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I just read the Nice-Ride MN Subscriber Survey and while I am excited about the first-year success of the program I believe that the results show a clear opportunity to help the ethnic and poverty impacted areas within the Twin Cities though Bike-Sharing.
In the first year the results are clear that adopters are overwhelming white 85.8%, highly educated with bachelors and master degree respondents equaling over 71% and upper-middle class with 39% of respondents having an annual household income between $100,000 and $150,000.
The Nice-Ride MN 2011 expansion is planned to be focused in North Minneapolis which is one of the most ethnically diverse and poverty stricken areas within Minneapolis. The program launched a community outreach program in North Minneapolis to raise awareness this fall. This project is supported by the Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support and its Communities Putting Prevention to Work Initiative of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
I am eager to see these results change at the end of the 2011 season.
Race:
Value Count Percent %
Asian/Pacific Islander 22 3.2%
Black/African-American 10 1.5%
Caucasian 582 85.8%
Education:
Value Count Percent %
less than high school 1 0.1%
high school/GED 11 1.6%
some college 64 9.4%
2 year college degree 30 4.4%
4 year college degree 317 46.5%
Masters degree 175 25.7%
Doctoral degree 83 12.2%
Income:
Value Count Percent %
less than $20,000 39 5.9%
$20,000 – $39,999 91 13.9%
$40,000 – $59,999 86 13.1%
$60,000 – $79,999 98 14.9%
$80,000 – $99,999 86 13.1%
$100,000 – $150,000 158 24.1%
greater than $150,000 98 14.9%
Age:
Value Count Percent %
less than 18 years old 1 0.1%
18 – 24 52 7.6%
25 – 34 266 39%
35 – 44 159 23.3%
45 – 54 116 17%
55 – 64 81 11.9%
greater than 64 years old 7 1%
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Excellent Video from earlier this year. If you haven’t been to Minnesota and love Cycling the Greenway is definately one of our biggest attractions.
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Congratulations to BA writer Andrew for placing 8th in yesterdays CycloCross Championships. If you recall, earlier in the week we polled readers on Andrew’s CX bike purchase. Well he bought it then placed top 10 at his first ever CX race.
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Check out this video from YouTube: Nice work!
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Andrew is on a test ride right now and is asking the Bike Anonymous community: Should I buy this bike? I vote yes!
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Plannning on heading out for a long-ride this winter or trying to figure out what to wear before commuting to work?
Right now in Minneapolis there is a South Wind at 16.1 MPH. For my North-East ride from Eden Prairie into Minneapolis I will be dealing with 33MPH of Wind Resistance if I average a speed 20MPH, which is always my goal. Why does this matter?
(1) Cyclists are often geeks and like to know this stuff.
(2) Even with the best riding technique, a head wind will increase your energy expenditure per mile.
(3) Unless you are interested in emptying the tank before work you may want to check wind speed when judging the time it will take to commute to work.
(4) While wind chill today is a toasty Minnesota 31 degrees. Apparent wind chill if averaging 20MPH is 12 degrees based upon the current temp of 35 degrees.
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Check here before you go for up to date Temperature, Wind Speed, Heat Index, Wind Chill, Relative Humidity, Dew Points and Barometric Pressure
To understand the impact the wind has on your cycling check out the apparent wind calculator that Minnesota based HED (some of the best Wheelsets in the world) has developed:
KPH to MPH Quick CONVERSION CHART
KPH MPH
30 19
50 31
60 37
80 50
100 62
120 75
Have a great ride!!!!
