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There are TWO bike centric events next week in downtown Hartford.  Just found out about the East Coast Greenway info / social yesterday. Tu...

I was thinking today that back when I used to drive more (~25,000 miles/year), winters were much more normal. I remember this because I w...

Good people of Connecticut.  Your bikes are once again lonely.  The bicycle also experiences seasonally affected disorder (bike-SAD).  I...

For some reason, those who ride the woods in the cold and snow, do so very early in the morning. So, afternoon riders like me never se...

Out in the Farmington Valley, if they're not trying to pass laws get bikes off the road, they're actively trying to run kids ov...

Johanna is usually mad when I leave bike parts in the kitchen. However, I bought a tube of Phil Wood waterproof grease the other day beca...

I know Saturday is still ~30 hours away, but I am doubtful that enough ice will grow in Wethersfield Cove for my much ballyhooed ice ra...

When I pointed out the "fallsy downsy" house up in East Granby, Ken remarked that "fallsy downsy" sounded like a tech...

I've been belly aching to one and all about the warm January temperatures. Well, I got my wish: it's going to be cold this week...

At some point, my mom read about how cyclists with GoPro cameras have caught hit and run drivers. So for Christmas, my parents got me o...

I went for a ride with Salem today. It was pretty typical: we wore wool, had old mountain bikes and we were talking about boards of asse...

 Not off the road in the cool mountain biking sense. This, from Simsbury Patch, appears to be the best reporting so far on the stupid s...

Bill SB 103 now in Transportation Committee: AN ACT REQUIRING BICYCLISTS TO RIDE SINGLE FILE ON A PUBLIC ROAD . We need a united action to p...

Dario joins us again with a guest post! I read a book recently that I think might be of interest to some of our Beat Bike Blog reader...

In furtherance of the notion that I'm a boring person, I had a dream last night about the beat bike blog. In the dream, there was t...

Hartford and East Hartford IceBike to Work Next week.  Wednesday, January 16th.  A group of hardy winter bike commuters will be meeting up...

Apologies for the late notice. From the Save Cedar Mountain group:   We expect to hear final comments from the consultants hired by t...

The other day, I was all like: Ski ski ski! But, it was warm today, so I was like: Bike bike bike! While I couldn't go ride on the ...

Haven't given up the bike yet this winter.  During the recent winter storm I thought it would be a swell idea to put on the studded tire...

We got a bunch of snow. Maybe you noticed it. Before the old year switched to the new one, I ventured out to Salem's house in the sto...

I pride myself on being able to cook eggs in all styles. I've decided to apply that theory to pedals. When you start with bikes, you ...

I may be an ordained minister (and a Justice of the Peace (I'll officiate your wedding for cheap, cheap, CHEAP!)), but I try to keep ...

I don't like leaf blowers to begin with. They're loud, unnecessary, fill the air with particulate matter and waste gas. A nice thing...

A week ago, a terrible thing happened in Newtown. The limited intelligence of the beat bike blog can offer no answers as to the circumsta...

Relying on one's self, physically, for transportation.  Periods of time spent with reduced commercial stimuli while directly experiencin...

I screwed up.  My BBB posts listed IceBike to Work on the wrong day.  We will be meeting up tomorrow, Tuesday, December 11th at Maddies in E...

On the evening of October 9, I drove my 1996 Buick Regal to East Hartford, handed over the title and keys and left with my registration and ...

It is once again the sad time in during the year when I have exams. It's sad, because I have free time all of the sudden, but it'...

Brendan left out this priceless photo of Ken K riding hands free and cheesing it up on our early hour on the Eel .  We both dropped early f...