Well, it seems that rather than a daily blog this has become an “every couple of days” blog. And you know what? That’s ok! Part of making a conscious choice to ride every day is also to make the conscious choice to listen to our bodies. Recently, my body has Continue Reading →
By Julia I know that I made a promise to do my best to blog every day, but I’ve just been so tired the past couple of days! The reason: on Wednesday, day 2 of 30 days of biking, my bike took me 100+ miles from Minneapolis to Eau Claire, Continue Reading →
Today I spent all day running around and preparing for a long ride that I’m going on tomorrow. I was so busy working on my bike that I almost didn’t have time to ride it! Funny how life gets in the way of itself. But it was the first day Continue Reading →
By Julia It’s April and that means we get to celebrate another 30 Days of Biking! The idea is simple: ride your bike every day in April. That’s it! You can go around the block or around the world, but rain or shine, just get out there. Then, share your adventures Continue Reading →
This morning I was whining and whinging like a colicky baby about how I didn’t want to get out of bed. I didn’t want to put pants on. I didn’t want to ride my bike into work. Because I was getting distracted by the numbers: -17, -37, 9. That’s air Continue Reading →
This morning the temperature was -11F, with a slight tailwind, and an advertised -23F windchill. With the right outfit- no big deal! Head to toe: 45 North wool hat with earflaps and a stiff brim, merino wool face scarf cut from a felted sweater Thin Ibex 1/4 zip jersey, poly Continue Reading →
Every year I get so excited for Babes in Bikeland, the largest all-female and transgender alley cat race in the country. An alley cat race is like a scavenger hunt on a bicycle, where you’re given a list of stops and you have to find your own route between them. Continue Reading →
Ovarian Psycos: Male Ally Ride A group of rad womyn from Los Angeles, Ovarian Psycos, do work with WTF cyclists that is similar to what we do with the Grease Rag. They inspired our Full Moon Rides! They recently had an event called the Male Ally Ride that I thought was really cool. Interested Continue Reading →
Friday night, this happened: Photo: Tom Wallace via StarTribune.com (Not my kids/ tree/ car. Grease Rag House more or less survived the mayhem!) Severe Weather Events Friday, June 21, Minneapolis was hit HARD with gusts up to 60mph after torrential rains that caused flash floods. When those two conditions are Continue Reading →
What’s an Almanzo? 100 miles of gravel and hills, south of Rochester in Spring Valley, MN. The race is free: a labor of love by a cyclist and organizer named Chris Skogen, supported by sponsorship and community donations and volunteers. From the Almanzo website: We drove this course over a Continue Reading →
