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Riding on leaves can be difficult. They're slippery and unpredictable. I was riding with Salem the other day and he was cruising th...

In case you missed it (ICYMI), Chris Brown has filed a lawsuit against the DOT for shutting Flower Street in contempt of the hearing of...

Run red lights in support of a good cause this Saturday. I only had this flyer as pdf, so I'm not sure if the screenshot I took of ...

I like to think I'm a tough guy and that I'm a fairly in shape one, too. I'm not so sure. At the Hartford 'cross race l...

  Broad and Farmington today   The Broad Street Problem   Broad Street looking northward Broad Street has a well-earned reputatio...

I used to be part of the Hartford Landfill Post-Closure Citizens' Advisory Group . Because of that, I rode my bike up the landfill once....

There in fact was a cyclocross race in Colt Park this past Saturday.  Supposedly there is another cross race in Cheshire this weekend , and...

My favorite kind of politics are the local kind. They're responsive, you seem them a lot and the barrier to entry is very low. Want...

Cyclocross race in Colt Park this Saturday, November 9th.   Only $25.  Race local, save gas, build the sport. I found the poster.  You sh...

Once again I'm donning my lucky election day shirt so that I can go do done awesome voting. Municipal government is my favorite and it s...

  Kai crosses a bridge This past Saturday was five hours and fifty minutes of meandering around mostly Manchester's trails, parks, ...

While wandering around today taking in the last of the leaves and generally exploring areas Northwest of Hartford, I came across a curious ...

I figured out some additions to the earlier map.  Hope to see you tomorrow morning. A teaser from yesterday's walk on tomorrow'...

Back in May, I went for a bike ride and ended up in this weird network of dirt bike trails north of Day Hill Road in Windsor. It was pre...

Inspired by Brenden's most excellent Eel-venture, I finally sat down and figured out a route through Manchester's myriad of parks, p...

Hockanum River, a few miles upstream from the below mentioned wall.   I generally try to keep non-bike related aspects of my life off o...

A couple of weeks ago Brendan made the national news cycle when he went through the hoops associated with the Affordable Care Act, tweeted ...

Now I don't know much about these recovery rides where you did or something and then the next day you ride like 20 miles slowly or ...