By Lauren So you have decided to race an alleycat race! Congratulations! Here are some tips from a 4-time Babes in Bikeland participant, Lauren. She learned it all the hard way, so you don’t have to. Before the race Drink plenty of water the day before and day of. Make Continue Reading →
Dana bikes with Quinn and (soon!) Daphne Dana DeMaster is a married mom with two kids: Quinn age 3.5, and Daphne age 5 months. Quinn rides a Strider and is learning to ride his Trek Jet 16. Dana rides Euterpe, a Trek 520 touring, Circe, a Masi Speciale Commuter, Green Continue Reading →
By : Jen Some of you know I’m a pretty crafty person–Martha Stewart on a bicycle but with fewer tussles with the legal system (and my my standards, nicer hair and clothes). I will tell you this: cute fabric with bicycles is hard to come by. So when I saw Continue Reading →
By Jen Time for an adventure! I’m spending the day out with friends and bikes. We’ll start by taking our bikes on the Northstar Commuter Rail to Big Lake, MN. From there, it’s a 12-mile bike ride to Lake Maria State Park, where we’ll go hiking. Then we ride back Continue Reading →
I haven’t done one of these in awhile. Helmet, fleece piece over my head and ears, wool bandana around my mouth, acrylic scarf, REI lightweight synthetic baselayer, wool sweater, long wool striped gloves from Ibex, Woolrich wool knickers, Ibex wool baselayer, wool ski socks, tall leather boots with angora bunny Continue Reading →
One thing that came up repeatedly at the 3rd Annual Winter Skill Share was the problem of cold toes. I would like to share some of the things I do to keep my tootsies toasty. I have extremely cold toes, so some of this might be overkill for you but like Continue Reading →
By Jen Riding at this time of year is a psychological battle for me. It’s too cold, isn’t it? NO. What do I wear?! What do I wear?! I know I’ll be happy once on the bike, but the rapidly changing temperatures make it hard for me to remember what Continue Reading →
By Jen Wise words from Brown Girl in the Lane. She asks, if 10,000 hours spent on an activity makes one an expert, what does a cycling expert look like? At her conservative estimate of 10,000+ hours in the saddle, here are her rules for cycling. I put some of Continue Reading →
By Jen Another trip to the Farmers Market, by bike. This morning I went to the Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market, located on East Lyndale Ave N kinda behind the Basilica of St Mary. For those of you keeping track, that is not actually “NE.” Total haul: one bunch rhubarb, one Continue Reading →
By : Jen I’m back from a wonderful week visiting with my parents and grandmother in Nova Scotia. HILLY Nova Scotia. So you can guess the theme of my rides in the recent past. One of the really cool things about riding more and more in the past year is Continue Reading →
