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Minn. pedaling pioneer has been biking in winter for 30 years

Star Tribune — The first time Jim Bertram hopped on his bicycle to commute to work in the dead of winter, he didn’t have any anti-frosting goggles, polypropylene leggings or extra-wide tires.

They didn’t exist. That’s because the St. Cloud man started biking year-round 30 years ago.

Bertram, an IT and media specialist at St. Cloud State University, has been biking all his life. Although his wife, Maribel Torres-Bertram, will try to talk him into skipping the bike commute on bitterly cold mornings, she isn’t surprised when he ignores her advice.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/289833641.html

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