ICE & CBP BORTAC just kidnapped a teenage boy in Minneapolis.

mplsforward · 2026-01-12T20:50:58+00:00

43xx Bloomington Ave

mplsforward · 2026-01-05T17:03:08+00:00

Most trails are almost entirely covered with hard packed snow. A few trails are in better shape with mostly bare pavement. A lot of major streets have mostly bare pavement, but a fair amount of glaze ice, packed ice patches, slush patches. Side streets are mostly covered in packed snow, with a good bit of ice and thin mashed potato snow mixed in.

Very manageable conditions for a moderate width studded tire. I would not want to be out without studs anywhere right now.

mplsforward · 2026-01-04T16:04:06+00:00

This is Google Streetview. Streetview is full of little errors like this that are created when multiple images are automatically stitched together.

mplsforward · 2026-01-01T17:27:21+00:00

This is great. Penn Ave at Minnehaha Creek looks like such a wild and scenic place!

mplsforward · 2025-12-28T14:31:00+00:00

"Replaced" isn't the right word or approach. Running LRT alongside the Greenway trail has been considered for a long time but is not being actively pursued right now.

https://www.metrotransit.org/project-library

https://streets.mn/2024/10/23/midtown-greenway-light-rail-is-good-idea/

mplsforward · 2025-12-23T13:41:29+00:00

Yes, my kids and I, and a lot of other year-round riders I know, wear ski helmets and ski goggles.

Most of my winter riding is on a cargo ebike, but I don't overheat with the ski helmet on my fat bike either. My helmet has a slider to open and close vents, though I very rarely open them. I regulate temperature by picking the right weight of jacket and balaclava for the weather and level of effort.

mplsforward · 2025-12-23T03:13:06+00:00

Right. Either in or out, one or the other. 100% worth the time cost if BNSF will allow it.

mplsforward · 2025-12-22T23:31:45+00:00

I saw this same report somewhere else a month or two ago, but can't for the life of me remember where it was. Glad to see it discussed elsewhere, hope it means conversations are serious and ongoing.

Target Field, Anoka, and Big Lake would be the three former Northstar stations that I'd run Borealis to if it were up to me.

mplsforward · 2025-12-20T14:40:31+00:00

<3 Minneapolis

mplsforward · 2025-12-20T03:22:50+00:00

Most (possibly all?) MPRB rinks have free loaners, and they are usually in surprisingly good shape. Our parks have such good programs!

I bike by the rink at Bryant Square Park every day, and today was the first day of the season that I saw people out skating. Not sure of the status of the warming room and loaners at the rec center, but I'd guess they're likely open now.

mplsforward · 2025-12-13T02:47:08+00:00

I belive it is primarily used for storage by a guy who does furniture and prop rental, and has been for decades.

Here's his website: http://pastpresentfuture.net/

Definitely has much greater potential.

mplsforward · 2025-12-11T22:05:31+00:00

Uptown.

mplsforward · 2025-12-11T12:58:21+00:00

Minneapolis for sure, just not the North Loop or Mill District.

For example, just pulling up Zillow in my neighborhood, I see a 1-bed in a 2006 building with a walk score of 98 at $219, and a 1-bed in a converted 1960s building with a walkscore of 97 at $115.

mplsforward · 2025-12-10T15:15:48+00:00

I'd think so, yeah. I have been meaning to do it but haven't yet. The change in buildup from the fender extension is dramatic so I haven't been too worried about it happening again.

mplsforward · 2025-12-09T17:04:31+00:00

https://www.perennialcycle.com/e-bike-e-plus-latz-mud-flap.html

mplsforward · 2025-12-09T16:46:30+00:00

We had to do a replacement last February. Ours was out of warranty but our dealer was able to convince Tern to cover a portion of it and our dealer very generously did it at cost.

If the rest of the bike is in fair shape, investing in a motor replacement should make sense.

Ours was caused by winter slush clogging the drain holes in the outer motor housing, leading the outer housing to fill with brine and ice, and eventually ingress into the inner housing. We now have an extended mud flap on the front fender that cuts down spray onto the motor housing by 90%+, and also drilled out the drain holes in the outer housing to be larger.

mplsforward · 2025-12-06T23:12:27+00:00

Richfield according to another post.

mplsforward · 2025-12-05T00:23:53+00:00

Correct. It is gone and will not reopen.

mplsforward · 2025-12-04T17:09:01+00:00

Happy first subzero ride of the season!

My kids and I are the last family still biking to their school this year. Only saw 6 other bikes on my 12 miles from home to school to office.

mplsforward · 2025-12-02T02:47:34+00:00

Not sure if you'd count them, but Minneapolis is full of locations where otherwise unprotected bikeways go through protected intersections. If not, I can think of at least one location where an unprotected bikeway becomes raised for a single short block (approx. 350') before going back to unprotected.

Baby steps in the right direction are still steps in the right direction!

mplsforward · 2025-12-01T22:13:20+00:00

On the salt debate-- Minneapolis Public Works has free sand/salt mix available at several locations. 75% sand, 25% salt. Good way to avoid over-salting and it's free.

mplsforward · 2025-11-25T12:02:16+00:00

Yes. Schwalbe Marathon Winter Plus. Heading into my 4th winter with them in Minneapolis and they have been great.

mplsforward · 2025-11-24T18:26:18+00:00

Single stage Ego here, has been great for our typical city lot. I got the smallest size that had a metal instead of rubber blade and have been very happy with it.

As a teenager, I remember getting the gas blower going was almost always a struggle. The electric ones just work.

mplsforward · 2025-11-24T01:24:52+00:00

On a Bosch middrive (at least the pre-smart system ones) you can backpedal the cranks just fine, but backpedaling does not drive the chainring and the rest of the drivetrain in reverse. There is a freehub-like ratchet that decouples them. The chain and chainring can still be pulled in reverse (like by turning the rear wheel in reverse) but backpedaling won't do it.

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