the beat bike blog

When you live somewhere for awhile, you figure out the cool ways to get around- on foot, bike, car, canoe, etc. This usually works because y...

If you don't lock it up, everyone's gonna take it for a ride. This Schwinn was left, apparently unlocked, in the randomly asphalted ...

As you may or may not recall (or care) two of the most worn-out parts on the old Trek were the wheels. This bike originally came equipped wi...

Ok. It's certainly not the hardest trail in the world, because I don't think anything the reservoir is. In fact, a google search rev...

So the CCBA is now Bike Walk Connecticut, with a focus on advocating and educating. Checking out their webpage it is pretty clear that the ...

I've been getting a lot of use from my Mountainsmith backpack lately. The other evening, it made easy work of picking up a 700c wheel fr...

I'm not that good at working on my bikes. My Stumpjumper needs a new a new headset, so I bought one awhile ago, a Cane Creek S-8 . I hav...

Today, April 26, is Fredrick Law Olmsted's birthday. He's responsible for making Hartford's parks awesome. At Keney Park today w...

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...