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Hello! I have decided to postpone the proposed Eel by a week. There are some people who can't do it the day I picked and I have a p...

My dudettes and dudes! I have had two great ideas for rides in the coming months. 1. The Eel's Return to the Connecticut River....

For the eighth (though not eighth consecutive), I am organizing a clean up of the bank of the Connecticut River at its confluence with...

Tony C is riding his bike from Hartford, CT to Minneapolis, MN under the guise of a fundraiser for BiCi Co.  Really he just likes riding hi...

Come ride four of the best dirt road miles in Connecticut. We'll do a simple staggered start. Stick around for a beer (BYOB) / food at ...

I've put together a new site to advertise Hartford and some Connecticut rides and route suggestions. I really like these routes, that a...

It is impossible for me to ride through the Wethersfield and Rocky Hill meadows without a shit-eating grin on my face. Each time I find myse...

The amount of shattered glass and car wreckage on the streets of the City of Hartford is back up again. It seems to happen every year at thi...

Le Grand Depart. The farm roads out to Ellington were gorgeous this early in the AM. People at this Whole Foods in NH were reall...

This weekend will mark my official return to randonneuring , the relatively non-competitive style of long distance cycling that has been aro...

I went to a bike commute panel last night at the Simsbury public library. It was nice to meet some fellow Simsbury and greater Simsbury...

Find a recap, results and photos of last weekend's Submit to Hartford alley cat here: http://wrongwayslaughter.weebly.com/submit-to...

Alley cats are still a possibility in the cultural backwater that is Hartford! While people in California are bro'ing out bikepacki...

I ride a bike quite a bit and usually pretty slowly. Sometimes for long periods and while it may tire me out, it doesn't really hur...

I spend a lot of time in Bloomfield now. My former 5 1/2 mile commute is now 28 miles. The bulk of the ride is the longest possible way...

I was riding to work this morning and thinking that maybe there's more to the internet than Instagram and remembered that there was...

An alley cat Saturday, April 23 Meet at 2:00 PM. Ride at 2:30 PM Start is at Charter Oak Landing ​After party at Red Rock Tavern $5. No ...

This is the most momentum for active and sustainable transportation that Hartford has ever seen during the Winter.  Well the most momentum s...

2016 is going to be a banner year for sustainable transportation in Hartford.  To kick off the year I am rolling out BiCi Co. news and prog...

One can ride a bike in Hartford and its surrounding towns. It isn't the greatest bike riding ever, but it is fine. This year I've b...

Bicycle mechanics are an interesting breed.  These mechanically inclined tinkerers spend a lot of time in their workshops and garages.  They...

First - December 1st is Giving Tuesday.  Consider the Center for Latino Progress and their new project, BiCi Co. when you give back.  Ha...