the beat bike blog

Alley cats are still a possibility in the cultural backwater that is Hartford! While people in California are bro'ing out bikepacki...

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

Run red lights in support of a good cause this Saturday. I only had this flyer as pdf, so I'm not sure if the screenshot I took of ...

Folks at work this week talking about their three day weekend were saying things like, "I'll finally get a chance to catch up on my...

Every so often I wonder whatever happened to alley cats. Then, I get an email about one. Here is one such example coming soon to Hartford....

Just when you thought it safe to sell your fixed gear, take a year off and become a full time randonneur, there's another alley cat in H...

While Salem was attempting to visit Hartford in the most difficult way possible yesterday, I decided to go out to Farmington to race on what...

I tend to fall in routines. I eat at a lot of different restaurants, but I almost always order the same thing at each respective place. The ...

“I have two boats in dry dock, a busted longboard and a fuckin’ busted-ass bike.” Words spoken by Jonathon, the winner of the Summer Showdow...

Key West's first alleycat race! And its gonna be tropical craziness! There's a lot of surprises in store for the racers and prizes f...

It slipped right by us and we didn't even notice (or have a party): the beat bike blog turned 1 year old last Friday. I could say that w...

On Saturday, we had The Eel 2. I don't know why it has taken me this long to post the results. Turnout was slim, but those who didn'...