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Here is my last post involving snow and ice for many months, my apologies on its tardiness, I’m on island time now! Here I am on Krash’s ba...

The Courant says Congress should spend more on alternatives to automobile transportation, like sea turtles (above). This morning I rose at a...

Above: The proposed Hard-Hittin' New Britain Busway. Damn it, Capitol [sic] Region Coalition Of Governments! I want to hate you because ...

Ok so maybe its not really a heat wave but compared to the last few weeks its feels almost tropical outside. Not much else of consequence i...

First, I have to apologize not getting any pics of my fixie up on the blog. It is running great. I love the performance in snow, I love th...

Yesterday, a couple of Connecticut lawmakers said there should be commuter rail service between Hartford and Waterbury . Could I agree with ...

I don't mind ice and snow, really. I am tough and hearty and young, and laugh at danger and adversity, so things that cause me discomfor...

As we approach the historic inauguration of our nation's 44th white president, the populace is feeling a great absence, a great need for...

It's cold and not fun to ride a bike today. So, try this instead: http://www.cbc.ca/kids/games/bmxpark/ . My high score is 86467 94653 ...

I wonder if he rides the "Portland" so he can always be representing his district. After Sunday's ire-inducing Face the Nation...

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) was on Face the Nation Sunday morning and had some thoughts about the need to quickly pass a &qu...

LL Cool J said it best....I can't live without my radio! Well, better late than never! Friday night...a few weeks back...was awesome! We...

Cat! This isn't a bike thing, but not everything has to be a bike thing. Well, I guess this could be a bike thing could be because these...

The best around! Just a little plug here. The 2009 Advocate Readers' Poll is online. If you have a minute, vote for us for best blog . I...

When the colonials came to this country they found lobsters up to six feet tall! So as with most things when I think about purchasing new th...

I would definitely stop riding if I had to ride this thing. The venerable Bikesnob NYC once queried about what would make a cyclist stop rid...

My posts are generally narcissistic, like yesterday's . I was gonna do that again today and write about the ride I took last night. But,...

I hate that Death Cab for Cutie song called "The New Year". So, we're deep into 2009 and there hasn't been a post yet, so ...

We all think bikes are pretty - that's why we're bike nerds. But now we can emerge from the shame and shadows of bike fetishization ...

carol's sweeeeet flyer...thank you!!!!!! Come burn off all that yummy food you ate the last two days! Hartford's wintertime critical...

Friday, December 5th marked the 75th anniversary of the ratification of the glorious 21st amendment to the US Constitution, and an end to 24...

I was lucky enough to be able to visit a few friends in Oakland and San Francisco last month and get some good drinking done. Two of the gre...

Even for a secular Jew like me, this time of year instills thoughts of charity, generosity, and general hot-chocolate-by-roaring-fire good w...

With plenty of help, I recently built my My First Fixie®. El Prez hooked me up with an old Raleigh Pursuit frame (eighties vintage?), compl...

As promised , there was snow riding on Friday night. Joel valiantly attempted to come, but the bus from Windsor wasn't running (and ridi...

Ride on, patriot. Today's snow event makes this the ideal time to post this. If the ad embedded below isn't my most favorite commer...

He's not riding the wrong way. This photo is from the BBC. When you take drivers ed in the snow belt regions of the northeast, you rece...

Our three regular readers have come to expect a high caliber of content here at the Beat Bike Blog. Because a blog isn't just a bunch of...

Horses are weird. I try not to let my job and this blog overlap very much, but sometimes, I think this place is a good sounding board. Beat ...

check this out: http://www.greenlightride.com/ got the link from the great ones who run bikehacks.com what do you guys say, should we set up...

Photo credit to *Denise* on Flickr. I resurrected the old Stumpjumper for a ride at the Reservoir last night. The surprisingly warm mid-Dece...

i was in brooklyn over the weekend and exchanged christmas gifts with one of my oldest friends. actually, with this gift he has pretty much...

Two nights ago I had to run to the bank at about 10:00 at night. The moon was full, the air was crisp and clear, and it was truly a joy to b...

Ho ho ho! As you may know, NORAD tracks Santa . I was watching their video of Santa flying and was surprised to see him take off from a sma...