Dan Marshall

@danmarstp

Bikes. Kids. Saint Paul. Egg Tacos. Coffee. 1/3 of @MischiefToy.com. Sworn enemy of Summit Ave boulevard trees. Blogging about bikes @ marshallwords.com. AI & X users get unfollowed. he/him

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Dan Marshall@danmarstp· 16d

Hardees sign says open 24 hours and also still not open 24 hours. With a bike.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· 17d

Doctored a frozen Costco pizza with garden veggies, please clap.

Zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and kale tossed in olive oil.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· 18d

Vehicular Cyclists, take heed. #BikeSky

A silver bike leaning against a utility box on which "Beware Street Wisdom" has been written in white letters.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· 18d

Went to the website. Read all the pamphlets and watched the tapes. Will not need to consume any more word salad for rest of day.

A flow chart illustrating the MACI policy agenda which holds not discernible meaning.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· 19d

Billy's last call #GrandAve

A backhoe demolishing Billy's and Victoria Crossing East.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· 21d

Me? I'm just the lawnmower. You can tell me by the way I bike.

Bicycle in front of a park bench with a lawnmower in its trailer.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· 23d

Greetings from Pig's Eye StP

A blue bike on a small bridge over Battle Creek as it flows through grasslands on its way to the Mississippi

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· 25d

I Moto'd @jdij.bsky.social's Moto

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jul 12

The encampment's previous location was between Swede Hollow and the Vento Nature Sanctuary, also isolated & surrounded by trains & highways. It was at least more accessible and closer to services than Pigs Eye. This area has been an encampment for the entirety of StP's history.

A pic of previous encampment's location back in 2021. With a bike.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jul 12

A lone googly eye stares at the sky on a sandy boat launch on Leech Lake at sunset.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jul 12

Gospel according to Bemidji: ❌ Ox ❌ Lamb ✅ GOAT

Paul bunyan and babe the blue ox roadside sculpture in Bemidji. With a bike.

Chalked at Babe's feet: "Jesus is not an Ox hes the GOAT."

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jul 12

Hey I found the same bench lol

Me sitting on a bench in Walker Minnesota

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jul 11

Holy shit, that guy's on to me.

The toy campaign book cover by John Bibee

What would happen if someone decided to trick a whole town -by giving them toys? But not just any toys, you understand. Toys that had a powerful and sinister effect on their owners. And what if only two children knew the evil plot was in the works? The magic continues as John and Susan Kramar speed through this book of mystery and adventure.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jul 10

Samesies.

Ghost the cat stretching our on our faux leather ottoman.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jul 9

Here's Leatta's entire disingenuous & ridiculous screed. Extremely tiresome.

$By Leaetta Hough If St. Paul continues to push forward with the Summit Avenue Regional Trail (SART), the result won't be the green progress the city promises. It will be a historic act of civic self-destruction. SART will irreversibly disfigure Summit Avenue, an irreplaceable historic corridor, and trigger financial and environmental consequences which will be felt by every single St. Paul resident. Any superficial strides toward sustainability will be completely eclipsed by the imme-diate, permanent environmental degradation of losing our mature tree canopy. Ultimately, the taxpayers are being asked to shoulder a staggering economic burden, both in upfront costs and permanent, ongoing losses and liabilities, to fund the most expensive type of bike facility design which will serve only a tiny fraction of our population. The math on this project simply doesn't work. Summit Avenue is a national treasure, celebrated by the American Planning Association as one of America's "Great Streets" and the finest preserved avenue of Victorian architecture in the country. To construct SART, the city plans to rip up historic granite curbs, destroy the root systems of about 1,000 mature trees, and permanently disfigure this iconic urban landscape. This project represents a catastrophic failure of environmental policy, fiscal discipline, and urban planning. It is time to acknowledge those facts and stop wasting scarce tax dollars on SART. The city's environmental claims rest on a tantasy. Othcials nitially "projected" that 221 mature trees, 14% of Summit's canopy, will be lost or compromised. However, this flawed estimate was carelessly extrapolated from past road projects that didn't move most of the curbs, alter driveways, and construct an off-road trail that invades into a tree-lined boulevard. When two independent arborists actually calculated the likely impact of SART on the trees for specific sections of the project, they arrived Council, and the city's own Parks at a far grimm…$

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jul 9

Hey @pioneerpress.bsky.social, the folks in this pic are my neighbors. I built the red bike in the foreground and gave it to my neighbor's grandson. Shame on you for using them to illustrate another idiotic tirade against the #SummitAve bike trail.

