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When I lived in Somerville, Mass., I commuted by bicycle fifteen minutes to Cambridge (technically, a Somerville-to-Cambridge commute could ...

In case you were worried, the koi in the Bushnell Park pond survived the winter and are just as large as ever. Also... don't forget this...

Obviously, we here at the beat bike blog are far too skilled and extreme to ever ride on rail trails. We're not so skilled and extreme t...

As mentioned below, I recently had the singular pleasure of an early-morning jaunt to the storied, airport-dominated burgh of Windsor Locks ...

As those who know me know, car ownership has of late become my bete noir. First, my beloved old Corolla gave up the ghost. Then I shopped fo...

This is recreation in another state. This is barely related to riding a bike in Hartford, but... The City of Hartford is hiring part-time re...

Last Friday I caught a glimpse of what seemed to be the Space Shuttle driving down Duval Street. The spacecraft was a little smaller than ex...

It's a shortcoming of our blog that none of the writers are women. I don't think this is so much because we've actively tried to...

I'll admit it's not the most fascinating news, but the parking lot at the West Hartford reservoir has changed. The big dirt parking ...

This is not my wheel as Webshots currently won't allow my pictures to load into the blog!! So I picked up a new road bike recently. Due...

This is more of a question out to those who read this and mountain bike. I know that you're not supposed to ride during the spring thaw ...

I know that everyone is switching to stainless steel water bottles and canteens now because plastic will kill you. Will gave me a stainless ...

Today's weather was the best I've seen this year in Connecticut, so I put some new tires on my road bike, gave it a lube job, and he...

On Saturday, we had The Eel 2. I don't know why it has taken me this long to post the results. Turnout was slim, but those who didn'...

Ok, I am ready for more snow IF i can trade the snow for a brief break from the wind. Franklin Avenue is a wind tunnel on the best of days ...

Kids today! They always want everything to be very new. In my day, we rode plodding three-speeds in which even the highest gear was essentia...

While the headline above is also applicable to romance and warfare, I am speaking, of course, of bicycling. In particular, I must urge that ...

Unnamed sources close to The Eel have leaked these photos: Just kidding! Anyway, the weather is supposed to be awesome tomorrow. Come down ...

This is awesome. You can read the rest of the story here , but nothing holds a candle to the awesome picture. (Driver is ok). It is not awes...

All weekend I was terrified about the over-hyped snow storm that showed up yesterday. Not so much because I was worried about whatever it i...

Why do new things please us, while old things seem so, you know, old? You get some new sneakers (or a new purse, or scarf, or ipod), and for...

As you may recall, I live on a corner, so I have sidewalks on two sides of my house. One of these sidewalks connects to the street and to an...

Our loyal reader will no doubt recall my early winter enthusiasm for the snow. There were hill-bombing adventures, late-night reservoir jaun...

I guess I should have remembered to take pictures of people instead of only my bike looking sad by the Arts Academy. It's been the same ...

First, and most important to those who love donuts or doughnuts, Tastease Donuts has sold 500,000 donuts and on Friday, March 6 they're ...