IT’S TIME TO PRE-ORDER! Click here to place a pre-order. Pre-order closes 3/31 *Prices are cheapest when you pre-order. You’ll be able to buy them after the pre-order closes, while supplies last.* 22 FTW artists collaborated on “FROZEN SMILES: Finding Joy Through Winter Biking” zine. The idea for this zine Continue Reading →
Everything was right on track. Until I discovered my BIG mistake. After a meet-up and stretch session in Uptown, our small crew of six WTFs was rolling at a leisurely pace from Minneapolis to Carver Lake Reserve for the 2017 Beginner Bike Camping Trip. Despite gray clouds, the rain was 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 →
LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST ON SOUNDCLOUD International WTF Day #InternationalWTFDay is our day. Our day is rooted in the labor struggles that continues today. Our day recognizes not all labor fits into the traditional economy, but that doesn’t mean it is not real work. Our day celebrates the spectrum of Continue Reading →
By Anneka (they.them.theirs) A little over a year ago I went on my first ever bike camping trip. Not only was it my first time bike touring but it was also my first camping trip in years! Was I nervous? A bit. My old sleeping bag had gobbled up an Continue Reading →
By Dana DeMaster Dana DeMaster is a white, cis-gendered female who is married with two children. She lives in the West End neighborhood of Saint Paul. When she’s not keeping up with Quinn and Daphne, she does research and program evaluation in human services, rabble rouses for better bike infrastructure, Continue Reading →
Jenny J and Lisa G lead a group ride focusing on murals in Minneapolis. Lisa is a bike commuter and cyclist-while-cross-training. This was her first time leading a group ride. Jenny is a Minneapolis-based artist who has been biking her whole life. She has recently been honing her skill at alleycat Continue Reading →
Fast forward four hours from my “First Long Ride of Spring…” I attended a workshop this evening. As I listened to S. Bear Bergman educate us about trans* health issues, I watched a storm quickly roll in behind him through the windows of the Smitten Kitten storefront. The sky swirled Continue Reading →
A familiar face! Maryann Aguirre, from Ovarian Psyco-Cycles, sat on the “Advocacy Through a Gender Lens” panel at the National Bike Summit, and is the subject of this beautiful music video for “Mujer Soy” by Las Cafeteras, remixed by Yukicito. If you have five minutes… no, you need to make Continue Reading →
By Tina Marie Whittaker Thank you! I appreciate all of the people that donated money. It was very kind and allowed me to go to DC. Such generosity! Washington DC I thought DC was amazing! The bike share was very well put together. The cross walk signals were long so Continue Reading →
