Moving to Eden Prairie

I don't know specifically of any bike routes, but we live in Hopkins and we just ride ourselves out of town from our house.  In EP you're close enough to the edge of the city that you should be able to head west and find the same roads you are familiar with.  Makes for a good bike adventure!

I have a girlfriend who swims at the EP Community Center.  By all accounts it's very nice.  I'd definitely give it a try before committing to a gym membership somewhere. 

I've been to the Flagship Lifetime (by the mall) and it's not very nice, considering it's an Onyx level club.  Overrun by mommies and screaming kids.  Just my observation.  However, the Lifetime Crosstown location on 62/Baker Road is very nice.  That's Platinum level, so a bit more affordable.  It is also in EP.

As far as routes go, I picked up this bike atlas at some LBS and love it.  It's got piles of routes all over the Twin Cities.

I may be a little biased against the EP Lifetime since it's been closed or under construction 50% of the times I tried to go.  That gets old after a while.

True, you cannot beat the shared membership to the EP Community Center.  It's more than that for a single membership to Lifetime at the Platinum level.

Congrats on the new house!  Ride west and you'll be fine.

The EP Community Center also has spinning classes at 6 am and in the evening. They may have cut down on the number of classes during the summer. It's a great way to get some training time on the bike during the winter months.

The Community Center also qualifies as a health club if your medical insurance will cover part of the cost. Medica pays $20 of the membership fee if you go 8 times a month. I believe both you and your spouse can claim this if you sign up individually. If both you and your spouse go 8 times a month it would be $24. ($32-$20) + ($32 -$20).

It doesn't have quite the same atmosphere as lifetime, but it's a nice facility. I usually go in the morning and you can always get a treadmill or elliptical.