the beat bike blog

As much as I try to avoid buying bike parts off of Amazon, from time to time I do. There had been a bunch of deals of tubes like 8 for ...

This bulging tire needs a boot! Not really.  So far Louisville is fine by me.  On my first day of the return ride from Santa Claus, IN t...

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

In the spirit of the Red Sox, I also had a completely bootleg opening day for cycling. Now, it's not that I stopped during the winter. I...

Early this past Sunday, I took a rainy ride to the New England Muscle Bicycle Museum in Bloomfield for their last "Northeast Bike Swap...

For some reason, I've had a hard time picking up the blogging machine and writing an entry. It's not like I've been avoiding my ...

Friday, December 5th marked the 75th anniversary of the ratification of the glorious 21st amendment to the US Constitution, and an end to 24...

Bullseye! I picked up this happy little fellow in my front tire about a half mile from the office this morning. The wheel held its air to g...

Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day for a wonderful event here in Hartford. I have no idea what the turn-out was this year, but from a...

Yes! Yes! Yes! This was a great ride on a beautiful night with lots of new people and another foray through our beloved Keney Park. Colleen ...