Why would you bike commute in the winter?  Sports & Leisure Jon
Collins · ·  Jana Velo of Minneapolis started biking to work
during the summer over two decades ago. But it wasn't until
seven years ago that she decided to continue through the winter.
"I had been working in Eagan and said to somebody that I needed
to put my bike away for the winter because it was getting cold,
and they said, 'Why would you do that when you can still bike?'"
Velo said. "I hadn't thought about it."  It took a couple months
for Velo to gather together all the gear she'd need for her
12-mile commute, but since then the mother of one has been
commuting by bike almost every day all year long.  "I just love
it," Velo said. "For me and people I know who do it, it's
actually so much fun. You get where you're going with this big
grin on your face."  Biking in the winter is not always a simple
operation. She wakes in the morning and checks in online with
other bike commuters about best routes and conditions.  She
tries to choose streets