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Riding a Nishiki Pueblo makes me nostalgic. So, I got totally blown out of the water at the Coyote Hill Race this weekend. I don't know...

This Monday, Bikes Outside takes us to the military section of Zion Hill Cemetery in Frog Hollow. Far from complete, today's "bike&...

Between the beautiful weather, holiday weekend, and a wedding featuring a gorgeous couple, I was grateful that we decided to bike to Elizabe...

If I had not read recent blog posts here on Beat Bike Blog or at CT Confidential by Rick Green , I would have had no idea there was any c...

If you read the Courant, check out Rick Green's column today . It takes a much dimmer view than the positive rumors I've been hearin...

Firstly, Johanna & I were riding to get some Mexican food from the West End last night. When we passed through Pope Park, we saw deer. T...

So, I wasn't lying in my last post about going to Massachusetts for Johanna's brother's wedding in Lenox, MA. I really went and ...

This morning finds the roving Bikes Outside eye between the State Armory and the Legislative office building. While these structures are bes...

Honestly, anytime I venture into Farmington, I am surprised by its existence. That's how far from my daily consciousness the place is. A...

Brendan informed us a month ago that biking is now legal in city parks. Have you been exercising your rights? There have been more bicycles...

Today was the monthly Bike to Work event, and from what I hear, the only one scheduled for the year. Finding this hard to believe, I read ov...

People who live in central and western Mass seem to be good at riding bikes. To figure out why I'm going up there this weekend. Well, no...

I don't really like themed rides. Actually, I'm pretty sure I don't like Critical Mass. None the less, I was asked to lead Hartf...

I have been back in Hartford for less than one day as I type this, having spent the past three weeks taking classes at United Bicycle Instit...