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mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · 22h

Hmm... future fundraiser idea?

What brunch food would you want to see served from our @bunchbike.com ?

Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 22h

Someone just told me they saw the @mplscargobikelibrary.com @bunchbike.com out and about and thought it said "BRUNCH" on the side. So they pulled over to see if there was brunch food being served from the bike... and were disappointed when they learned there was not. 😆

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mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · 1d

We’ll be there!

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 1d

Mark your calendars! 🗓️

@cyclehoop.bsky.social and Oonee are hosting a secure bike parking presentation & Q&A (w/ optional group ride beforehand).

Wed, Oct 22 6:30-8pm at Fulton
(& optional group ride beforehand)

Flyer for the event with a starry background, photos of Anthony Lau & Shabazz Stuart

• OONEE & CYCLEHOOP PRESENTS
THE FUTURE OF SECURE CYCLE PARKING & DJ RIDE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND
DJ RIDE
SECURE CYCLE PARKING TALK
SABO BRIDGE
Mpls

6:30PM - 8PM
MEET @ 5:30PM
ROLL OUT 6PM
Fulton Tap Room
Ride to Fulton Tap Room
414-N Gth Ave, Minneapolis
DJ Anthony Lau
Shabazz-Stuart

cyclehoop
Oonee
BikeLondon
New York

RIDE/PRESENTATION/Q+A/BEVIES/VENDORS/SOCIAL
Biking WITH BADDIES
URG™
bike.MN
BICYCLE ALLIANCE OF MINNESOTA
Mpls Cargo Bike Library
EZCycle CLUB
Move MINNEAPOLIS
OONEE
our streets
cyclehoop
VENTURE BIKES
SLOW
ROLL

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Andy Lambert @cooperissuper.bsky.social · 1d

Come one come all!
#securebikeparking

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Community Pedal Power @communitypedalpower.org · 2d

It’s new cargo bike day at the E-Bike Lending Library! Meet our P5i twins Avocado and Vail. Thanks to @ternbicycles.com for the hook up!

If this is the first you’re seeing us, we’re a local non-profit. Our goal is to advance biking for transportation. To see us succeed, donate a the link below 😊

Two green Tern cargo bikes with pink baskets

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mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · 4d

Our winter hibernation starts Oct 31 (not bc you can’t ride bikes in winter, just bc we don’t want to take on winter maintenance/repairs this first year & need to work on grant applications!).

Members: Get your requests in soon if you want to borrow a bike before we close up!

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Moth @walkingminnesota.com · 4d

This bike (and a few others) are available to use for free next week!

@mplscargobikelibrary.com members: book your October cargo bike adventure before the season wraps up!

mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · Sep 9

Need to take a bunch of packages to the post office?

There’s a Mpls Cargo Bike Library bike for that!

(Thank you for the photo, @sdrockcab.bsky.social )

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 5d

Does anyone in the Twin Cities have a folding bike they don't need... and want to donate to @mplscargobikelibrary.com?

When I take our e cargo bikes in to shops for repairs I usually pay for Lime bikes to get myself back home. I'd love to use a folding bike, instead.

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mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · 4d

Our winter hibernation starts Oct 31 (not bc you can’t ride bikes in winter, just bc we don’t want to take on winter maintenance/repairs this first year & need to work on grant applications!).

Members: Get your requests in soon if you want to borrow a bike before we close up!

🚲 ❤️

Moth @walkingminnesota.com · 4d

This bike (and a few others) are available to use for free next week!

@mplscargobikelibrary.com members: book your October cargo bike adventure before the season wraps up!

mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · Sep 9

Need to take a bunch of packages to the post office?

There’s a Mpls Cargo Bike Library bike for that!

(Thank you for the photo, @sdrockcab.bsky.social )

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 7d

Minneapolis is making continued progress on our network of protected bikeways.

We need to bring back city bikeshare (RIP Niceride) & invest in programs like @mplscargobikelibrary.com !

Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 7d

Electric bicycles, and shared electric bicycles in particular, are a revolutionary transportation technology. Forward-looking cities should be building out the infrastructure necessary to make cycling safe and convenient for everyone who wants to do it.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7d

i recently got a great deal on a barely used folding ebike and i have to say it has revolutionized my train travel. i can get from my front door to the amtrak station in a little less than 5 minutes!!!

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 7d

The @mplscargobikelibrary.com is getting several electric cargo bikes donated from someone who test rode them for a review in a major publication.

Also, dream job!

Someone pay me to test & write about cargo bikes! Or send me bikes to review & let us keep them for the cargo bike library. 😊

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Community Pedal Power @communitypedalpower.org · 11d

Almost at the halfway mark of our fundraiser! Will you help us put more butts on bikes?

With your support we will
-Expand our fleet of cargo bikes & ebikes
-Upgrade our booking software to be more efficient
-Provide new pickup locations
-Fund a dedicated storage space

donorbox.org/grow-the-lib...

Grow The Library | Community Pedal Power (Powered by Donorbox)

Two years ago, the E-Bike Lending Library started with just 4 bikes in a backyard. Today, we’ve completed more than 1000 loans, grown to 40 bikes and a team of more than a dozen volunteers, lending 15...

donorbox.org

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 11d

If you want to see more ebike libraries, help fund the ones that exist now so we can be proof points & share what we learn with folks who start new ones.

