the beat bike blog

Not all outings threaten to mangle ye olde she-taint. Today's ride was simple -- a very familiar, somewhat short ride to my garden. Anot...

Last Friday I was invited to accompany a Bike Walk Connecticut Board Member to Elm City Cycling's Bike To Work Breakfast in New Haven. I...

Tomorrow is supposed to have nice weather, but since Sunday is also supposed to be nice, you should forgo your Saturday bike ride and check ...

So, I was about to write a post and I smelled something burning. It seems my card reader here just burned up my memory card.

After the pious finally reach mecca -- dollars to doughnuts -- a few among them feel more than a tinge let down. Despite tiring of the insti...

First day of summer! Yay! In its honor, we should go mountain biking. So, meet me at the Reservoir in the rt. 4 parking lot around 5:30. It&...

This morning brings us a bumper crop of bikes outside at this past Thursday evening's Creative Cocktail Hour . I spotted some familiar b...

Preface: There were photographers with actual camera mounts for their madly expensive gear, so if you want to see "professional-looking...

This weeks Hartford Advocate features a cover story on how lousy Connecticut is about accommodating cyclists, showing that they are right o...

MDC trail access advocates have launched a new site where you can learn more about efforts to fight threats to public access to the reservi...

My bike is a big Keats fan . As stated in previous posts, sometimes I ride my bike around the abandoned Cedarcrest buildings. They're pr...

I've always thought Paul Components are awesome. When I was a middle schooler, my dream was to outfit my mountain bike with Paul Compone...

This Monday's bike outside was spotted downtown on Pratt Street. I was enjoying a Sunday morning coffee at Jojo's when someone in ou...

I rode my bike a lot this week, but the quality has been sliding the last few days. Yesterday, it was the weather and today, well, it was th...

Biking in the rain provides many surprises, especially when one is loath to check the meteorologists' predictions for the day. Needing t...

What's up with all this rain? My shoes can't dry fast enough to keep up. I'm gonna have to get some SPD sandals soon! Well, no, ...

This time it's macaroni and cheese. So, anyway, I've decided that I'm not really in favor the Windsor bike path because it invol...

Early this spring, the bombshell was dropped that the Central Connecticut Bicycle Alliance's familiar name would be no more. The organiz...