the beat bike blog

Brendan properly celebrates America's Saturday by bailing before the good parts of a fixed gear century (or so).  I'll finish t...

Fixed gear mountain biking is like regular mountain biking, but harder. It greatly expands one's likelihood of hitting feet on rocks, ro...

This morning's Bike Outside is my first since November due to an extraordinarily busy stretch at my job. Thanks to Schleppi for filling ...

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...

This morning brings the bike-spotting lense back to La Paloma Sabanera for another Bikes Outside two-fer-one special. Standing proud at the...

I realized last week that I'm not sufficiently zen. I was once, when I did a book report on The Cat Who Went to Heaven. I made this boa...

Handcuffs for bike locks are as common as rusty fenders here in Key West; but this awesomely strange combination of handlebar and bar ends i...

Sometimes you don’t want to walk to the bar. Obviously (i hope) driving isn’t an option. I suppose for some reason you may choose not to rid...

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...