the beat bike blog

So, upon the departure of our dear Chillwill, who has repaired to the welcoming climes of Northern California to work in the agricultural se...

Before Sunday, I had never heard of Broad Brook , let alone ridden my bicycle there. But thanks to Rich's strong desire for Grandpa Tony...

Don't confuse this with November 4, that's when you need to be voting. The Eel! November 8! 3pm! It's gonna be awesome! Maybe pr...

Karma's recent post along with his excellent photos of the new road markings in West Hartford got me wasting a perfectly good Monday ev...

I took this picture shortly after composing this post which discussed an incident in which a bicyclist was hit at the intersection of Boule...

I actually own this book. I know people who've attended meeting at the Main Branch of the Hartford Public Library are usually wondering ...

A disturbing report caught my eye in the Courant today: Teens Sought In Theft Of Bicycle October 15, 2008 HARTFORD - City police are see...

Without further adieu a few shots from the festivities. Ill spare the complexities of the "Read More" and let them roll. Love th...

Photo credit to someone who actually ran the marathon. This weekend was Columbus Day weekend as well as the running of the Hartford Marathon...

You know, if you do a google image search of "sand pit of death", the first picture is of a cyclocross race. On my way to work thi...

Saturday, Oct. 4 was a day of special events for the writers on this blog. Not only did many of us lend a hand to the greatness of the Sour...

So while some of us are tried to follow the political maneuvering related to the $700 billion bailout, or rescue package recently passed, ma...

We rode through the Park Rd. parade on the way to the river and saw this sweet bus!! Brendan has already summed up our clean-up of the confl...

The Connecticut could be worse. I've been carrying on about the Source to Sea Cleanup for a long time now. Those of you who know me, kno...