A kid and his grandpa riding bikes during Grand Old Day. Picture used to illustrate an op ed opposing Summit Bike Lane.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jul 5

My newest build--a mid 60's Italian steel Fiorelli single speed. Mighty pleased with how this turned out. Thanks again to @gretakaul.bsky.social for sending it my way. www.craigslist.org/view/d/saint...

A silver bicycle with red wheels leaning against a weathered concrete wall.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jul 4

First test ride around the block. Still waiting for a few accoutrements. N+1 possibly cured. #BikeSky

A red 1973 Schwinn Paramount leaning against a concrete wall.

Closeup of bike's Suntour Cyclone rear derailleur.

Closeup of Campy Strada crank witCyclone front derailleur.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jul 3

Same energy

Napolean Dynamite standing in front of a house.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jul 1

Hello? Yes, I think I found that missing US Senator. She's at a grocery store here in East Grand Forks if you can believe it.

Detail of pic showing woman with grocery cart talking on phone while looking at Klobuchar.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jul 1

This morning I successfully rebuilt the Suntour freewheel on my Motobecane. Like Bob Dylan, it wasn't freewheelin' no more. This was a procedure involving dozens of tiny 1/8" bearings that even Sheldon Brown said wasn't worth the trouble.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jun 29

Here's a new bike tag! twincities.biketag.org

Bike in front of a partially flooded ruins

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jun 29

2026 @amyklobuchar.com Pride Month tracker, Day 28 AKlo rode in the Pride parade today, posted twice. To me, it's unfortunate that a politician who's silent on #TransRights was included. But what do I know? 🤷 2026 stats: Posts supporting Pride: 4 (1 recycled) Posts supporting trans rights: 0

Rain didn't stop another fantastic Twin Cities Pride parade! I love seeing so many joyful faces — thousands of Minnesotans coming together to stand with our LGBTQ community.

A post where Klobuchar and her team yell "happy pride Minnesota."

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jun 28

2026 @amyklobuchar.com Pride Month tracker, Day 27. At 9pm, AKlo put out the most lukewarm Pride statement. She made zero promises, did not mention #TransRights, & centered work of "friends, parents, & allies". 2026 stats: Posts supporting Pride: 2 (1 recycled) Posts supporting trans rights: 0

Klobuchar post: Happy Pride weekend Minnesota! Our state is a place where you can be yourself thanks to decades of work by friends, parents, allies and LGBTQ Minnesotans!

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jun 25

2026 @amyklobuchar.com Pride Month tracker, Day 24. AKlo promised today to "fight" to protect abortion rights. As if she hasn't been a cowardly collaborator for years. She offered no promises on LGBTQIA+ rights. 2026 stats: Posts supporting Pride: 1 (recycled) Posts supporting trans rights: 0

Klobuchar post: Four years ago, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Now it's up to each state to make sure women can make their own health care decisions.
As governor, I'll fight to protect reproductive freedom. Minnesota isn't going back.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jun 23

Counterpoint:

Bike in snow above the same channel, frozen in winter.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jun 23

2026 @amyklobuchar.com Pride Month tracker, Day 22. It all makes sense now. Klob's actually running for mayor of Bemidji. 2026 stats: Posts supporting Pride: 1 (recycled) Posts supporting trans rights: 0

A klobuchar post about Itasca State Park. Near Bemidji.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jun 22

Just got my 1974 Schwinn Paramount back from Chris Kvale, who did an absolutely remarkable job. Hard to believe this is the same bike. I have spent an inordinate amount on this. Hoping it cures n+1 for a year or two. #BikeSky

Repainted 1974 Schwinn Paramount in red.

Framebuilder Chris Kvale standing by his work.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jun 22

Home before noon! That's enough biking for today.

Dan Marshall@danmarstp· Jun 22

Back across the Mississippi! Decided to take the #SaintPaulGreenway instead of climbing Franklin and fighting traffic on Uni.