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Bicycling

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Minneapolis 5th best cycling city, according to Shermans Travel study

    ​By now, you've probably heard that Minneapolitans have a serious crush on bikes.The love affair hasn't gone unnoticed by travel and bicycle writers. Two years after Minneapolis was named the best bike city by Bicycling magazine, it was recently honored as the fifth-best cycling city in a new stud ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 22, 2012

    Bombay Bicycle Club

    ​By now, you've probably heard that Minneapolitans have a serious crush on bikes.The love affair hasn't gone unnoticed by travel and bicycle writers. Two years after Minneapolis was named the best bike city by Bicycling magazine, it was recently honored as the fifth-best cycling city in a new stud ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Minneapolis report confirms city's love for bikes

    Bikes are the hottest thing in Minneapolis since Josh Hartnett.​Have you heard that Minneapolitans have a crush on bikes?The rumored love affair was confirmed yesterday by new Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Shaun Murphy during his presentation of the city's first-ever Bicycle Account, a summar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Australians ask RT Rybak about bicycles, snow

    ​Minneapolis has the well-earned reputation as the top biking spot in America. In fact, that rep has apparently spread all the way across the globe, and now the Australian media has come, like anthropologists studying some far-off tribe, to learn about our frigid little bicycling paradise.Of cours ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Minneapolis wins lone gold from League of American Bicyclists

    Minneapolis wins the gold.​We got a promotion. The League of American Bicyclists has named Minneapolis its only gold medal winner in this year's Bicycle Friendly Community program, moving us up from silver, which we first won in 2008. That's not bad way to start National Bike Month, especial ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Andreas Rohl, Danish bike guru, tours Minneapolis on two wheels [VIDEO]

    Copenhagen's bike czar on the Sabo bridge.​In the mid 1990s, Copenhagen rolled out the world's first modern bicycle-sharing program, launching a revolution that rolled through Paris, London, Amsterdam, and good old Minneapolis. More than a decade later, the Danish capital is preparing to over ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Twin Cities bike rider numbers skyrocket

    Nice Ride played a big role in boosting the numbers.​More proof that we're the most bike-friendly city in the country: Bicycle riding numbers here shot up 33 percent in the three-year span 2007 to 2010, according to a new report from Bike Walk Twin Cities. We're hoofing it more, too. Walking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Twin Cities winter bike riders: Send us your photos

    Photo: holisticgeek/flickrSend us your winter biking photos for a slideshow.​Attention all you brave winter bike riders: We see you out there everyday in full battle rattle, grinding through the mashed potatoes. Submit pictures of yourselves on your trusty steeds braving the elements and we'll ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2010

    Mpls Bike Love creator Jeremy Werst's vicious cycle

    Zen and the art of bicycle maintenance

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Vicious Cycle: Reporter's Notebook

    Jeremy Werst founded Mpls Bike Love in 2006.​In early November, a young man entered Penn Cycle on Lake Street looking for a cost estimate to transform his bike into a single-speed. The customer didn't seem to fit his bike. Mechanics at Penn Cycle had seen this guy before, usually riding ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Top 5 food stops on the Grand Rounds: Chain of Lakes

    The bike that rode the Rounds​After tackling the many byway districts--Victory Memorial & Theo Wirth, Northeast, Downtown Riverfront, Mississippi & Minnehaha--our series on the best biking food stops comes to the final leg. There's still plenty of time to pedal the path and enjoy tasty nea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Top 5 food stops on the Grand Rounds: Downtown Riverfront

    Biking along the riverHave you tuned up your bike yet? It's time to get out on the Grand Rounds bike path and see the sights. We've pedaled and eaten our way around three of the seven byway districts, already tackling Victory Memorial/Theo Wirth and Northeast. The last trek actually involved some hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Top 5 food stops on the Grand Rounds: Victory Memorial and Theo Wirth Park

    A trip down Victory Memorial Drive​Minneapolis was voted the number one biking city in Bicycling magazine this year. In honor of being called the most bike-friendly city in the country, we've come up with a list of our favorite places to nosh while cycling the Grand Rounds bike path. The Grand Rou ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2010

    The Greenway Challenge

    A trip down Victory Memorial Drive​Minneapolis was voted the number one biking city in Bicycling magazine this year. In honor of being called the most bike-friendly city in the country, we've come up with a list of our favorite places to nosh while cycling the Grand Rounds bike path. The Grand Rou ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2010

    Fourth Annual Minneapolis Bike Tour

    A trip down Victory Memorial Drive​Minneapolis was voted the number one biking city in Bicycling magazine this year. In honor of being called the most bike-friendly city in the country, we've come up with a list of our favorite places to nosh while cycling the Grand Rounds bike path. The Grand Rou ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2010

    Skate Related

    A trip down Victory Memorial Drive​Minneapolis was voted the number one biking city in Bicycling magazine this year. In honor of being called the most bike-friendly city in the country, we've come up with a list of our favorite places to nosh while cycling the Grand Rounds bike path. The Grand Rou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Hennepin and 1st avenue two-way report shows traffic moving and bikes thriving

    Photo: tsuacctntTwo-way traffic on Hennepin and 1st avenues appears to be working well​When the Minneapolis City Council voted in June 2007 to convert Hennepin and 1st avenues downtown to two-way traffic, and introduce some innovative bike-friendly features as way of boosting business and liva ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Two beer/bike crawls this weekend--ride, drink, repeat

    ardiii/flickrJust don't try to drink beer out of your helmet, trust us--that doesn't work​This weekend you can live the dream: Get exercise and drink beer simultaneously. There is not one but two bike and beer crawls taking place on Sunday, for twice the fun.

