the beat bike blog

The title of this post is borrowed from David Ringquist, the former President of the Central Connecticut Bicycle Alliance.  CCBA was the pr...

But sometimes, you deserve a romantic trip to Old Saybrook! So, please vote for my river clean up picture so that I go on one.  http://...

It was a beautiful morning to stroll along the Connecticut River and pick up the accumulated detritus of our civilized existence.  Brendan k...

First, I'd like to congratulate the six (6) companies in Connecticut that have been recognized as Bicycle Friendly Businesses.  They hav...

After gorging on walking and biking this weekend, I'm ready to go to bed early.  Late night dancing my arse off at a birthday party has ...

I can't remember how long I've been doing this. I think the first time was 2008, but I skipped it in 2012. So, it might be the ...

The next two weekends in Hartford are not to be missed if you are a bicycling enthusiast, or just enjoy sporting events in general.  This Su...

A veritable fire storm of bicycle events in September.  Toss some logs on would ya? I've been off the radar lately, largely due to m...

For anyone who knew Paul Hughes or is interested in showing support after this loss to Bloomfield and the cycling community I've added t...

This Sunday, I'm organizing a very informal, free, and short bicycle ride in Hartford as part of the Sam Colt 200th birthday festival ( ...

This is kind of a big deal.   Heaven , the community graffiti and skate/bike park located just north of downtown Hartford, is throwing a gra...

Ranking is beloved by all. This is especially true it seems in Connecticut. Whenever I go to other states, I don't seem to see list...

Studying for the bar exam has cut into the amount of time I allocated to do fun stuff. While writing beat bike blog posts doesn't really...

If you've ever gone passed the DMV in Plainville, you end up in a weird place. I went there one time in high school with my friend...

I was thinking about heading over to Fishers Island for a weekend to visit a friend working in a summer seasonal job.  It looks like the Fi...

Some say that mowing is an activity for lumpen conformist suburbanites who believes in marketing mumbo jumbo. I heartily disagree. I lo...

I went to that great state of Vermont this weekend as I enjoy doing. I canoed, I plumbed, I mowed, I walked, I grilled, I attempted to ...

This came to me today while I was riding home on Main Street East Hartford.  I noticed a bicycle lying in the back of a full size pickup tru...

Tire pile Apparently, there's a bike swap meet sponsored by the Wethersfield High Bike Club in June and it comes with free coffee i...

East Hartford Bike to Work. Many of these folks cycled over from West Hartford. Living in Connecticut and riding a bicycle for 90% of my...

Editor's note: I have always been a big fan of Stone Field Sculpture. Some of my earliest memories of Hartford are of me climbing u...