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2016 is going to be a banner year for sustainable transportation in Hartford.  To kick off the year I am rolling out BiCi Co. news and prog...

There are a lot of bicycle related events coming up, and calendars can be confusing for some of us (including me).  Here's a short list ...

It raining bicycles with a chance of infrastructure improvements.   Get out and ride.  Get others out riding.  Take a class.  Teach some you...

Having trouble with a clever title for this post, I reached back a couple of years and shared my favorite "pedestrian shout out."....

Hey y'all.  Wanted to share the following, since you're starting to think about bikes again.  The Spring Bike Frenzy is a seasonal d...

Last week I had my bike in the basement to wipe off the salt crust and install much needed fenders.  Despite year round commuting, I'll ...

Cross racing.  Have you seen it?  Not a horde of queens sprinting in heels , although that would be equally awesome.  Cyclocross is a newer ...

The title of this post is borrowed from David Ringquist, the former President of the Central Connecticut Bicycle Alliance.  CCBA was the pr...

A veritable fire storm of bicycle events in September.  Toss some logs on would ya? I've been off the radar lately, largely due to m...

East Hartford Bike to Work. Many of these folks cycled over from West Hartford. Living in Connecticut and riding a bicycle for 90% of my...

Bike to Work.  Bicycle skills.  Dinner and Bikes.  The next couple of weeks brings a critical mass of bicycle based activity and I'll be...

Mark Twain knew how to stir up his audience Has anyone heard about the Earth Day event going on at Hartford's Riverfront Plaza next...

Spring is in the air.  Tires are springing leaks, falling victim to the unswept glass shards that are indistinguishable from left over rock...

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There in fact was a cyclocross race in Colt Park this past Saturday.  Supposedly there is another cross race in Cheshire this weekend , and...

While wandering around today taking in the last of the leaves and generally exploring areas Northwest of Hartford, I came across a curious ...