By Cali Jirsa For over a decade I have dreamed of mechanical certification. My bicycle repair education began at a community shop where advanced techniques for high performance materials were obsolete – working to promote safety by doing things such as installing hardware in lieu of duct tape. My love Continue Reading →
A ride for Women, Trans, Femme, and GNC friends! International Women’s Day Tuesday, March, 8, 7-9:30p Powderhorn Park RSVP on Facebook 7p Meet at Powderhorn Park 8p Arrive at Butter Bakery: 3700 Nicollet Ave S If you benefit from cis-male privilege, please sit this ride out- thank you for respecting Continue Reading →
By Dana DeMaster Dana DeMaster is a white, cis-gendered female who is married with two children. She lives in the West End neighborhood of Saint Paul. When she’s not keeping up with Quinn and Daphne, she does research and program evaluation in human services, rabble rouses for better bike infrastructure, Continue Reading →
By Emily S Self-Care with Amy Kuretsky & Sarah Engen At the Winter Skill Share, a packed room full of WTFs gathered to hear wise words on how to take care of our bodies, minds, and spirits in a self-care session given by Amy K and Sarah Engen. The session Continue Reading →
By Sophie I’m the kind of person who talks a lot about doing things before I actually do them. Case in point: Last year I spent a lot of time asking friends, coworkers, and random passersby about winter biking, but I only did it about 10 times between first and Continue Reading →
By Lucy Hi! I’m Lucy (aka Tobin), a Grease Ragger and year-round cyclist. If there is anything I’ve learned about biking in the winter, it’s that in addition to your own experience, your best resource for information is your peers: WTFs who bike in Minnesota winters. The Grease Rag Winter Continue Reading →
By : anneka (they.them.theirs) Well, it appears that the winter winds are finally howling towards us (at least for a few days). Just in time, I made a batch of Spicy Apple Porridge to fuel me up. It turned out so well that I wanted to share the recipe. Minnesota Continue Reading →
Jenny J and Lisa G lead a group ride focusing on murals in Minneapolis. Lisa is a bike commuter and cyclist-while-cross-training. This was her first time leading a group ride. Jenny is a Minneapolis-based artist who has been biking her whole life. She has recently been honing her skill at alleycat Continue Reading →
I asked some professionals I work with, “Why or why don’t you use pronoun introductions in a professional setting?” I am so happy I started this conversation! I was able to offer up some thoughts and experiences to help people get more comfortable with the practice of using pronouns. I Continue Reading →
By Nicole Rolling up to De La Salle, I had the traditional butterflies in my stomach – fluttering around underneath my unicorn rainbow shirt, which was over my feminist shirt, which was over my sticky skin. I had taken the advice of the organizers and printed off my waiver in Continue Reading →
