the beat bike blog

All zero of you readers probably thought that (a) the eel didn't happen or (b) I never came back. Well, I'm here to tell you that ...

I went to that great state of Vermont this weekend as I enjoy doing. I canoed, I plumbed, I mowed, I walked, I grilled, I attempted to ...

Hiking is fun and so is cycling. Generally, though, the hike a bike is not something the people seek out. It's good for character ...

I like cars. The reason I prefer bikes is that you generally can't drive cars in cool ways on public roads like you can ride bikes. Same...

Not a lot of bike talk lately. The snow is high and the roads are unpleasant. So, the hearty have transitioned to skiing for re...

Before: My bike was oh-so-sleek. It seems my heavy hoisting ways have caught up with me, in the form of a pair of inguinal hernias. Thi...

Johanna and I hiked the Mohawk Trail this weekend. It's one of the CT blue blazed trails and it used to be the Appalachian Trail unt...

There was a time when El Presidente de Chine used to write about these multi-modal adventures to Bridgeport, wherein he'd get drive...

One time when I was 14, I went snowboarding. My parents got me a snowboard rental, lesson and lift ticket for my birthday. It was prett...

A week ago, a terrible thing happened in Newtown. The limited intelligence of the beat bike blog can offer no answers as to the circumsta...

No one has written to the beat bike blog asking for advice about riding. Ever. It's not surprising, considering I don't really ha...

I had the slipping freewheel ride on Friday,the lunch with parents and Johanna ride yesterday, and the Ragged Mountain stroll today wi...

There was supposedly an awesome mountain bike ride at Nathan Hale State Forest today, but I couldn't go. I was working on my car. It'...

At times, I've considered getting rid of my car. I don't drive it very much and I have pay for its upkeep, taxes & fees, attempt...

Tomorrow is supposed to have nice weather, but since Sunday is also supposed to be nice, you should forgo your Saturday bike ride and check ...

I went on the CTNEMBA RAW @ MDC WH Res, or the Connecticut Chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association's Ride After Work at the...

We're not on bicycles in droves because we're afraid we will muss our hair or get raped in a dark alley. I don't really believe ...

Sometimes when it snows, you decide not to ride your bike and instead stalk a herd of deer through the woods around Cedar Hill Cemetery on y...

When you ride a bike in the woods, you're acutely aware of temperature, precipitation and ground hardness- even if you're a crappy m...