tara, robot king

Minneapolis bikers rule.

2008-10-01T16:39:43Z

Minneapolis regularly comes in 2nd in the nation for percentage of bike commuters (only Portland is ahead of us). And let's not forget that Portland bikers aren't riding in the dark through inches of snow, slush, and ice for six months out of the...

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Happy Anniversary, Lysander!

2008-07-24T21:17:34Z

I've had Lysander the Bike, kind of, more or less, one year. I fell in love with Minneapolis from the seat of this bike. The city of cars is different from the city of bikes, even when they're the same place. I've gotten a few scars from embarr...

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Dear Associated Press:

2008-05-16T19:24:20Z

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - Brian LaFave couldn't care less how high gasoline prices climb these days — he's parked his pickup truck and is refusing to buy gas for a month, possibly longer. "The goal is to not use one drop of gas for 31 days," LaFa...

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Summer is nearly here.

2008-05-16T15:40:43Z

You can tell because the lilacs are preparing to blossom and the Fearsome Fleet of Skinny Terror is back on the trail: In sillier news, the Bike Center opened today and somebody had the seriously clever thought: What if we set up the speech-giv...

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Awesome things.

2008-05-07T15:43:27Z

I crashed on my bike yesterday (don't worry, o parents of mine, I'm fine). I haven't actually fallen off my bike and hit pavement since Fall 2004 so I guess it's about time. I think I sort of might blame my PowerGrips, because usually my feet sk...

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A thing to know...

2008-03-29T09:22:44Z

Look, I know Vox isn't a late-night-posting kind of place, but I think you should know... ....even though Spring is kind of here in Minnesota... ...and even if you are wearing a whiskey jacket or two... ...twenty-eight degrees Fahrenheit is not...

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The morning ride.

2008-03-19T20:05:42Z

I am going to have to start wearing sunscreen. Hooray? I guess it's good to not be always tucked into a giant bundle of fabric. Still. Sunscreen. So onerous. Some jerk of a yuppie tried to kill me in the crosswalk today. I hate crosswalks and I...

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Ahhh...

2008-03-11T16:36:06Z

It's sunny and it was 33 degrees when I rode in! Beautiful. My new riding theory is to intentionally go slow on my way to work or any time I'm feeling exhausted or stressed on the bike. I can comfortably go 4-5 mph faster, but it only adds 5-7 ...

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I've got a raging case of Mondays.

2008-03-10T15:07:52Z

Seriously. It's bad. The grapefruit I brought today was a touch bitter, so I decided to put sugar on it. But the curiously unmarked container contained powdered creamer, which was now loving sprinkled on my citrus. Ick. Anyway, here is my pro...

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Cold weather.

2008-01-30T21:44:13Z

You know you live in a hardcore city when you feel kind of guilty for taking the bus instead of biking in weather like this: But my freewheel is frozen up and the bike won't go (also it's insanely cold). To the shop with you, bike! In other n...

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