the beat bike blog

Every so often I check to see if anything has happened on the beat bike blog and I'm reminded of my bygone days of riding in jeans an...

First - a big deal announcement.  Hartford is a finalist city for the Cyclocross Nationals in 2017 or 2018 .  There are four finalist cities...

I like to think I'm a tough guy and that I'm a fairly in shape one, too. I'm not so sure. At the Hartford 'cross race l...

Cyclocross race in Colt Park this Saturday, November 9th.   Only $25.  Race local, save gas, build the sport. I found the poster.  You sh...

Remember when some people and me put together a ' cross race at riverside par k? It was pretty awesome, but a ton of work. Since I'm...

I've been 30 for about a week and boy do I feel old. Last night, I was angry at the dehumidifier for shutting off randomly, so I ki...

The Eel has not been competitive in awhile. That's ok and all, but I think it should return to its speedy roots. The first was no d...

In which I become the tallest midget... Yesterday was the Winsted Woods race. As you may have noticed, it rained a lot. When it rains a lot,...

While Salem was attempting to visit Hartford in the most difficult way possible yesterday, I decided to go out to Farmington to race on what...

Firstly, Johanna & I were riding to get some Mexican food from the West End last night. When we passed through Pope Park, we saw deer. T...

I've been outside as much as I can muster lately, but it's not really leading to anything to write about. You go outside, it's n...

So, it's the midst of Hurricane Dan, there was a mountain bike race in Ashford at the June Norcross Boy Scout Camp . Though it must be ...

So, that race in Massachusetts happened yesterday. As promised, Brendan raced Cat 2. Brendan's bike, however, had no desire to do that. ...