By France Barbeau @NourishingTidbits Self care is a big subject but we will be focusing on physical self care, because winter bike riding! Self care is about balance. Think about what you need right now, because when you leave today, you can start your first act of self care, if Continue Reading →
Grease Rag has been leading group bike camping trips for beginners for ten years. This year, the BIPOC FTW* trip is August 24-25. Scroll down for details on the trip and how to sign up. *Black, Indigenous, People of Color and Femme, Trans, Women. In other words, people who do Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Grease Rag is a collective group of FTWs, and we organize and make decisions in our Google Group. Any FTW with some connection to Grease Rag is able to join, but we got feedback that it can be intimidating to “step up” if you’re new. In response to that, Open Continue Reading →
Back in 2012, I organized a National Women’s Bicycling Summit in Long Beach, CA — and I’m embarrassed to recall how narrow and harmful my vision was. White savior talking about gifting bikes to villages in Africa. A bike fashion show that was… beyond words. Even I cringed through half Continue Reading →
By Lauren J We gathered together to share tips on how to care for ourselves through the winter. Here are some of the helpful things we learned from Ali and from each other! Preparation & Cold Training Allow yourself time to get used to the changing temps. After a long Continue Reading →
