The 2017 Winter Skill Share was a smashing success, with over 60 participants coming to learn and share with awesome local femme, transgender, and women cyclists. Presenters covered a wide range of topics, including self care! Grease Rag participant Joanne did an incredible write up of self-care, which I’ve posted Continue Reading →
An Introduction to Cyclocross for Femme/Trans/Women Hosted by Atsuko Fukushi of TacoCat Racing Cyclocross racing is a fun type of off-road bike race, typically happening in the autumn months. There are official and underground races, but figuring out how to get into the sport can be confusing. This skillshare covered Continue Reading →
I am a queer, non binary, mixed race person of color. When I am on my bike, away from the city, I feel free. I feel liberated. I feel far from the guy who grabbed my hand on the bus, the cat callers, the white women who assume I’m not Continue Reading →
Order our new zine about tying knots for practical use and camping! This is what Grease Rag means to me. My whole life I’ve been intimidated by certain things that boys are encouraged to play with at a young age. Fire, knives, rope… I’ve slowly worked on conquering these things. Continue Reading →
FTW MEANS SOMETHING. FTW stands forFEMMES! (Not “feminine”)TRANS! (The whole Trans fam!)WOMEN! (Trans and cis!) FTW means NON BINARY and TWO SPIRIT!FTW means people who are NOT cis-men-benefiting-from-cis-male-privilege.FTW means we are intentionally NOT centering cis white hetero women, because all “women’s” spaces are places where they can feel safe and included.FTW Continue Reading →
It’s not the gray days or the cold temperatures that make me feel melancholy. But this time of year is tough. It’s not the winter season but the transition to the new year that preoccupies me with the frustration of things I didn’t accomplish in the previous 365 days and Continue Reading →
One of the most common reasons for people giving up on their bikes is pain. All kinds of pain. “I got injured and it just doesn’t work for me anymore.” “My butt/crotch/back/knees/hands/shoulders hurt.” Pain has as many causes as it does forms, but there are a few things we can Continue Reading →
I #lovemnwinter, today I love winter cocktails! In summer, I like beer and kool aid. In winter, I like booze and coco. What do you like to drink in the winter months? Here are some favorite libations, offered to my winter god, Skade. Hot Coco Cocoa Heated coconut milk, regular Continue Reading →
I #LoveMnWinter! Today, I love snow angels and other good stuff! Tweet your own loves: #lovemnwinter @greaseragmpls.
I #LoveMnWinter! Today, I love taking time to dream. We all know summer in Minneapolis is lit. Grilling, group rides, lake swims, cut offs, windows open. But the warmer, brighter months can feel really overwhelming and hectic for me. Winter is the time where I dream my biggest, most colorful Continue Reading →
