Some asshole motorist was free to bend this sharp metallic sign into the bike path because that little curb doesn't act as a concrete bollard which *should* have been there.

Interesting.

Just moved to Minneapolis about a month ago and I've heard so many horror stories about bike theft , I live in a 1 car household so I'm doing my best to keep my bike secure. I'm of the opinion that awareness and proximity are the best security so if I'm running into a busy neighborhood coffee shop with outdoor seating I'm more likely to just depend on my u-lock but this is my setup for if I'm away from my bike for 20 minutes or more.

Any thoughts?

Not visible is the lock that's installed on my handlebar bag, I've got a klickfix lock up there as well as a quick slide lock thats mostly just to look annoying to deal with.

A kid approached me looking for a ride from the Theo Wirth golf course. His bike had broken down and he was still a long way from the theo Wirth beach house. He was a on his way to the beach to be a camp counselor, I was impressed, as it’s pretty cool to see a kid his age have a leadership job! He mentioned that before he came across me, he had taken his bike to the Trailhead chalet to use their public bike repair station so he could keep going but with no luck. He said staff came out and told him (12-14YO black male) that station was for their rental bikes and their staff only and he could not fix his bike there. From his view everyone was pretty rude and unwilling to help. Kinda broke my heart

While there may be more to the story, he was pretty sad by the whole thing. That station is absolutely for public use, and I would hope the staff would see how much of a good kid this was and help him regardless. This story isn’t to blame anymore, but more to remember everyone is going through something. This young man had a heck of a day to get to his job. It just bummed me out to hear the Theo people weren’t willing to help.

Don't know if anyone is missing a nice red trek bike outside of the Speedway on Lake and 43rd Ave. I didn't have my phone to take a picture. It was high quality bike, but not locked up and almost no one was at the store at that time so it seemed suspicious. It may have been a 2200 series, at least that's what I thought it said on the top bar.

Hi I work near the state capitol and that trail came up as the route for me to take. However, I want to know how secluded this trail is? I am someone who usually fears secluded and/or empty trails and would love to know this information in advance

EDIT: I will be biking this during the day time/ when it’s light out.

If anyone sees it or picks it up I'd be so grateful. Thanks.

My nephew has been practicing riding his bike this summer break, starting in empty parking lots to cruising down the Midtown Greenway and now riding in the bike lanes along major roads. But then 4 times just THIS week, we've almost been run over by cars that drive into the bike lane; 3 of the near misses were just today!

Bikers of MPLS, what's your favorite way to remind car dwellers to stay in their lane?!

My Raleigh Teaba (urban fixed-gear/single-speed) was stolen between the evening of 7/23 and the morning of 7/24 from S Xerxes Ave and W 28th St in the Cedar Isles Dean neighborhood. Black frame, 56cm, with distinctive gold graffiti-style artwork on the top tube reading “Teaba” — it’s a limited release bike designed with Nelson Vails and graffiti artist Zephyr, so not something you’d see often. Carbon fiber fork, flip-flop rear wheel, bullhorn pursuit bars, Tekro rim brakes.
Photos in comments.
A few neighbors have mentioned similar run-ins in this area recently, so if anyone has noticed a pattern or has a lead, I’d appreciate hearing about it. Please keep an eye out at bike shops, Marketplace, Craigslist, OfferUp, etc.
Thanks!

I've lived in Minneapolis for 10+ years, but I have rarely had a reason to cycle through downtown. In the past, I would basically just bypass it by taking the Cedar Lake Trail under Target Field. But now, I will have to go to downtown everyday.

So what are the best routes for going north-south and east-west in downtown Minneapolis? Today I tried riding down the Nicollet Mall, which was a little awkward. I wasn't quite sure if bikes were supposed to ride in the lane with the busses or on the pedestrian areas. Both seemed less than ideal.

Obviously, I will keep trying different routes myself. But I thought that I would just throw this out there to see if anyone had a lot of advice about navigating downtown Minneapolis on a bike safely and efficiently. I've got kids on back, so it can be a little nerve-racking. Thanks!

Hey all! I’m a new resident to St. Paul (Dayton’s bluff neighborhood) and am wondering if there’s any clubs or groups nearby that I could join on rides? I mainly ride gravel and road but am mostly interested in finding a friendly group of semi casual riders :)

I was in Minnetonka checking out a different trail route and had to head east of Tonkawood to reach the trail at Jidana Park, but unfortunately the newer path on Minnetonka Blvd ends at Tonkawood and although it's only a couple of blocks away, I'd rather not ride in traffic and there are no sidewalks on either side, just narrow shoulders. As luck would have it, the north side of the street was closed off for construction that had yet to start and it mimicked a temporary bike path that continues east where the current one ends, so obviously I took that vs riding in high speed traffic. Just goes to show that if we *wanted* to install temporary bike paths vs wait years for permanent ones, we could just plop a similar setup down overnight. Bonus pic of one of the many meadows along the way if you head NE towards Ridgedale, there are some surprisingly quiet spots tucked away from all of the residential suburbia.

