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I just want to show some love for my man Chris at Bridgeport's only bike shop, the Spoke and Wheel at 2355 East Main Street. (That is n...

As previously reported in this space, there are some bike-related companies with unerring business acumen and a finger on the pulse of the m...

As you may know, I live in West Hartford (if you call this living) but frequently work in Bridgeport. In a perfect world, I would ride my bi...

11th Annual TRAiLS in MOTiON Saturday, June 7th, 2008 Start/Finish at: Iron Horse Blvd., Simsbury, CT 10, 30, & 50 Mile Bike Tours 5...

I think I've seen that hat for sale recently at a bike shop. There is an interesting video on the New York Times right now about the my...

My new, shockingly purple middle ring. When I first started mountain biking, all the cool expensive parts that I couldn't afford were an...

It's hot outside. Here's a picture of a bike covered in icicles to help you cool off. Don't Click Here Because You Cannot

BikeBlog (NYC) has a great post about the May Critical Mass in NYC. Reverend Al Sharpton showed up and either made a great, quick speech or...

So while we like to keep a humorous air to the blog it becomes necessary at times to take a more serious tone. A friend just passed this st...

A week and a half ago, I took another step on my quest to try every conceivable bike-commuting permutation in the state of Connecticut: Car ...

Last Thursday night, I once again found myself in the position of needing to bike to Middletown to collect a car, although this time instea...

The sudden addition of pea-sized hail to the light rain distracted me from my book with all its bouncy pings and dings, especially on the me...

The best quote from the entire ride was yelled at us from the sidewalk on Park Street just after crossing New Park Avenue. I am pretty dang ...

First of all, and most importantly, I just want to say thank you to everyone who came out yesterday afternoon to participate in Critical Mas...

What is Xootr, you ask? Only the coolest bike company in the whole wide world, as far as I am concerned. They make the Swift , the folding b...

So the day has finally come. As the anticipation has built over the four weeks I almost didn't think the day would finally arrive. B...

Here is a picture of a guy on a bike waiting for a drawbridge to close. You can click on it to see a larger version. One free beer for the f...

There is no photographic pixels or sound recordings of last Friday’s Happy Hour in downtown where G-Money, Hardcore (visiting from Hotlanta)...

I have only recently recovered from the adventures of happy hour til last call on Friday night and that’s not yet a full recovery mind you! ...

After having my folding bike stolen and learning that my insurance wouldn't cover it, I hatched the idea of becoming a sponsored bicycle...

As our thousands of loyal readers may remember about a month ago we had a multi-installment segment on symbiotic bike and train travel as se...

As of last week (in the wake of the theft of my beloved folding bike), I began traveling on Metro-North with a full-sized road bike - not ju...

Johanna and I went to Vermont this weekend: This is not Savoy Mountain State Forest. This is some regrettable deforestation in Glover, VT. O...