the beat bike blog

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 ...

I used to go out a lot. I'd go to events, I'd go to bars, I'd go to parties and I'd go to other things. Then, I started r...

Everyone likes finding things.  Well, finding good things.  Finding things like bed bugs or dog shit on your shoe.  Those aren't good t...

I was doing an internet search to find out some boring facts about bicycle usage, and the top website results all had something in common --...

[please imagine a witty flyer of some sort is this here space. perhaps a street full of turkeys riding bicycles and drinking tropical drinks...

I am starting to suspect that fast food and bicycles should not be mixed, though, most likely, the the problem is just the fast food! After ...

That title above should read something like; Being critical of the lack of a mass in Columbus, Ohio. It was surreal. Freaky. Inexplicable. S...

It was wonderful being back in da 'beat for a week; especially all the late night bike rides with friends i miss dearly. I forgot what k...

“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...

Last Friday I caught a glimpse of what seemed to be the Space Shuttle driving down Duval Street. The spacecraft was a little smaller than ex...