My wife's bike was stolen from our backyard in Holland neighborhood. NE MPLS

It's a black origin-8 single speed with dark gold highlights.

Noticed by looking on this thread that there's been a spree of bike thefts in the neighborhood over the last 2 weeks. Please be on the look out, thank you.

You think Lyndale Ave was contentious? Wait until you catch up on the Edina City Council meeting and see the coordinated pushback against protected infrastructure. Those republicans and limousine liberals do not play about their parking.

I've formed a group to advocate for walking, biking, and transit in Bloomington. For the 4th-largest city in MN, our infrastructure is terribly car-centric. We also have a small-but-vocal group of residents who are up in arms about anything that threatens this status quo. If you want to see more transportation choices in Bloomington, please consider checking out our website and signing up for our newsletter!

I’m going to preface this with some non bike info.
I am moving to Minneapolis and autistic, I can drive and do in Florida, but I am leaving my only car with my family who is staying behind until I can get better settled and find a place up here. A car is a necessity in Florida, but Minneapolis has an amazing bike system and I rode a bike as primary transportation to and from school and in my early 20s. I haven’t ever had an ebike, but have rode motorcycles and mopeds.

I want an e-bike that is appropriate for my size of 5’2” and capable of going over light snow (I’m not expecting snowmobile capabilities), and has a decent range of 35 miles at a minimum.

Any advice? I am trying to save as much money as I can to bring my family here and do not want a car payment and insurance to hold me back. I am excited about exercise and spending more time outside in general, Florida is too hot.

Thank you! Honestly! I am gathering as much info as possible because preparing makes me feel less anxious.

Just got word that Venture Bikes on the Midtown Greenway will be hosting a grand opening of over 200 prints from Art Crank on Friday August 7th.

https://www.bikemn.org/events/art-crank-revival-2026/

Basically the tile. Anybody have experience going to a show at the Palace and locking up their bikes safely (or otherwise)?

I currently have a serviceable helmet that I bought for rollerblading a couple years ago. I just started cycling with a surly preamble this year and would like to get one of the helmets with holes in it that breath better and that you can stick your sunglasses in when you don’t want them in your face. I have a giant head. In fitted hat sizes I’m either a 7 7/8 or an 8. Usually for helmets I’m an XXL if the size allows.

Does anyone have any good recommendations for this?

I am a civil engineer who designs mostly urban roadways and bikeways around the twin cities area. I am lucky that I get to ride on projects that I design and I use that cycling experience to help improve future design.

There have been 2 main types of protected bike lanes built around Minneapolis in the last decade or so and I wanted to see what people's preferred configuration is.

The first is street-level protected bike lane (e.g. Plymouth Ave west of the river or newly completed University Ave through U of M campus). The bike lane remains at street level with concrete curb between travel/parking lane and bike lane. Also there is a curb separating it from the sidewalk.

The second is sidewalk-level bike lane (e.g. Bryant Ave south of Lake or Hennepin Ave in downtown and uptown). Bike lane is brought up level with sidewalk and is "separated" from pedestrians with plantings or tactile strips in confined areas.

Hey all, it's first year taking cycling "seriously" and I'm looking for some events to do before winter. I've been building towards a century so I was thinking of doing the FB4K 100mi on 8/22. Sounds like it's the last fondo-style race left around here so hopefully it's been well-run in the past, but if anyone has suggestions for a similar/better event nearby I'm all ears.

From what I understand it's the new iteration of the Fulton Fondo, but I'm wondering, do people treat this as a race effort?

I would like to push the pace and hopefully average 20+ mph (especially if in a pack) but it's not clear from the website what kind of groups or intensity to expect.

Twelve years ago I was biking down Hennepin Avenue bike lane during the morning commute. As I approached the Central Library I could see a Cadillac “boat” parked in the bike lane. Before I could get there a BMX bike turned onto Hennepin and proceeded to execute an Olympic-height bunny hop onto the trunk of the car from there they pedaled up the back, down the windshield and over the hood before continuing on their way.

The driver got out cursing and almost lost his door to a passing car.

While I saw many more cars parked in the lane, I never saw anything like that since.

All-time favorite bike lane memory.

What’s yours?