the beat bike blog

This morning 's bike outside is a Breezer seen locked up outside of the Legislative Office Building on Capitol Ave. While this step-thro...

I've been sort of derelict in my blogulatory duties lately. Perhaps my interest in blogging waning. Perhaps I'm a crappy writer. Per...

My long Easter weekend began by waking up at four a.m., possibly still drunk, to pack for Jersey. It is of little concern that I don't b...

This Monday's bike outside brings us to the Center for Urban and Global Studies on the Trinity College campus. This setting is the epito...

After all the hassle surrounding my attempt to purchase a headset locally, the one I ended up with still didn't fit (the fork crown r...

Bikes Outside brings us back to the Hartford Public Library this morning for a Giant Rincon-turned-commuter special. A mountain bike with sm...

Tomorrow, April 10 is the Blessing of the Bikes in New York. It also happens to be the first anniversary of my father passing away. The ove...

I've been outside as much as I can muster lately, but it's not really leading to anything to write about. You go outside, it's n...

This Monday's bike outside was spotted outside of El Mercado on Park Street. This folding Fuji looks for all the world like it was bent ...

Nature's fury is too much for Johanna and me, so we're retreating on foot to higher ground for the next few days. I experienced the ...

Flooded rivers, within reason and without property damage, are cool. Rivers are cool to begin with, but when they go over their banks and st...

This Monday's Bikes Outside takes us back nearly a week to Elizabeth Park's Pond House for last Tuesday's annual CCBA dinner. T...