Tag Archives: minneapolis

Lowrah’s summer of bike camping- Pt. 2

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Lowrah

This is Part II of my bike camping reflection. Part I is here. Becky, Greta, Kat and I chose the Lake Auburn campsites in Carver Park, just west of Excelsior along the southern shore of Lake Minnetonka. I had heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Bike Camping/ Touring, Just for WTF, Why we bike! | Tagged bicycle, bike, camping, carver park, dirt, greaserag, greaseragmpls, lake auburn, minneapolis, mud, rain, touring, victoria, women, women/ trans/ femme (WTF) | 4 Comments

BFF 2010

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Lowrah

The Bicycle Film Festival (BFF) is in its tenth year, and some very dedicated people are organizing the Minneapolis leg of the fest beginning this Thursday, July 15th, and ending with a big party on Saturday, July 17th. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Group Ride, Participate | Tagged bff, bicycle film festival, free, grease rag, greaseragmpls, group ride, mia, minneapolis, minneapolis institute of arts, women/ trans/ femme (WTF) | 3 Comments

Happy birthday!

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Lowrah

Grease Rag turns one today! Via: http://www.flickr.com/photos/m500/ / CC Attribution 2.0 Special birthday shout-outs to Dr. Durkee in SF, Jamie and Shayne +crew at Sunrise Cyclery, our skill-share facilitators, volunteer organizers (Kat! Margoat! MA! Bruzo! Lee! Susan! Nickel! …too many … Continue reading →

Posted in Grease Rag Updates/ News | Tagged greaserag, greaseragmpls, happy birthday, minneapolis, mn, women/ trans/ femme (WTF) | Comments Off

Lowrah’s summer of bike camping- Pt. 1

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Lowrah

I’m sure I’ve said it here before, but my goal for summer 2010 is to do more bike touring and bike camping trips. Before this summer I had only done one overnight trip, to the Square Lake Film Festival, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bike Camping/ Touring, Why we bike! | Tagged bicycle, bike, bike camping, greaserag, greaseragmpls, minneapolis, taylorsfalls, touring, women, women/ trans/ femme (WTF) | 1 Comment

We are photogenic! (Find us on Flickr)

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Lowrah

Via: http://www.flickr.com/photos/greaseragmpls/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 These are the faces of Grease Rag- If it looks like we’re having fun, it is because we are! If you have Flickr, check out our Flickr group pool where you can add your own … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged bicycle, bicycling, bike, bike walk twin cities, bikes, event, free, grease rag, maintenance, mechanic, mechanics, minneapolis, Photos, rides, riding, sunrise cyclery, Tires, tools, twin cities, women | 1 Comment

New Rider Profiles

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Lowrah

Meet the women/ trans/ femme (WTF) cyclists that make Grease Rag, and the Twin Cities, a better place to ride. We have three new rider profiles, with several others in the works. Meet Nickel Certified LCI and skill-share facilitator, her … Continue reading →

Posted in Participate, Rider Profiles | Tagged bicycle, bicycling, bike, bikes, cycling, femme, grease rag, minneapolis, profile, rider profile, transgender, twin cities, women, women/ trans/ femme (WTF) | Comments Off

Reflection on Our 5/4 Group Ride to Sibley’s Women and Transgender Night

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Lowrah

The first ride to Sibley’s Women and Transgender Night was so much fun, we decided we are going to do it every month! It was an adventure not without incident though. =] Jamie and I left Sunrise Cyclery at 6:10, … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Group Ride, Just for WTF, Participate | Tagged bicycle, bicycling, bike, bikes, cycling, event, fixing flat tires, free, grease rag, group ride, maintenance, mechanic, mechanics, minneapolis, rides, riding, sibley bike depot, st. paul, sunrise cyclery, tips, Tires, tools, transgender, twin cities, women | 3 Comments

Vehicular Cycling Skill-Share, May 20, 2010

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Lowrah

Used with permission via: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhlubarber/ Vehicular Cycling Sunrise Cyclery at Bryant/ Lake St. 7PM Facilitated by Nickel Nickel was certified as a Licensed Cycling Instructor (LCI # 2167) by the League of American Bicyclists in 2008 and hopes to encourage … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Just for WTF, Participate, Skill-Share | Tagged advice, bicycle, bicycling, bike, bikes, cycling, event, free, grease rag, group ride, LCI, League of American Bicyclists, minneapolis, riding, safety, Skill-Share, sunrise cyclery, tips, twin cities, women | 2 Comments

Group Ride to Sibley’s Women and Trans Night

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Lowrah

Sibley Bike Depot has a Women and Transgender Night every Tuesday from 6:30-9PM http://www.sibleybikedepot.org/women-and-trans-night Have you ever wanted to check it out? Are you a little timid about riding to St. Paul? Just want an excuse to go on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Just for WTF, Participate | Tagged bicycle, bicycling, bike, bikes, cycling, event, free, grease rag, group ride, maintenance, mechanic, mechanics, minneapolis, rides, riding, st. paul, sunrise cyclery, tools, twin cities, women | 1 Comment

Minneapolis Presents…

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Lowrah

Via: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjorn1101/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Minneapolis Presents From their website: We are a group of four local women who love cycling. We are excited to announce a project we developed to support programs that encourage and facilitate women’s cycling. … Continue reading →