Way back in November 2014, on a balmy sunshiny afternoon before a single snowflake fell, Grease Rag hosted their 6th Annual Winter Skill Share at the beautiful Upper Blake School. We heard the experiences of winter biking from different WTF perspectives, sharing excitement and confidence with riders, gearing up to Continue Reading →
By Lee Penn Woke up this morning and saw ONE DEGREE as our local temperature – with a “feels like” in the neighborhood of minus ten or fifteen…. BUT I was itching for a bit of a ride! So – what did I do? If you know me, you probably Continue Reading →
We all make mistakes. We should not be afraid of making mistakes, because learning from these mistakes is how we grow. Race, gender, sexuality… there are many places where I’ve said things that I’ve found out later offended someone, for example using an incorrect gender pronoun. I care about including Continue Reading →
Who Are We? Where Are We Going? An important activity that we did this year in our organizing meeting was to talk about what we value about Grease Rag, and what we commit to doing in order to make Grease Rag all it can be. You can view the entire exercise Continue Reading →
By : Amy K (Read Part 1: Saving Your Skin in Winter) Hello again! I hope that everyone is ready to delve further into the winter skin care discussion with part two of my Saving Winter Skin blog posts. If you missed part one you can read it here. Today’s Continue Reading →
I came upon this article which shows the basic reasons WHY using preferred pronouns is absolutely necessary, no exceptions. Please click through to learn more, I’ve only taken tiny excerpts for a quick read. And after the five WHYs, I’ve included my own five HOWs at the end of this Continue Reading →
By : Amy K As much as some of us might dislike it, winter is officially here. And the combination of the harsh winter weather with exposed skin during winter riding equals dry, scaly, winter skin. After years of working in the health and body care section at the Wedge, Continue Reading →
Well, the weather has certainly been challenging in November! I know that it caught a few of my fellow cyclists by surprise. That first heavy wet snow that created stubborn icescapes was a challenging big wet raspberry to potential winter bikers. Lucky for me, I was (somewhat) ready for it. Continue Reading →
Hi, let me introduce myself. My name is Amy, but most people call me Amy K (due to one of those eastern European last names that no one can pronounce). I’m a female identified cyclist who enjoys cooking meals from scratch, hanging out with puppies, assembling puzzles, taking photographs, and Continue Reading →
By Kat Riding my bicycle from my current home in Minneapolis to my childhood home in Wisconsin had been a goal of mine for a few years. The route seemed easy enough, the distance was a manageable 300 miles, and I was familiar with the area. It was the perfect Continue Reading →
