Co-Facilitators Christina and Janni are ever-so-excited to announce our first monthly Pre-GRNE-Open-Shop GROUP RIDE at Recovery Bike Shop!  

Join us tonight at 2555 Central Ave NE for a little jaunt around our neighborhood's wonky streets.  

We'll take an 8-mile trip down NE lane to explore what infrastructure our little piece of Mpls has to offer, including a 2-year-old 'Bike Boulevard,' a few rare streets that cut through the entire neighborhood and the city's first 'bicycle-stoplight.'

Meet at 530pm, roll out at 550pm; a moderate beginner-friendly pace is planned.  ALL Women-Trans-Femme welcome!

After that, we'll end up back at Recovery Bike Shop (2555 Central Ave NE) at 7pm for our discussion and open shop night.  From 7pm – 730pm we’ll be quickly talking about over-the-road maintenance.  So bring in your bike and all of your questions to learn tips and tricks to keep from getting stranded on the dusty trail.

Oh, and you know there will be coffee.

From 730pm – 9pm we’ll have open shop to work on anything you like.  Do you have any projects you want to work on?

Hope to see you there!  90 DEGREES today, can you beleive it?!

Join us at 7pm at Recovery Bike Shop (2555 Central Ave NE)!  From 7pm – 730pm we’ll be doing a quick session on adjusting shifters.  So bring in your bike with all of it's shifty goodness and we'll break down how to make your ride hit all of it's intended speeds.  

Oh, and you know there will be coffee.

From 730pm – 9pm we’ll have open shop to work on anything you like.  Do you have any projects you want to work on?

Hope to see you there!  It's getting warmer...

Join us at 7pm at Recovery Bike Shop (2555 Central Ave NE)!  From 7pm – 730pm we’ll be doing a general tutorial on the beginnings of BUILDING YOUR OWN BIKE, from the frame on up.  Bring in your bike (or part of it), your project and all of your questions and let's break these machines down to their simplest form!  

Oh, and you know there will be coffee.

From 730pm – 9pm we’ll have open shop to work on anything you like.  Do you have any projects you want to work on?

Join us at 7pm at Recovery Bike Shop (2555 Central Ave NE)!  From 7pm – 730pm we’ll be doing a quick rundown of preventative winterizing on your trusty steed.  Bring in your bike, your project and all of your questions and let's get your winter ride cleaned, greased and lubricated.  From 730pm – 9pm we’ll have open shop to work on anything you like.  Do you have any projects you want to work on?

Join us at 7pm at Recovery Bike Shop (2555 Central Ave NE)!  From 7pm – 730pm we’ll be doing a loosely-formatted Question-and-Answer forum about whatever you have questions on in the bike world.  You read that right- WHATEVER you like!  Wondering where the closest trails are?  What's a "bottom bracket"?  How to gear up for Fall?  Bring in your bike, your project and all of your questions and our amazing Grease Rag community will set the record straight.  From 730pm – 9pm we’ll have open shop to work on anything you please.  Do you have any projects you want to work on?

Join us at 7pm at Recovery Bike Shop (2555 Central Ave NE)!  From 7pm – 730pm we’ll be doing a quick demo on wrapping handlebars with super slick new tape.  Ever wondered how the pro's make your bar wrap look so fresh?  Bring in your bike and learn how to do it yourself, and never have to pay to have it done again!  From 730pm – 9pm we’ll have open shop to work on anything you’d like. Do you have any projects you want to work on?

Join us at 7pm at Recovery Bikes (2555 Central Ave NE)!  From 7pm – 730pm we’ll be doing a quick rundown and Q&A of one of our favorites, that pesky mid-season maintenance on your trusty iron horse.  So bring in your bike and learn what you can be doing regularly to keep your ride working for you!  From 730pm – 9pm we’ll have open shop to work on anything you’d like. Do you have any projects you want to work on?

Grease Rag NE is Today, Tuesday, June 12th!

(Grease Rag NE is the second Tuesday of every month.)

Join us at 7pm at Recovery Bikes (2555 Central Ave NE)! From 7pm – 8pm we’ll be teaching a short tutorial on installing and adjusting brakes. So bring in your bike and learn how to install a shiny new brake and make it, you know, work :). From 8pm – 9pm we’ll have open shop to work on anything you’d like. Do you have any projects you want to work on?

Grease Rag NE is Today, Tuesday, May 8th!

(Grease Rag NE is the second Tuesday of every month.)

Join us at 7pm at Recovery Bikes (2555 Central Ave NE)! From 7pm – 8pm we’ll be teaching a short tutorial on adjusting headsets. So bring in your bike and learn how to get that wiggle waggle out of the headset! From 8pm – 9pm we’ll have open shop to work on anything you’d like. Do you have any projects you want to work on?

(A few more photos on the Grease Rag Flickr group.  Thanks, Jeremy!)

Frens,

BIG thank you hugs to everyone that showed up for the party on June 11th.

Everyone pitched in to cook and to clean up at the end of the party, we got enough donations to cover the beer (woo!), and y'all practically licked the guacamole bowl clean, which was a huge compliment to my skill with 'cados.  The ride was sweet, I made some new friends, and I was super happy to introduce you all to Brent of Recovery Bikes and Jamie of Sunrise Cyclery.  Those guys/ shops are our biggest supporters, second only to you, the people that chose to hang with us on that wonderful Saturday evening.  We appreciate you!

July 7 is Grease Rag's 2nd birthday.  Terrific Two's!  There is a Grease Rag Ride & Wrench on the 7th... come out and celebrate with a ride and some bike grease in the shop.

We were also thinking of having a party sometime to celebrate...  What do you think?