Love your bike thoroughly and often this winter. This is a session re-cap from Grease Rag’s 6th Annual Winter Skill Share (2014). There were two big take-homes for me in Angie’s presentation: preparing your bike; and maintaining your bike. Angie explained that no matter how careful you are, riders will Continue Reading →
Layers… so many layers! This is a session re-cap from Grease Rag’s 6th Annual Winter Skill Share (2014). Presenters Christina and Casey shared their tips for surviving the MN cold while managing the heat your body’s generating during the ride. This can be a tricky balance, and different for every Continue Reading →
What to Wear: How! Why! These are my notes from a presentation about dressing for winter cycling, shared at the 6th Annual Winter Skill Share 6 (2014). Body Base Layer (the tightest fitting clothes you’ll wear – wear your size or a bit smaller if it’s still comfortable) • Moisture Continue Reading →
“Keep calm and pedal through it” This is a session re-cap from Grease Rag’s 6th Annual Winter Skill Share (2014). Kat has this way of describing winter biking, something that those from fairer climates would consider a feat for the insane, as the most normal and approachable activity one could Continue Reading →
By Ashley Ashley Lyle is a grant writer and all-around girl Friday. She is working on her masters degree in nursing and is the managing editor of an academic health journal. On the weekends and evenings, Ashley enjoys volunteering, hosting theme parties, and singing with a barbershop chorus and quartet. Continue Reading →
Written by JJ K At each Grease Rag Open Shop night, usually near the halfway point, the facilitator(s) asks everyone to gather and do a “go around.” That go around includes saying your name, your preferred gender pronouns, and your response to a prompt (like, “What’s your favorite bicycle tool?”). Continue Reading →
This weekend, I killed a rabbit with my bicycle. Warning: This post contains descriptions of a dead animal, and processing an animal for consumption. I have included graphic photos of the animal and the process below. Goodnight, Rabbit Saturday night I was slowly rolling down the Greenway from Kinkos, with Continue Reading →
By Jacqueline “The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it.” – Doug Bradbury The Corner It is a corner I have ridden often. It has a 90 degree turn to the left with a bit of outward slope. Continue Reading →
By JJ Technology. It’s something that I definitely like to step back from and remind myself that there’s a whole wide world out there beyond what’s on some tiny little screen. One of the reasons that I love being on a bike is that I have to pay attention to Continue Reading →
By JJ I have always enjoyed turning a wrench and seeing how things work. When I was a kid, my brother and I would tinker around with our bikes, changing the seat configuration, learning to patch a tube (with a match! Do you remember those patches that you burned in Continue Reading →
