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Sad Times in Afton

The revolving door of ownership at Selma’s in Afton continues.

Selma’s has traditionally been a popular stop in Afton for cyclists and motorcyclists, ith a large garden and large ice cream portions. For a biker, regardless of which direction their journey will take them, the coffee, cocoa and cones are a fine bit of fuel for the [...]

June 8th, 2010 | Category: bike rides, cookies, fun, ice cream, minnesota, rest stops | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Keys To Family-Friendly Routes

While I don’t have a lot of experience in the topic, I think regular exposure is one of the keys to bringing up a child to like being outdoors and to like cycling. I am attempting to test this on my own child, who is really the child of two cyclists – so perhaps there’s pre-bias [...]

August 27th, 2009 | Category: bicycle gear, bicycle maps, bicycle routes, bicyclists, bike rides, bike trails, biking with kids, education, encouragement, fun, ice cream, minneapolis, minnesota, st. paul | Comments are closed

Map for 6/25/2009

This is the map for tonight’s group ride that I am leading.

It’s a slightly revised version of my Great Googly Moogly route, as featured in the Minnesota Bike Atlas. In this case, we dodge the havoc that is the Como Avenue destruction. Rest stop is Dairy Queen.

Map is clickable for a [...]

June 25th, 2009 | Category: bicycle maps, bicycle routes, bike rides, ice cream, minnesota, st. paul, TCBC | Comments are closed

Cretin Hop: 9/23

The promised route update for this Sunday’s Cretin Hop. Posted late because I had to drive on flooded roads to go home last night. [...]

September 21st, 2007 | Category: ice cream, minneapolis, st. paul, TCBC, weather | Comments are closed

Door County Century Weekend Photos

Photos of our weekend in Door County, Wisconsin. [...]

September 11th, 2007 | Category: bicycle safety, bike events, bike tours, bike trails, ice cream, TCBC, wisconsin | Comments are closed

Bicycle Debate in Rochester

There have been a number of letters to the editor at the Rochester Post-Bulletin on the subject of bicyclists using the roads versus staying on trails.

Various letter writers have rehashed all the usual issues: Tax dollars used to pay for trails, bikers who don’t follow rules, same road-same rights, build more bike lanes/separate facilities, etc.

Blessedly, one [...]

June 7th, 2007 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle commuting, bicycle safety, bike lanes, bike trails, common sense, ice cream, minnesota, roadway use, share the road, traffic calming, vehicular cycling | Comments are closed
 
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