tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post4463778728471028349..comments2024-02-03T16:24:42.023-08:00Comments on 1410 OakWooD: A new attitude about biking in Minneapolis?Gunnar Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-87844898968690659132011-12-19T10:23:23.155-08:002011-12-19T10:23:23.155-08:00Hey is the "Coldnago" out of mothballs?Hey is the "Coldnago" out of mothballs?Silk Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563417868220929969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-75126341847047410452011-12-19T06:36:58.896-08:002011-12-19T06:36:58.896-08:00@ Tom, Maybe not crazy. Until a week ago, one of t...@ Tom, Maybe not crazy. Until a week ago, one of those would have been my daughter. People don't necessarily have other options.Gunnar Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-83086828898405974752011-12-19T06:10:57.071-08:002011-12-19T06:10:57.071-08:00I've noticed a big increase in cycling commute...I've noticed a big increase in cycling commuters. When I started doing it in 2000, it was rare to see another cyclist out and about at 6 am. Now I have to chose alternate routes because the bike traffic on the major commuter trails has become a hassle. <br /><br />Last year, during a 2 hr. drive home in one of our snowstorms, I saw 3 different cyclists. There's a fine line between healthy, and crazy.Tom G.http://20prospect.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-27264045494327149982011-12-18T14:49:34.471-08:002011-12-18T14:49:34.471-08:00Minneapolis is pretty flat. Parts of Minnesota are...Minneapolis is pretty flat. Parts of Minnesota are hillier than western Iowa. ;-)Gunnar Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-72769719721610245202011-12-18T14:25:26.618-08:002011-12-18T14:25:26.618-08:00It is flat in Minn. cycling is easy ;-).It is flat in Minn. cycling is easy ;-).Silk Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563417868220929969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-2660516466319929222011-12-18T11:46:46.737-08:002011-12-18T11:46:46.737-08:00I commuted 48 miles round trip to work when I live...I commuted 48 miles round trip to work when I lived in the Washington DC suburbs. It took almost the same amount of time to bike 24 miles into work as it did to drive thanks to the bad traffic!Tony T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01151655230785216891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-5214134535268022482011-12-18T10:45:32.357-08:002011-12-18T10:45:32.357-08:00Ja:
https://www.niceridemn.org/Ja:<br />https://www.niceridemn.org/Gunnar Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-36499158290643572252011-12-18T10:06:40.420-08:002011-12-18T10:06:40.420-08:00Sorry, got slangy on my end. LBC = Little British...Sorry, got slangy on my end. LBC = Little British Car.<br /><br />A proper bike lane system sounds wonderful. Here I'd get waffled on the first day if I attempted to ride to work on the roads leading to the lab. The one bright spot is that nearby DC is enlarging their bike paths and bike rental locations. Does Minneapolis have a bike rental program? <br /><br />When we go downtown we take the subway from the closest station and once there walk everywhere. I'll have to check out those bike rental options the next time.George Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-77612896148982403462011-12-18T09:42:14.828-08:002011-12-18T09:42:14.828-08:00Besides the wonderful bike lane and trail system, ...Besides the wonderful bike lane and trail system, the other thing that Minneapolis got right was putting bike racks on front of buses and inside the light rail cars.Gunnar Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-29839138911638543092011-12-18T09:29:03.989-08:002011-12-18T09:29:03.989-08:00LBC?LBC?Gunnar Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-31800329377143085412011-12-18T08:35:32.271-08:002011-12-18T08:35:32.271-08:00Steel studded bike tires
Steel studded bike tires
...Steel studded bike tires<br />Steel studded bike tires<br />Steel studded bike tires<br /><br />If I say it enough times I can almost see myself cycling in the snow--but I'd need a beater bike to do that; my pet bikes & LBCs never go out after the highway dept. starts slinging salt around.George Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com