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Old 05-27-15 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by loky1179
Speak of the Minneapolis Pedal Pub . . Did you see the news? Apparently there are Pedal Pub haters out there. And those haters ride BICYCLES! They hate the Pedal Pub so much they organized an "Attack" on the pedal pubs with squirt guns and water balloons. Unfortunately for them, the Pedal Pub was being pedaled by six off duty cops. The results are predictable!

You've got to read the story - it's hard to believe it is an actual news story and not something from the Onion. Best laugh I've had in a long time!

Cyclists attack PedalPubs with squirt guns in Minneapolis; six arrested - StarTribune.com

Five are charged in weekend Minneapolis PedalPub attacks - StarTribune.com
This is the talk around town. I'm just doing this:



We've been saying the same thing, sounds like an story out of the Onion. But nope, this is my city.

When we were out on the Pedal Pub last summer, we heard some haters. Specifically, I remember we were on the second or third round (we were buzzed) and talking/laughing loudly and a woman on the sidewalk shouted at us, "YOU'RE TOO LOUD! THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD!!". We were no louder than a group walking from one bar to the next. It was 5:30 PM, the rush hour traffic was louder than we were. And she was clearly louder than we were... irony.

In Minneapolis, Pedal Pubs are used mostly by middle-age suburbanites to party in downtown. They tend to act like a bunch of frat boys. I know that the operators (drivers) try to keep the patrons from being obnoxious, but I'd say it's like herding cats. Bottom line, these bike-bars are not loved by people that live in Minneapolis.

Going back to my first reaction: *facepalm*

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