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Last week I had my bike in the basement to wipe off the salt crust and install much needed fenders.  Despite year round commuting, I'll ...

Winter is Connecticut has arrived.  That said, so what?  It happens every year and doesn't take that much ingenuity and gusto to figure...

Hardy cyclists riding through the winter have been socializing monthly in East Hartford for breakfast at Maddie's and this month we'...

Cross racing.  Have you seen it?  Not a horde of queens sprinting in heels , although that would be equally awesome.  Cyclocross is a newer ...

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Don't put your bikes away yet.  Ride them all year long.  It's just a question of appropriate outerwear and lights.  It blows my min...

Ride to the Bike Walk CT Dinner Meetup in Hartford - Bike Ride to CCSU Monday, November 24th Leaving 4:45PM from DEEP near Bushnell P...

I'm squatting.  On this hashtag - #HartfordCyclocross.  Look.  There it is on Beat Bike Blog.  First.  Nobody can Columbus that.  Except...

First - a big deal announcement.  Hartford is a finalist city for the Cyclocross Nationals in 2017 or 2018 .  There are four finalist cities...

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 ( ...