Posts tagged "downtown"

Cities Grand Tour

Chance are pretty good that this was it. The last official outdoor ride for the season. Oh, there might be a day or two in December where the weather allows for a quick jaunt outside, but this was likely the last ride of significant time/distance to really count. I met up with my brother at...

Rides #41-43: Baked Chicken

Riding has grown into a luxury for me, instead of a necessity and I find that my limited time with the bike is an accepted reality for my current life-situation. There are just not enough hours in the day (especially with the dwindling daylight as our precious summer winds down). That said, I’ve had a...

Ride #38: Tour de Fat

While I was researching the details for the Midtown Greenway ride, I noticed that they were participating in an upcoming event called the Tour de Fat. This event is sponsored by one of my favorite companies, New Belgium Brewery, and is all about bike-centric culture. It is a traveling festival that features a bike parade...

Ride #33: Midtown Greenway

Since I had a few straight days of decent rides, I decided to break up the typical Medina routine and packed up the Old Steed™ and headed into downtown Minneapolis. I chose to travel along a dedicated stretch of old railroad tracks called the Midtown Greenway. It is a fairly new addition to the Twin...