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Category: Camping & Touring

Bike Camping Joy!

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Low

Some of the most joyful times I’ve had on a bike were on Grease Rag bike camping trips. Grease Rag is a group of FTW (our imperfect shorthand for Femme, Trans, Women, Non-binary, Two-spirit people who don’t benefit from cis male privilege) who bike together with the purpose of supporting Continue Reading →

Posted in Camping & Touring, Event Recaps

2022 FTW Beginner Bike Camping Retreat

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Low

Camp with Grease Rag! Grease Rag has been leading group bike camping trips for beginners since 2009. This year, the FTW* trip is August 20-21. Scroll down for details on the trip and how to sign up. *Femme, Trans, Women. In other words, people who do not benefit from cis Continue Reading →

Posted in Camping & Touring

Grease Rag’s FTW Bike Touring Zine Library

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Low

Check it out! Grease Rag has put together a collection of zines (all FTW, mostly BIPOC creators) on the topic of bike touring. Due to the pandemic, we have had to limit our in-person touring workshops and trips. Hopefully this traveling zine library will keep you stoked on bike touring Continue Reading →

Posted in Camping & Touring, Skill-Sharing

2019 BIPOC FTW Beginner Bike Camping Retreat

Posted on July 26, 2019 by greaseragmpls

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 →

Posted in BIPOC+, Camping & Touring

Liberation, on Stolen Land

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Low

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 →

Posted in BIPOC+, Camping & Touring

Knots and Rope and Stuff

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Low

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 →

Posted in Camping & Touring, Skill-Sharing

2016 Beginner Camping Trip: Anneka’s recap

Posted on July 4, 2016 by greaseragmpls

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 →

Posted in Camping & Touring, Event Recaps, Our Voices

Bike Camping 101 with Casey and Jen

Posted on May 4, 2014 by greaseragmpls

Thank you to Casey and Jen for sharing their skills and perspectives on bike camping! We had a great turnout, yummy snacks, and we spilled over from Boneshaker to Seward Cafe for more Q & A. Fabulous. Jen’s YOU DO YOU Bike Tour Philosophy Accomplished a Seattle to San Diego Continue Reading →

Posted in Camping & Touring, Skill-Sharing

Planning an Adventure

Posted on February 25, 2012 by greaseragmpls

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 →

Posted in Camping & Touring, Skill-Sharing

Don’t Leave Home Without It: Answers to the Question “What should I bring on a ride?”

Posted on August 11, 2009 by greaseragmpls

By : edurkee The Square Lake Film Festival is coming up on Saturday the 15th! Not only is this exciting because it’s a really big biking event, the group ride out on Saturday morning is probably the first long ride for many people. Before you leave your house on Saturday Continue Reading →

Posted in Camping & Touring, Skill-Sharing

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