Daniel Baxter

That’s great that the trail shoes worked as well as they did in yesterday afternoon’s conditions. It was certainly a good afternoon to be running rather than driving!

Agree! And highly recommend a pair of Kahtoola Nanospikes for traction on ice. On my run home from the office I was able to get enough traction from them to help push four cars up the Bohemian Flats and S. 4th St. hills on W. River Parkway that were stuck on the ice.

Daniel's AMA is coming up and will focus on tips for run- and bike-commuting in (Minnesota) winter.  👀 The event, co-hosted by Daniel and Alicia Valenti, takes place this Wednesday, November 19 (tomorrow!!), noon - 1 p.m. at the Minneapolis Central Library, N-280 Doty Board Room.

Winter is coming Tips for bike and run-commuting to downtown Minneapolis through Minnesota’s most interesting weather. Short presentation; gear show-and-tell; ask the speakers anything; winter skill-share! Speakers: Daniel Baxter and Alicia Valenti Time: Wednesday, November 19th, noon – 1 p.m. Location: Minneapolis Central Library N-280 Doty Board Room 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401 Cost: Free; light refreshments will be served Questions? Contact Daniel at dbaxter@mbakerintl.com

Curious about run or bike commuting in Minnesota winters? Alicia Valenti and I will be sharing our experiences on November 19th at the library in downtown Minneapolis. Come ask us anything, and take a look at our gear! This is part of being a new Commute Ambassador with @moveminneapolis.bsky.social

Thanks for the link! I shared my delay-free experience of commuting using running and biking on the West River Parkway trail this summer, and also mentioned seeing some long backups of cars on the parkway in the afternoons. I think biking may be quicker than driving on this route, door-to-door.

I've got a 6 mile commute from downtown as well, and find that biking is almost always faster than driving would be, if you include the walk to reasonably-priced parking for the drive.

I find these sorts of turns are particularly difficult in my front-loading cargo bike. It's probably longer than most bikes, but they do seem to be increasingly common.

Great episode! Listened to it on my cargo bike commute on Friday, which seemed like a good listening environment for it.

I contacted the Park Board about the trail on the west side of Bde last year after a friend tripped and fell on one of those bumps. They replied and said they are planning a major repair project for it, but it sounded like it will take some more time. Wish they would find a short-term fix.

Thanks for writing this article! I'm a downtown Minneapolis office worker and I've always enjoyed them. My gut feeling is that without them there would probably have been more suburban office tower sprawl?

That makes sense, thanks! I think my problem was that on an ebike I wasn't generating enough heat with the -34F wind chill, and should have turned the assistance down/off.

That's impressive biking but not surprising that you were the only one on time! What footwear did you use? My feet have been warm during my early morning runs this week, but wouldn't stay warm cargo biking into the wind this past Monday morning, even with 2 pairs of heavy socks and insulated boots.

Thanks Amy!