Ethan Kleinbaum
@eikleinbaum.bsky.social
Minneapolitan since 2019. Working on fully assimilating by cargo biking with 2 kids and playing beer league hockey.
We really needed this whimsy.
January 17, 2026 at 9:22 PM
We really needed this whimsy.
Life in Minneapolis: I give my wife a heads up if I spend more than $100.
January 15, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Life in Minneapolis: I give my wife a heads up if I spend more than $100.
I dont know why you'd want to live anywhere other than Minneapolis in the winter.
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I dont know why you'd want to live anywhere other than Minneapolis in the winter.
The Bryant Phase 1 section is phenomenal right now. 15 ft wide bike ped paths plowed better than the vehicle lanes
December 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The Bryant Phase 1 section is phenomenal right now. 15 ft wide bike ped paths plowed better than the vehicle lanes
I did take some skating lessons. Several years ago, St Louis Park had hockey skating for adult novices. But mostly YouTube videos and being willing to look like an idiot in public.
Here I am in Ottawa, looking like an idiot while practicing many years ago.
Here I am in Ottawa, looking like an idiot while practicing many years ago.
December 31, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I did take some skating lessons. Several years ago, St Louis Park had hockey skating for adult novices. But mostly YouTube videos and being willing to look like an idiot in public.
Here I am in Ottawa, looking like an idiot while practicing many years ago.
Here I am in Ottawa, looking like an idiot while practicing many years ago.
Our 2nd car was totaled while parked on the street 3 weeks after our daughter was born. We bought an Urban Arrow and transitioned to a 1 car household of 4. Our family has biked 7k miles on 2 ebikes since March, me personally doing about 5.5k. We saved $650 in gas and reduced emissions by 2 tons.
December 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Our 2nd car was totaled while parked on the street 3 weeks after our daughter was born. We bought an Urban Arrow and transitioned to a 1 car household of 4. Our family has biked 7k miles on 2 ebikes since March, me personally doing about 5.5k. We saved $650 in gas and reduced emissions by 2 tons.
How i feel when I want to go home, but the flight was canceled.
December 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
How i feel when I want to go home, but the flight was canceled.
How else do you get views like this for $10?
December 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
How else do you get views like this for $10?
Water based transit: completely underrated.
December 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Water based transit: completely underrated.
Bryant Ave has become so beautiful in every season. I'm really enjoying seeing these snow walls flanking the bike lane grow!
December 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Bryant Ave has become so beautiful in every season. I'm really enjoying seeing these snow walls flanking the bike lane grow!
Just missed a milestone today and didn't have time to go around the block. That's 1999 miles since March made up mostly by twice daily trips to daycare and preschool that would have been otherwise made by car.
December 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Just missed a milestone today and didn't have time to go around the block. That's 1999 miles since March made up mostly by twice daily trips to daycare and preschool that would have been otherwise made by car.
Done and ready for winter.
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Done and ready for winter.
Rushing to get these studded tires on the Urban Arrow so I can ride tomorrow. The longer it takes, the more I sweat in this 40 deg garage. 😅
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Rushing to get these studded tires on the Urban Arrow so I can ride tomorrow. The longer it takes, the more I sweat in this 40 deg garage. 😅
I do that every night.
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I do that every night.
Some evidence of friendly fire in @thewaroncars.bsky.social on Bryant Ave tonight.
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Some evidence of friendly fire in @thewaroncars.bsky.social on Bryant Ave tonight.
I saw a gaggle of green line trains just south of Shady Oak station this morning. I feel like a proud dad watching his kids take first steps.
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I saw a gaggle of green line trains just south of Shady Oak station this morning. I feel like a proud dad watching his kids take first steps.
Some construction on going still at West Lake Station, but look what they let me do this morning!
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Some construction on going still at West Lake Station, but look what they let me do this morning!
How many tries does it take to park legally?
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
How many tries does it take to park legally?
What an unbelievable turn of events! Citation issued!
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
What an unbelievable turn of events! Citation issued!
A pickup and Uhaul blocking both Bryant bikeway and the sidewalk.
I can not figure out how someone would even consider this to be appropriate.
Submitted to the city as an accessibility issue. I feel like i already know the resolution to this.
I can not figure out how someone would even consider this to be appropriate.
Submitted to the city as an accessibility issue. I feel like i already know the resolution to this.
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A pickup and Uhaul blocking both Bryant bikeway and the sidewalk.
I can not figure out how someone would even consider this to be appropriate.
Submitted to the city as an accessibility issue. I feel like i already know the resolution to this.
I can not figure out how someone would even consider this to be appropriate.
Submitted to the city as an accessibility issue. I feel like i already know the resolution to this.
While I'm talking about 50th, I may as well expand. Of all the streets in my neighborhood, this is by far the most hostile to non-drivers.
These pictures are between Lynnhurst Park and Bryant on 50th. What I would give to comfortably walk from the park to the coffee shop with a stroller.
These pictures are between Lynnhurst Park and Bryant on 50th. What I would give to comfortably walk from the park to the coffee shop with a stroller.
November 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
While I'm talking about 50th, I may as well expand. Of all the streets in my neighborhood, this is by far the most hostile to non-drivers.
These pictures are between Lynnhurst Park and Bryant on 50th. What I would give to comfortably walk from the park to the coffee shop with a stroller.
These pictures are between Lynnhurst Park and Bryant on 50th. What I would give to comfortably walk from the park to the coffee shop with a stroller.
This place is so big.
Do you know why there are so many people buried here? Everyone's dying to get in.
Do you know why there are so many people buried here? Everyone's dying to get in.
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This place is so big.
Do you know why there are so many people buried here? Everyone's dying to get in.
Do you know why there are so many people buried here? Everyone's dying to get in.
My daughter has been home sick and refuses to sleep unless she's on a bike ride. So we did 15 miles this morning, going as slow as possible. Meandered through Lakewood Cemetery looking for the ghost of Hubert Humphrey.
November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My daughter has been home sick and refuses to sleep unless she's on a bike ride. So we did 15 miles this morning, going as slow as possible. Meandered through Lakewood Cemetery looking for the ghost of Hubert Humphrey.
In Minnesota, drivers are required to stop for pedestrians at BOTH marked and unmarked crosswalks. Here I am at one of my least favorite streets, 50th, at one of my least favorite intersections, 50th and Aldrich. Let's see how long it takes for someone to follow the law.
November 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
In Minnesota, drivers are required to stop for pedestrians at BOTH marked and unmarked crosswalks. Here I am at one of my least favorite streets, 50th, at one of my least favorite intersections, 50th and Aldrich. Let's see how long it takes for someone to follow the law.
6 years ago, we moved to a house that made Lake Harriett walks very easy. We wondered if we would start to take it for granted at some point. Hasn't happened yet.
November 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
6 years ago, we moved to a house that made Lake Harriett walks very easy. We wondered if we would start to take it for granted at some point. Hasn't happened yet.