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 →
By JJ Introductory, FIRST BLOG entry!!! Bicycles and cycling hold a special place in my fondest memories. As a determined five-year-old, I taught myself how to ride in an afternoon, on the gravel road driveway around my farmhouse. I graduated to the BEST bike I ever rode as a kid Continue Reading →
Babes in Bikeland is the largest all-WTF (women, trans*, femme) alley cat race in the country. (And probably the largest race of its kind in the Universe, we just can’t confirm that.) ROOKIES! VETERANS! MASTERS! WTFS!! I need to hear from you. Send us your Facebook posts, your race reports, Continue Reading →
By Melody Grease Rag friend Melody H. writes about biking to a professional interview. Great tips, and a helpful checklist at the end. Thank you, Melody! Last week, I biked to a professional interview. I chose this method of transportation over driving or taking mass transit. Despite some wardrobe challenges, Continue Reading →
The road is a black ribbon running through farm fields, between grain silos, by split wood fences, over and over and over hills and hills and hills. It’s a beautiful day for a bike camping adventure. Two panniers on the rear rack, sleeping pad strapped to the top. My bags Continue Reading →
By Morgen Larsen The only bike races I have done have been alleycats in Minneapolis. I wanted to try a gravel race after reading all the awesome reports on the Grease Rag blog. Riotgrrravel seemed like a perfect place to start, and why not do the ride with my two-year-old daughter in Continue Reading →
