By Kat 2013 was the first year I rode the Almanzo 100, and it was the hardest thing I had done in my life (brief recognition of this privilege of my relatively easy life). After the haze of suffering had worn off, I sent in my postcard to do it Continue Reading →
Almanzo100 from Royal Antler. Race Reports! I love to post recaps from WTFs that rode Almanzo. Let me know if you wrote something so I can share it here! We laughed. We almost cried. We met some awesome people along the way. We were out there on the saddle for Continue Reading →
By Lowrah April showers bring May flowers, but jeepers creepers, where are my street sweepers? During Grease Rag recently our go around topic was “favorite songs about rain,” because of the constant drizzle to downpour rain over the past two weeks. Two weeks! What do you do when it rains, Continue Reading →
Thank you to Casey and Jen for sharing their skills and perspectives on bike camping! We had a great turnout, yummy snacks, and we spilled over from Boneshaker to Seward Cafe for more Q & A. Fabulous. Jen’s YOU DO YOU Bike Tour Philosophy Accomplished a Seattle to San Diego Continue Reading →
By Julia Wah! Where has all the time gone?! Where once I felt like I was just sitting on my hands, wondering where all my friends were hiding, I now feel on the verge of overwhelmed. It’s a good – and sometimes bad – feeling. BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST! Continue Reading →
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 →
