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The Bike Guy column
Tony Brown writes twice a month about the evolving, offbeat, vibrant world of cycling in Minnesota.
Outdoors
November 22, 2019
The Bike Guy is finished, but the topics keep coming
The column concludes today, but the issues for attention and discussion are abundant.
Outdoors
October 3, 2019
Road back for Greg LeMond could include Congressional Gold Medal
The Bike Guy column: California lawmaker started the process prestigious honor.
Minneapolis
September 5, 2019
The Bike Guy column: Keeping watch on the Greenway and, in some cases, saving lives
Ride-along reflects challenges for trail's volunteer watch group.
Outdoors
August 22, 2019
Minnesota cycling team suffers for fun to 'Ride Across America'
The Bike Guy column: Local team speeds through cross-country ride.
Outdoors
July 5, 2019
New book reminds of local snub of black cyclist Major Taylor
The Bike Guy column: The legendary black sprint cyclist of the late 19th and 20th century was to race in St. Paul.
Outdoors
May 16, 2019
The Bike Guy: Traffic safety, trail passes are discussion points this legislative session
The Bike Guy column: But don't get your hopes up for issues such as a restoration of a tax credit to benefit commuters.
Outdoors
April 18, 2019
North Star Grand Prix bike racing still hopes to roll again
Potential remains for once-popular racing festival, but sponsorship remains a hurdle.
Outdoors
April 4, 2019
The Bike Guy column: Entering a new world? Signs say yes
Watching the sale of Penn Cycle, the challenges at local shops, and the rise of the electric bike.
Outdoors
March 7, 2019
Snowbound streets and paths change landscape for cyclists
Record-setting snow has put a lot of people to the test.
Outdoors
February 10, 2019
The Bike Guy column: Five websites for dreamers, fixers, and tech geeks
Randomly picked and presented, here are five that are inspiring, interesting, helpful.
Anderson: Out ice fishing together, but alone, on the St. Croix
Outdoors
January 25, 2019
In defense of the hibernating crowd of cyclists who venture out on occasion
Some of them are taking advantage of our warmish winter; don't judge them, writes The Bike Guy
Outdoors
January 10, 2019
Even if the driver-cyclist angst still boils, there is good news, too
The Bike Guy column: It there was a compelling theme to 2018, it was conflict.
Outdoors
December 27, 2018
Pedaling poetry to bid the year in cycling adieu
The Bike Guy columnist, aka Tony Brown, in labored verse.
Outdoors
December 16, 2018
Pioneering One on One Bike Studio will leave a hole in North Loop
The move, probably in February, is a moment worth marking, for the three-decade arc it represents for both the city and its cycling culture and history.
Gitchi-Gami Trail battle overshadows miles state could add elsewhere
Outdoors
November 23, 2018
Gitchi-Gami Trail battle overshadows miles state could add elsewhere
The Bike Guy column: State is spending $5M to pave a 3-mile stretch of bike trail.
Outdoors
November 8, 2018
The Bike Guy: When wonders of new options flirts with protective parenting.
The questions are increasingly complex and challenging when it comes to hauling wee ones.
Deer opener 2018: Buck Tales from around Minnesota
Outdoors
October 25, 2018
Minnesota trail projects open possibilities for extended cruising
Minnesota Valley, Baker/Carver also will help balance region's map.
Outdoors
October 11, 2018
The Bike Guy: Paths are murky in search for answers on rails-to-trails land
Conservancy's coyness only begs question of where next state path might be.
Outdoors
September 28, 2018
Row over proposed mountain biking trails in Minnetonka park is sign of the times
Bike Guy column: From any angle, impact fears are legitimate.
Meet an all-around outdoorsman: Sieve hunts and paints wildlife, cares about habitat
Outdoors
September 17, 2018
Where will bikes fit as Minneapolis updates its transportation action plan?
City Council member eyed Copenhagen and the Netherlands with updated action plan looming.
Outdoors
July 16, 2018
The Bike Guy says it's time to make a pledge of civility
OK, it’s the height of the cycling season. Let’s everybody hold up our right hands (or left hands, or whatever) and take the Bike Guy…
Outdoors
May 11, 2018
The Bike Guy column: Arrival of e-bikes should spur discussion about speed on paths
Arrival of e-bikes has made the topic even more urgent in Minneapolis.
Outdoors
April 12, 2018
The Bike Guy column: Lessons from scuttling a Minneapolis bike theft scheme
One takeaway from the arrest: Register your bike, and you just might get it back.
Outdoors
March 8, 2018
The Bike Guy: Cycling evangelist has been upbeat on Minneapolis
TEDx star has been upbeat on Minneapolis, but he doesn't heed gritty realities.
Outdoors
February 8, 2018
The Bike Guy column: Bike-build has honored place among winter tasks
Inner work and devotion to the bike are beautifully illustrated in "Zen" classic.
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