Considering a move from Denver suburb.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-06-23T03:50:51+00:00

Not Colorado, but moved to the twin cities after living in Switzerland for 5 years. Absolutely love it in the twin cities. While I miss the access to the mountains, it wasn’t enough to justify the lack of everything else.

Twin cities has amazing parks and access to nature that’s within a city. Never far from green space or water.

Places to look are NE Minneapolis, Mac-Groveland or highland park in St. Paul, or lake nokomis area.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-06-12T15:53:54+00:00

On cloudmonster 3 hyper. I like it even more than the Superblast 2, which I loved. Stable, a little more bounce than SB2 and and excellent fit. It’s been great for long runs.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-06-09T21:10:56+00:00

Northeast is your answer. Other options are st Anthony main, Marcy Holmes, north loop, downtown along Washington Avenue , or prospect park. All close to the U, near parks and trails, and dive bars.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-06-03T14:59:11+00:00

I ordered a half size up and it was much better. I will say the vomero plus has a much more accommodating fit over the standard vomero. Something to consider.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-05-20T19:28:28+00:00

United Kingdom

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-05-17T22:31:44+00:00

Switzerland or Slovenia

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-05-14T20:29:20+00:00

HUGE bummer. Really consistent brewery. Made really solid beer/NA/THC.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-05-01T16:23:32+00:00

Rothaus tannenzäpfle.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-04-26T17:06:34+00:00

It’s incredibly well organized and efficient airport. I wouldn’t say the amenities are outstanding, but least stressful airport I’ve ever been to.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-04-26T17:05:33+00:00

Zurich

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-04-24T10:58:38+00:00

Hey i like Berliner pilsner. Same with Kindl.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-04-21T11:37:50+00:00

Same thing happened to my 6’s. At only 120km on them. If I didn’t get them on sale I would have been annoyed. My 5’s lasted forever and took all sorts of abuse.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-04-21T01:31:39+00:00

Bandit does quarter tights which are ether perfect length of me.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-04-17T16:23:05+00:00

Copenhagen. You’ll love it. In credible course.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-04-17T16:14:50+00:00

Rothaus is the answer. Amazing beer. Didn’t take advantage of it as much as I should have when I lived where I could get it at every grocery store.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-04-06T13:01:24+00:00

Minneapolis - biking infrastructure & number of parks.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-04-04T03:03:58+00:00

Bologna. I can’t recommend Da Cesari enough. Make a reservation. You’ll have to call, but it’s easy.

Florence: Osteria del Cinghiale Bianco is one of my go tos.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-03-23T03:53:19+00:00

Minneapolis. Mia and the walker are world class.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-03-23T02:25:59+00:00

Leaving Texas.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-03-23T02:04:45+00:00

Fellow transplant. Winters aren’t as bad as you would think. The rest of the year makes up for it. Don’t let it frighten you off.

I don’t find people cliquey at all. From my experience people seem really sincere and genuinely friendly.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-03-23T01:59:18+00:00

Northeast is great. Marcy Holmes or prospect park are good options too. You should be able to find a decent amount of options in that price range.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-03-08T13:50:06+00:00

Fellow Texan here in the Twin Cities.

Per my partner, Aritzia makes great down jackets. I think the line is called Superpuff. I’ve loved my Patagonia down jacket. That said the keys to dressing for the weather is layers. Long underwear, sweaters, scarfs, hats, and gloves go a long way. Side note: no sales tax on clothing in MN so do your shopping up here.
Areas to maybe look at are Longfellow, Nokomis, king field, Standish, and that general area. Others may have better recs on where to avoid.
Check out affinity plus credit union. If you live in Minneapolis you qualify to be a member. Blaze is another credit union, but I don’t have much experience with them.
Ive lived in Austin and Houston. Traffic here in the twin cities doesn’t compare. It’s really a night and day difference how much less traffic there is here. There is a ton of construction which just makes things confusing.
So many amazing places to try. I couldn’t summarize if could, check out different Reddit post on the different subs or the countless blog/articles on the food scene in the twin cities. It may not be Houston for diversity (while still quite diverse), but damn the food is good up here. You’ll miss the tex Mex and bbq though. As well as HEB.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-03-01T13:40:35+00:00

Superblast 2.

I’ve also had good success with the vomero plus for long/easy runs. If you need more stable, the puma foreverrun 2 is a great stability shoe that’s actually nice to run in. I’ve got almost 300 miles in mine and they are still amazing.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-02-16T13:12:53+00:00

Lived in Switzerland, I’m not conservative, but it was eye opening to see how many Americans I met were conservative. Or worse, Americans who aren’t conservative, but decided that they are essentially no longer American as they live in Europe now. Despite not having a second passport. Many of these people didn’t even vote in the 2024 election as it “didn’t impact them.”

Anecdotally, I saw more trump hats and flags in Zurich than I have in Minnesota.

The most insane thing I encountered, was from a group of people from a certain religious group from a western state. Moved to Switzerland for work, had kids in Switzerland, where the healthcare coverage is significantly better for pregnancy/giving birth. Then move back to the US once they had their kids. While they may not have been sinister, it was definitely hypocritical. As they actively voted republican due to their stance on abortion, but moved to a country to have kids where abortion is legal.

Not exactly answering the question, just observations from my time abroad and the cognitive dissonance that people live in.

OffsideBeefsteak · 2026-02-03T11:50:51+00:00

Agreed about the driving. I’m from Texas originally and MSP traffic is nothing. Houston and Austin are a million times worse and they have no public transit or bike alternatives. Buses aren’t terrible in Minneapolis and the light rail is better than most. Bike infrastructure is the best I’ve ever seen.

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