@communitypedalpower.org has done incredible things so far & I can’t wait to see what they do with more resources!

donorbox.org/grow-the-lib...

Community Pedal Power @communitypedalpower.org · 11d

Almost at the halfway mark of our fundraiser! Will you help us put more butts on bikes?

With your support we will
-Expand our fleet of cargo bikes & ebikes
-Upgrade our booking software to be more efficient
-Provide new pickup locations
-Fund a dedicated storage space

donorbox.org/grow-the-lib...

Grow The Library | Community Pedal Power (Powered by Donorbox)

Two years ago, the E-Bike Lending Library started with just 4 bikes in a backyard. Today, we’ve completed more than 1000 loans, grown to 40 bikes and a team of more than a dozen volunteers, lending 15...

donorbox.org

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Andy Lambert @cooperissuper.bsky.social · 12d

Every city should have an electric cargo bike library, and the @mplscargobikelibrary.com is creating a model that can be replicated anywhere, ready to scale as big as necessary.

We have @bikemn.bsky.social and @lauragmitchell.com to thank for leading the way 💚

usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/02/r...

Report: A Third of Americans Can't Rely On Cars — And 16 Million Have No Access At All — Streetsblog USA

So why do we plan our cities like everyone can and does get behind the wheel every day?

usa.streetsblog.org

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mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · 13d

We love shocking people with free cargo bike rentals.

mplscargobikelibrary.com

Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 13d

There are so many gems in this episode, but one of my favorites is when the Mpls Votes tent staff person asks how much it costs to rent a cargo bike from the @mplscargobikelibrary.com.

@wedge.live: "It's free!"
Person: "What the..." 🤯
VP Chughtai: 😆

Then our website url magically appears.

Screenshot of the WedgeLive episode with Council VP Aisha Chughtai laughing as a city tent staff/volunteer person looks shocked to find out the cargo bike library is free.

Screenshot of the WedgeLive episode with Council VP Aisha Chughtai smiling as a city tent staff/volunteer person looks shocked to find out the cargo bike library is free, and the Mplscargobikelibrary.com url in text at the bottom.

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mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · 13d

😂

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Andy Lambert @cooperissuper.bsky.social · 13d

Did you say FREE? FREE? FREE?

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mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · 13d

We love shocking people with free cargo bike rentals.

mplscargobikelibrary.com

Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 13d

There are so many gems in this episode, but one of my favorites is when the Mpls Votes tent staff person asks how much it costs to rent a cargo bike from the @mplscargobikelibrary.com.

@wedge.live: "It's free!"
Person: "What the..." 🤯
VP Chughtai: 😆

Then our website url magically appears.

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 14d

Everyone wants a piece of you when you're riding a cargo bike. And the only cargo bike brand I trust is @mplscargobikelibrary.com.

Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 14d

I did not know John and Aisha Chughtai were recording when I tried to razz Steve Brandt, but even if I had I don't know that it would've changed anything.

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 14d

It's just one long ad for the Minneapolis Cargo Bike Library.

Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 14d

The @mplscargobikelibrary.com had the honor of having VP @aishaforward10.com ride in our @bunchbike.com for a @wedge.live interview!

Watch it, it’s amazing.

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mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · 14d

We're a month away from our winter hibernation and our Xtracycle Swoop has lots of availability! This bike is available to any MCBL member (who has completed orientation) and can be picked up near Brackett Park.

Members: send us an email or DM if you want to borrow it!

Xtracycle Swoop (Brackett Park location)

This bike is available at our Brackett Park location. If you’re interested in borrowing it, please email us at [email protected] so we can get you on the wait list. Once its your…

mplscargobikelibrary.com

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 14d

Who is brave enough to sit in the cargo container with an untrained pilot at the helm of a CARGO BIKE EPISODE? It's Aisha Chughtai, who is running for reelection to the Minneapolis City Council in Ward 10.

Look for Wedge LIVE wherever you get podcasts or watch on YouTube.

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 14d

The @mplscargobikelibrary.com had the honor of having VP @aishaforward10.com ride in our @bunchbike.com for a @wedge.live interview!

Watch it, it’s amazing.

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mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · 15d

Ooo, I’m sure there’s a bike solution! What are the sheets? Metal, drywall, etc?

mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · 16d

Are you saying people who can’t walk up stairs can’t ride bikes?

Or that bikes can’t go up stairs?

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mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · 17d

Sorry, not sure what this comment means.

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mplscargobikelibrary.com @mplscargobikelibrary.com · 17d

We visited the Gilette Children’s Adaptive Recreation Expo in St. Paul today and were SO excited to see all of the adaptive bikes up close.

There truly is a bike out there for almost everyone.

Two very upright adaptive trikes with small wheels are parked side by side

An adaptive recumbent electric trike is parked in a garage. A parent and child stand nearby interacting with a mascot

A side by side recumbent electric cargo trike in teal

Someone stands near 4 adaptive options: one set up like a stroller, an ebike and a trike with a wheelchair type set up in the front

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