sociological research more broadlyenAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/BicyclesCo-creating knowledgeParticipatory action researchDecolonial feminist theoryArts-based methodsArticle