the beat bike blog

This past week is best described as a wintry mix.  Midwest, and the Northeast.  Small towns, no towns, tents in the wilderness, and back to...

In the spirit of spending more time in different neighborhoods, this Monday marks the first time I have featured a Bike Outside in the We...

It was the bike nobody wanted. A barely-used Mongoose hardtail with a short-travel suspension fork and chunky tires that hummed loudly on th...

This week we are crossing a line I had considered with great trepidation and apprehension. For the first (non-postcard or vacation) time, th...

My long Easter weekend began by waking up at four a.m., possibly still drunk, to pack for Jersey. It is of little concern that I don't b...

This Monday's Bike Outside was in good company among a handful of rides locked up at the Hartford Public Library on Friday afternoon. Wh...

I often stop to gawk at bikes locked to the bike racks and fences of Hartford and beyond. When talking bikes with friends, it's common f...