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2010

    Biking in a Box

    ardiii/flickrJust don't try to drink beer out of your helmet, trust us--that doesn't work​This weekend you can live the dream: Get exercise and drink beer simultaneously. There is not one but two bike and beer crawls taking place on Sunday, for twice the fun.

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2010

    Policy and a Pint: Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around

    ardiii/flickrJust don't try to drink beer out of your helmet, trust us--that doesn't work​This weekend you can live the dream: Get exercise and drink beer simultaneously. There is not one but two bike and beer crawls taking place on Sunday, for twice the fun.

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2010

    Lyn-Lake Street Fest

    ardiii/flickrJust don't try to drink beer out of your helmet, trust us--that doesn't work​This weekend you can live the dream: Get exercise and drink beer simultaneously. There is not one but two bike and beer crawls taking place on Sunday, for twice the fun.

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    Nice Ride Minnesota gets some bike sharing mojo

    Photo: 13 Of Clubs/FlickrWe are not on the fence when it comes to Twin Cities bicycling​Dear Street Films folks: What the heck do you mean, "surprising?" "In a surprising choice, the May edition of Bicycling Magazine named Minneapolis America's best city for biking. The city still trails Port ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    R.T. Rybak pumped by top bike ranking

    ​Glad to see everyone taking note of something we told you Monday: Minneapolis is the best bicycling city in the country. Not so glad, though, to see this groaner of a press release quote from Mayor R.T. Rybak: "I was so excited by this news, I overinflated my bike tires." Can't blame th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Minneapolis is America's best bike city

    Photo: Mykl Roventine​So says the latest edition of Bicycling magazine, on newsstands now, but not yet online. Steve Friedman crowns One on One Bicycle Studio on North Washington "the epicenter of all things two-wheeled," and owner Gene Oberpriller as "the godfather of the Minneapolis bike sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    New downtown lanes still confusing as hell for everyone

    We'd like to blame this on Midwestern driving idiocy, but these roads are so counter-intuitive and overly complicated that even after knowing the rules we're still not entirely sure what we're doing.

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2009

    NightOwl Classic

    We'd like to blame this on Midwestern driving idiocy, but these roads are so counter-intuitive and overly complicated that even after knowing the rules we're still not entirely sure what we're doing.

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Funeral tonight for Hennepin Ave. bike lane

    Twin Cities cyclists are coming together tonight to remember the Hennepin Avenue bike lane through downtown that soon will be no more.

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Stimulus cash will extend bike trail to Twins ballpark

    If the new light rail stop in front of Target Field doesn't get you to the new ballpark without your car, maybe the new bike trail will.

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Should health care reform fund biking? Bachmann says 'no'

    Are new or improved bike paths part of our country's health care plan? We say yes.

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Cyclists attacked: One dragged under car, three others hit by rocks

    Some local cyclists haven't had the greatest rides recently after being attacked and injured by drunk drivers and trouble-making boys.

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2009

    TCBC's 28th Annual Watermelon Bike Ride

    Some local cyclists haven't had the greatest rides recently after being attacked and injured by drunk drivers and trouble-making boys.

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Minneapolis among the World's Best Bicycling Cities

    Chicago and Madison cry softly into their helmets.

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Road trip! The Carmel Roll in Albany

    Exercise caramel rolls = LOVE

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Bike share gets cash

    Or Guap. Or whatever it takes to make a 1,000 bike fleet available to the public.

  • News

    October 15, 2008

    The top 10 most dangerous bike intersections in Minneapolis

    Is biking in Minneapolis becoming treacherous transit?

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2008

    Biking will kill off some Obama supporters, says Anti-Strib blogger

    Is biking in Minneapolis becoming treacherous transit?

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2008

    Second Annual Minneapolis Bike Tour

    Is biking in Minneapolis becoming treacherous transit?

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    Labor Day weekend: More than a JCPenny sale

    Is biking in Minneapolis becoming treacherous transit?

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2008

    Freewheelin

    Is biking in Minneapolis becoming treacherous transit?

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    Yo, Cyclists. Light up!

    Is biking in Minneapolis becoming treacherous transit?

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2008

    Great River Energy Bicycle Festival: MN Fixed Gear Classic

    Is biking in Minneapolis becoming treacherous transit?

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2007

    Tribute/Benefit in Memory of Eric Lappegard

    Is biking in Minneapolis becoming treacherous transit?

  • News

    June 6, 2007

    In with the Old

    With the AIA Guide to the Twin Cities, Larry Millett hijacks the parade of homes

  • Books

    August 10, 2005

    There Goes the Neighborhood

    With the AIA Guide to the Twin Cities, Larry Millett hijacks the parade of homes

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2005

    Summer is ready when you are

    With the AIA Guide to the Twin Cities, Larry Millett hijacks the parade of homes

  • Books

    August 25, 2004

    Notes From Underground

    With the AIA Guide to the Twin Cities, Larry Millett hijacks the parade of homes

  • News

    April 7, 2004

    Bring Back the Buses

    For Chrissakes... Milwaukee's got public transit. (Omaha, too.)

  • Books

    August 18, 1999

    Midnight Express

    As boxcars give way to bicycles, a railroad veteran remembers sweat, speed, and mayhem along the 29th Street corridor

  • Books

    February 10, 1999

    Deliver Us From Evil

    Stupor Bowl Saturday, and the bike messenger's perilous ride on the mean streets

  • Feature

    July 1, 1998

    Gus (Un)Lucky's

    Stupor Bowl Saturday, and the bike messenger's perilous ride on the mean streets

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