the beat bike blog

I moved to Fairfield Ave and slept there for the first time last night. Thus, this morning I had my first new commute . Yt's pretty much...

Strange as it is to believe, there are other cities where bicycle riding is so common, so beloved by the populace, that government is oblig...

Do you ever look at the photo at the top of this blog and wonder, "Who are those Reservoir Dogs-looking, bike-riding badasses, and wher...

In my youth, I was unapologetically nocturnal, which predilection was well accommodated for some time by my job waiting tables. My usual rou...

Looks like fun, huh? I don't have any pictures of the run up. I bought a used Raleigh cyclocross bike off of ebay a few months ago to he...

Yes, my friends , it's that time again: suddenly, it's chilly outside all the time and my tender knuckles and delicate fingertips ne...

Alright...so we messed up in joining the Hooker Day Parade on Sunday. We had a plan, we had a theme idea . I was in Vegas, Joel found him...

I've just blown an hour at bicycletutor.com . There are a lot of good tips and tricks in videos, transcripts, and discussions here. Fo...

(Photos Courtesy of Tim Cope: http://www.timcopejourneys.com/ ) Off The Rails , by Time Cope and Chris Flannery, is the true story of two bo...

A lot of you know that I'm originally from Western/Central NY State. Buffalo, despite being the butt of many a joke is the city that I...

Monday evening, I got out of work a little after 6 pm and was riding my usual route on Tolland St. in East Hartford. I was thinking about h...

This a funny, cryptic sign I saw in a deli window in New Haven. It has nothing to do with Hartford or bikes, but it is amusing (and I do rid...

Something I often bemoan is the lack of a gritty, old-parts-bin-having, evil-genius-mechanic-employing, old school bike shop in the Hartford...

So, upon the departure of our dear Chillwill, who has repaired to the welcoming climes of Northern California to work in the agricultural se...

Before Sunday, I had never heard of Broad Brook , let alone ridden my bicycle there. But thanks to Rich's strong desire for Grandpa Tony...

Don't confuse this with November 4, that's when you need to be voting. The Eel! November 8! 3pm! It's gonna be awesome! Maybe pr...

Karma's recent post along with his excellent photos of the new road markings in West Hartford got me wasting a perfectly good Monday ev...

I took this picture shortly after composing this post which discussed an incident in which a bicyclist was hit at the intersection of Boule...

I actually own this book. I know people who've attended meeting at the Main Branch of the Hartford Public Library are usually wondering ...

A disturbing report caught my eye in the Courant today: Teens Sought In Theft Of Bicycle October 15, 2008 HARTFORD - City police are see...

Without further adieu a few shots from the festivities. Ill spare the complexities of the "Read More" and let them roll. Love th...