1st post on the blog

Hey everyone, let's get out and go biking. 

I moved to the Kilmer Pond Neighborhood in the fall of 2009, and after not getting much bicycle riding in during the nicer months of 2010 I decided to change that for this year. 


Last summer I decided to help my parents get out with me and exercise together as a family. What better way to spend a nice summer day than on a bike?! I can't think of one... anyhow, I found mom a "garage queen" Schwinn cruiser on CL, and dad had recently acquired a second hand road bike from his best friend. Mom's bike needed little more than new tires; I took dad's bike to a local bike shop and had it overhauled. 

With their new/second-hand bikes up and running I promptly got them out of the house, onto their bikes, and down to the North Cedar Lake Regional Trail. I led the ride, and that day we rode at a leisurely pace all the way to downtown Minneapolis, stopping for lunch at One On One Bike Studio. I think my parents were a little surprised by how relatively quickly and easily a cyclist could get from St. Louis Park to downtown Minneapolis.

Indeed... there are good reasons why Minneapolis was rated the #1 bike-friendly city in the country.

I started this blog because I believe that our neighborhood is a great gateway area to many fantastic trails, both to the East and extending far to the West. I intend this to be a place to: 

A) Organize and post about neighborhood group rides for all ages. Some rides can be tailored specifically for kids (short distances), and others can be rides for more experienced cyclists (longer distances).

B) Share bicycling related information.

C) Get more people, young and old, involved in bicycling. 

Last week I rode to Excelsior on the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail.