the beat bike blog

Truly, the little, fleeting details of our busy lives are the things that make it all worthwhile. Case in point, this bumper sticker:

So waking up this morning I had planned on finally posting all the pics and beta from Critical Mass this past Friday only to come across thi...

[A member of the BBB crew decided it would be fun to have a version of my previous post in Spanish. So I translated it. Enjoy.] Los dioses d...

The weather gods were feeling good on Saturday, to the point where the late afternoon was practically begging Hartford's cyclists, ...

No its not a Tour de France team support car, its what your car looks like when you go on vacation and cannot be away from your bike for eve...

Who said the Beat Bike Blog doesn't treat you right, baby? You thought the Wear Your Rubbers race this Saturday was going to be blood, s...

A post at www.commutebybike.com (which, as the name suggests, is a blog about sous chefs), argues that there is too much emphasis in the U....

I like the idea of cops on bikes. It makes good sense for an urban environment, where bikes are often the fastest and most versatile way to ...

So while about 90% of the time I get lost while riding it can be attributed to google maps telling me there are roads where there are not a ...

Whenever I try to take a picture of a trail, it doesn't look like a trail. It just looks like some rocks. I haven't subscribed to a ...

The beatbikeblog’s day by day, play by play calendar for a mad busy week of great events. Wow. Summer is in full MF’n effect! Lots going on,...

Every blog post deserves a picture, even if it is unrelated to the content of the post. So here is a picture of a billboard for Super Duper ...

We're always singing the praises of bike-riding here at the Beat Bike Blog ('cause it ain't the Meat Bike Blog, you know?), and ...

Hey - remember how Manhattan Portage sent us some free bags to review and enjoy? Well, they're sending along another to be a prize in ...

I didn't use one of these to move furniture. Would people have respected me more if I did? I didn't get to ride much this weekend be...

I missed the CCBA general meeting last night due to a work shift, but there is much going on the next few days...the next week actually! Che...

I established a sweet homestead last weekend at the beach for four days and nights and had a wonderful procession of friends drop by for a n...

I use my bicycle for transportation around the city and the 'burbs. If I am not mindful of the roll of the wheels, the rush of wind pass...

The first indignity is entirely my fault. I was hungry yesterday before I wanted to go mountain biking, so I decided to cook myself a quick ...

Someone on Hartford craigslist is selling this patent-pending item called the Gravity Dropper Seatpost. From the description, I glean that ...