Howdy neighbors! My name is Sol and I’m from Shreveport Louisiana! I’ve been in Minneapolis Minnesota for about five years, and I took the long way to get here! I didn’t know how to ride a bike until I was in my early twenties in Colorado Springs Colorado, and I Continue Reading →
By Alyssa Proudfoot From Recovery Bike Shop’s Bike Law Workshop on 2/3/2020 Seriously. I’ve spent so much time researching this, and still I come back to issues on interpretation. When lawmakers start throwing around phrases like “reasonable amount of time” and “as close as practicable”, it makes it difficult for Continue Reading →
I #lovemnwinter, today I love MN Winters! By Holly (she/her) MN WINTERS Two inches? 12 inches? Flurries? Polar Vortex? Grey skies for weeks. Bring it. Several years ago I decided to limit my complaining about the weather and instead embrace the coldest/darkest days of MN winters. The idea was that Continue Reading →
I #lovemnwinter, today I love selfies! By Patrick Weber (he/him, they/them) SELFIES!
I #lovemnwinter, today I love Tanksinwinter! By Patrick Weber (he/him, they/them) Patrick is back with a story of transition in the winter time. TANKSINWINTER Winter layers always meant something special to me. Each piece I would put on myself felt symbolic to what it means to survive not only in Continue Reading →
By Low (they/them) Low is a pickle-making cat-petting moon-worshipper. February is a hard month. And this year it’s an extra day long! To combat hardness, I am embracing softness. Hunkering into a soft cashmere scarf around my face. Hopping on my bicycle on a relatively warm day to wheel through Continue Reading →
I #lovemnwinter, today I love quiet night! By Alyssa Proudfoot (she/her, they/them) Alyssa is a pissed off bike mechanic killjoy, but in a cute way. QUIET NIGHT I love the sudden quiet of winter in the city– it’ll be a weeknight at nine, the snow will be falling, I’ll turn Continue Reading →
I #lovemnwinter, today I love memories! By Patrick Weber (he/him, they/them) Patrick is a 24/7 bicyclist with heart of neon glitter love of snacks. You can follow their bike adventures on Instagram @prince_of_glitter MEMORIES 2 Years Ago Today Digging my bike out through thick snow in my driveway… Walking my Continue Reading →
On November 10, 2019, dozens of participants of all skill levels attended and participated in Grease Rag’s 11th Annual Winter Skill Share! At the Winter Skill Share, we tapped into the deep wisdom of our Twin Cities FTW biking community — and shared resources for riding through the Gear Swap Continue Reading →
Panelists for the Q&A included Patrick, Liz and France, with Low as moderator Is it better to buy a new bike and commit to maintenance or a junker with the assumption that it will die given winter conditions? Liz suggested that, depending on your budget, you should buy the bike that Continue Reading →
