the beat bike blog

Do you think about your left pinky much? I've been thinking about my left pinky a lot, because it's gone numb. It would seem that I ...

You may recall from the landmark beat bike blog post that Johanna and Brendan sometimes ride a long way . We did it again. This time we deci...

Following our recent excursion to to the hinterlands outside of the capitol city, we find ourselves back in Downtown Hartford proper for thi...

This week we are crossing a line I had considered with great trepidation and apprehension. For the first (non-postcard or vacation) time, th...

I was doing an internet search to find out some boring facts about bicycle usage, and the top website results all had something in common --...

I'm 15 years late to this technology, but I have a phone with GPS now. And, it can track me. I forgot to turn it on yesterday until seve...

It wasn't that great of a book. Anyway, I have an observation to make regarding the sanity and insanity of drivers in Hartford. From wha...

Fans of Shakespeare, when they aren't dropping clever bardian quips that sail over my head, dream of someday making a pilgrimage to the ...

Taking the opportunity on to the trip to the Granby CVS, where Johanna gets prescriptions filled because it's close to work, Johanna exe...

Johanna was in need of a sturdy-ish bike for a secret thing involving a bike in a couple of weeks. Looking around on the craigslist and the ...

D2R2 is now less than a month away. I'm scrambling to figure out what bike to ride. I had a long haul trucker, the ideal bike, but I don...

The MDC's public hearing on the future of recreation on their (our) lands was last night. Unsurprisingly, everyone who spoke was in favo...

Lots of emails have been flying around email distribution lists that involve trails and land lately, so you've probably already heard ab...

This Monday finds us remaining downtown for another bumper crop of bikes outside. Friday through Sunday found some of your humble bike blogg...