By Kat Riding my bicycle from my current home in Minneapolis to my childhood home in Wisconsin had been a goal of mine for a few years. The route seemed easy enough, the distance was a manageable 300 miles, and I was familiar with the area. It was the perfect Continue Reading →
By Ashley Ashley Lyle is a grant writer and all-around girl Friday. She is working on her masters degree in nursing and is the managing editor of an academic health journal. On the weekends and evenings, Ashley enjoys volunteering, hosting theme parties, and singing with a barbershop chorus and quartet. Continue Reading →
By Jacqueline “The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it.” – Doug Bradbury The Corner It is a corner I have ridden often. It has a 90 degree turn to the left with a bit of outward slope. Continue Reading →
By JJ Introductory, FIRST BLOG entry!!! Bicycles and cycling hold a special place in my fondest memories. As a determined five-year-old, I taught myself how to ride in an afternoon, on the gravel road driveway around my farmhouse. I graduated to the BEST bike I ever rode as a kid Continue Reading →
The road is a black ribbon running through farm fields, between grain silos, by split wood fences, over and over and over hills and hills and hills. It’s a beautiful day for a bike camping adventure. Two panniers on the rear rack, sleeping pad strapped to the top. My bags Continue Reading →
5 NB, 6:50a Everyone knows each other. “Have a blessed day.” Hugs. “How’s your mama?” “Is that where you’re cooking at now? ..Their roux is not bangin’, bro.” One tiny human gets off the bus and turns to the driver and says, “Byyyyyyye,” while waving enthusiastically, strapped into a small Continue Reading →
By Maggie My lovely friend Maggie biked to Grease Rag last night. It was her FIRST winter ride, and she did great! I asked her to share her experience, because it’s one of those things that is intimidating and even a little scary to try your first time, but she Continue Reading →
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. This was found through the Minneapolis Bike Coalition blog where it was part Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
