the beat bike blog

Mt. Hartford, or the Hartford Landfill, is generally regarded as one of Hartford's terrible detractors. Residents in North Hartford have...

This guy is pretty cool. Perhaps we can put people back to work manually sweeping the streets. Should would reduce carbon emissions. So af...

I had a meeting at the Park House by Keney Park this morning. I was returning to work and saw a big group of bicycle riders behind the libra...

Your intrepid and wool-clad Cat 3 racer went back into the woods last weekend at Winding Trails in Farmington and came out with not just soc...

I rode north toward home this evening, with all the April heat from the pavement and the smells of urban trees in bloom. Bradford Pears, a ...

As is customary, CM went down on Friday. A solid 13 riders were in the mix, and we set out from the carousel in Bushnell Park at around 6:15...

Our own Ben Bare and some other jokers were prominently displayed in the Courant's story with video accompaniment today about Ride Your...

When I returned from the airport the other night after returning my awesome rented Toyota Yaris, it was dark and pouring rain. But I'm a...

As you know, people in the Hartford area cannot drink tap water right now without injesting rotifers and copepods . Boiling water, as presc...

So today is Earth Day, and even though for folks like your beat bike bloggers, who love bikes, nature, public transportation, and all that g...

We're not DC, but we've got some pretty blossoms of our own in Bushnell Park: Also, never buy anything from wheelworld.com. I tried ...

The weather is finally breaking and the infernal wind seems to actually be cooperating this week. I know the event is mentioned on our side...

Everyone everywhere has been talking about this, so in case you haven't seen it yet:

As an avowed Northeast liberal, I subscribe to Harper's Magazine . Generally, the stories are about places far away from here, because c...

It slipped right by us and we didn't even notice (or have a party): the beat bike blog turned 1 year old last Friday. I could say that w...

Here's a picture of some old train cars on a track. You can click on the picture and see a larger version. If you read the newspapers, y...

Remember how I was talking about the river being flooded? It isn't any more, but I don't even have to go near it anymore to find out...

I am house/baby sitting this week for my parents, so I'm riding from Avon to Hartford. 10 miles is a nice length. Also, your favorite Ca...

We, as bike people, are supposed to get mad about this. Michigan State may have beaten my alma mater at men's basketball, but it appears...

In case you were wondering if the Connecticut was still flooded, it is. It crested and is receding now. See? I suppose picture number 1 is t...

Behind the scenes at the beatbikeblog, we have been collaborating on a custom map. It is a work-in-progress, so if you have any suggestions...

Dear reader, it's been some time since that nonsensical post about fish and parties last week, so you're probably assuming that one ...

When I lived in Somerville, Mass., I commuted by bicycle fifteen minutes to Cambridge (technically, a Somerville-to-Cambridge commute could ...

In case you were worried, the koi in the Bushnell Park pond survived the winter and are just as large as ever. Also... don't forget this...