the beat bike blog

It has been a while since we've gone downtown for Bikes Outside, so this morning finds us a stone's throw from the northeast corner ...

Can you think of a more fitting mascot than the Incredible Hulk for a bike shop? Wait, do bike shops sell eggs?

This Independence Day edition Bikes Outside brings us to the Firebox Restaurant at Billings Forge in NoFroHo. Huffy is an unmistakably Ame...

In case you're asked to check your bags at the front desk of the oldest art museum in Hartford, you can use this photo as proof that you...

With my recent trip to Oregon came all the excitement and uncertainty of plunking myself down in a completely unfamiliar place. I knew I wou...

The past few days have been discouraging on a number of fronts, and my oft-chosen pick-me-up of a bike ride has been robbed of its comfortin...

Everybody likes the Hartford Bike Tour. And, it's back again this year. Perhaps you're not just content to ride it, but would like t...

Recently, a friend asked me if I could take a look at an old bike she had. It had been sitting neglected for a long time before she got it a...

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...