Bicycling

Minnesota drops two spots on list of most bike-friendly states

It's time to get it together, Minnesota. In its annual list of bike friendly states, released Wednesday, the League of American Bicyclists ranked Minnesota number four in the country, a two-spot drop from 2012. Washington state held onto its number-one position, while Colorado and Oregon leap-fro ... More >>

Cyclist claims Molotov cocktail was thrown at him from Midtown Greenway bridge [PHOTO] [UPDATE]

-- Original post from April 3; update at bottom --Just after 1 p.m. this afternoon, Drew Ditlefsen was biking eastbound on the Midtown Greenway when he says he received a very scary surprise.SEE ALSO: "Not enough evidence" to charge driver of car that hit and killed biker with homicide As he passed ... More >>

More bike kudos: Outside mag names us one of the continent's top 10 cycling cities

Minneapolis has garnered top bike marks from Walk Score, League of American Bicyclists, Shermans Travel, and most prestigious (and controversial), Bicycling magazine.See Also:- Portland douses some Haterade on Mpls after regaining Bicycling.com's Best Bike City honor- Freedom From Pants: Patriotic n ... More >>

Bicyclist hit by bus near U of M expected to pull through

See Also: Kimberly Hull memorial bike ride draws more than 100 mourners Death in Dinkytown: Truck runs over bicyclist A bicyclist hit by a Metro Transit bus Tuesday afternoon near the University of Minnesota is expected to survive, says Minneapolis police spokesman Sgt. Stephen McCarty. The fema ... More >>

2012 Midtown Greenway Community Bike Festival

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 >>

Bombay Bicycle Club

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Mpls Bike Love creator Jeremy Werst's vicious cycle

Zen and the art of bicycle maintenance

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

The Greenway Challenge

Fourth Annual Minneapolis Bike Tour

Skate Related

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 >>

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.

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

Lyn-Lake Street Fest

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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.

NightOwl Classic

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.

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.

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.

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.

TCBC's 28th Annual Watermelon Bike Ride

Minneapolis among the World's Best Bicycling Cities

Chicago and Madison cry softly into their helmets.

Road trip! The Carmel Roll in Albany

Exercise caramel rolls = LOVE

Bike share gets cash

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

The top 10 most dangerous bike intersections in Minneapolis

Is biking in Minneapolis becoming treacherous transit?

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

Second Annual Minneapolis Bike Tour

Labor Day weekend: More than a JCPenny sale

Great River Energy Bicycle Festival: MN Fixed Gear Classic

Tribute/Benefit in Memory of Eric Lappegard

There Goes the Neighborhood

Summer is ready when you are

Notes From Underground

Bring Back the Buses

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

Midnight Express

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

Deliver Us From Evil

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

Gus (Un)Lucky's