By Janne Janne is a cyclist and bike advocate, living in Minneapolis. Janne does not have children, but she “borrows some on a regular basis.” I loved this story about Janne and her seven-year old friend, M. The street is packed. There are buses. Cars. Trucks. So, the sidewalk? But Continue Reading →
Peloton Magazine’s Heidi Swift will be riding and writing from France as a member of the Rêve Women’s Team that is riding the entire route of the 2012 TDF on behalf of Bikes Belong. Here Heidi talks about her preparation, equipment and thoughts about the Tour de France. Rêve 2012 Continue Reading →
The second annual Powderhorn 24 race started at 7pm on June 22, and ended at 7pm on June 23. My heart is full of joy at how many people came out to ride, race, spectate, volunteer, photograph, and support the race. Photo by Flickr user ibikempls, CC licensed I was lucky enough to Continue Reading →
By Charlotte Dear GreaseRag, I am happy to present to you my new blog – Woman on a Wheel. In this next year I will be travelling around the world to study and work with women’s bike movements in Ecuador, China, Indonesia, Hungary, Sierra Leone, and Guatemala (!!!!). I’m interested Continue Reading →
I often ponder the scale of the world, and how I fit into the equation. Have you ever taken a slow walk along a road with one or two storefronts a mile, or driven a car really fast past a densely populated neighborhood? If you have, you have been in Continue Reading →
By Jen Lowrah asked a wonderful question during Grease Rag introductions last week: what are you proud of (and it doesn’t have to be bike-related)? It’s much easier to answer the question “what are you not proud of?” There are a lot of media images that tell us our bodies, Continue Reading →
By Jen I have returned, hale and hearty, from my epic adventure to Lake Maria State Park. I ultimately packed pretty much exactly what I said I would–I can’t remember including anything else. So, how did it go? In short, it was awesome! Mostly sunny, I think a high of Continue Reading →
ArtCrank did a really cool feature on fan-submitted “Best Bike Stories of 2011.” There were stories from Kat Fowler at Thank You For Seeing Me, Loretta Trevino (Seattle) and Leah Preble wrote about Babes in Bikeland, Anna Dorenboos wrote about RAGBRAI, and Letta Page wrote about her first century! Great Continue Reading →
I know you’ve been waiting for this. Grease Rag Ride & Wrench is excited to present our 3rd Annual Winter Maintenance Skill Share Sunday, November 6, 12-3pm YWCA classroom, 2121 East Lake St. (Bring photo ID) There is no cost for this event Snacks and beverages will be provided. Please Continue Reading →
As a participant in Trail Watch, the community watch/ bike ride that takes place on the Midtown Greenway, I was offered a free self-defense class from Krav Maga Minneapolis, owned by Gail Boxrud and Dante Pastrano. The class that was being offered, “Krav Maga on Bicycles,” is the first of its Continue Reading →
