the beat bike blog

For some reason, the New York Times has jumped on the anti-bike lane and "cyclists break traffic rules all the time" bandwagon tha...

Hard to ride on. When you ride a bike, you try to strike a balance between the efficient way and the interesting way to get somewhere On Fri...

Exhibit A: Genderfuck bicycle. Note the bold fuchsia paint job that is paired with a deep blue crate. Exhibit B: The font is bubbly, scri...

It's been a little while since the Bikes Outside lens has been aimed at the corner of Capitol and Babcock, so it was high time we paid a...

It wasn't that great of a book. Anyway, I have an observation to make regarding the sanity and insanity of drivers in Hartford. From wha...

Today was the monthly Bike to Work event, and from what I hear, the only one scheduled for the year. Finding this hard to believe, I read ov...

Bikes Outside brings us back to the Hartford Public Library this morning for a Giant Rincon-turned-commuter special. A mountain bike with sm...

This Monday's Bikes Outside takes us back nearly a week to Elizabeth Park's Pond House for last Tuesday's annual CCBA dinner. T...

Outsourcing does not work. Not too long ago I was riding in a vehicle with someone who had a GPS -- a device I considered worthless before t...

This past Tuesday evening found me in the grand environs of The Bushnell for the Bicycle Friendly Communities Symposium. The CCBA email I h...

The subtitle of our blog is "Riding bicycles in Hartford". We talk about it less and less because, well, we've got a lot of po...

Johanna is looking at cars in East Windsor where all the used cars and auctions are. This morning, I joined her for some test driving. We pa...

People often complain about the bike and pedestrian infrastructure in the Hartford area. I generally disagree, though I generally disagree w...

Even when he goes to his depressing London office: Update! I was unlocking my bike outside Bin 228 last night (because I'm fancy) and th...

If you live around Hartford or in it, you may have heard about the Get Motivated! seminar at the Civic Center today. Joe Montana, Laura Bus...

Return of the Scorcher is one of the movies on a Ted White DVD, which also contains the more talked about, We Are Traffic. WAT is a great d...

I get to write about a blog appropiate afternoon of sailing that actually involves a few bicycles. Sweeeet! My unexpected day on the water b...

I am house/baby sitting this week for my parents, so I'm riding from Avon to Hartford. 10 miles is a nice length. Also, your favorite Ca...

(i haven't been able to get a good photo of a bus with bicycles in it. so here's a sign on Southard Street and Flemming Street. good...

I am now living in the Conch Republic, better known as Key West. Yes, technically it is in Florida, but the vibe and architecture is certain...