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I don't like dog parks. Many people know this. There was once a consideration to do this in Elizabeth Park. I became very angry. Dogs ar...

Several months back, I was invited to vend and do a bike demonstration at the Coventry Farmers' Market 's "Green Up, Connecticu...

It's important to have a good sandwich at some point during the day. Sometimes it's breakfast and sometimes it's another time. T...

You may recall that two years ago Johanna and Brendan rode a long way . Since then, we've ridden other long ways, but this weekend, in ...

As autumn comes and the weather gets cooler, my attentions must turn to battening down the battered hatches of Casa 'Statement before pi...

We all had a blast during the last Real Ride hARTford and this Saturday evening, it's time for another. They're calling this one Th...

I won't actually be able to attend, but I encourage everyone else to go to catalogue this weekend: Hello All Hello Autumn, Announcing ou...

It's been a weird week. Last weekend I was in San Francisco for Lex & Dan's wedding. While there, my parents called to let me ...

The 2010 Discover Hartford Tour, reviewed nicely here on Real Hartford was just one of three events that brought a bunch of people downtown...

The 2010 Discover Hartford Bicycle & Walking Tour is happening (and I do mean happening ) this coming Saturday, September 11. Online r...

If you ride BMX in Hartford, you probably go to New Ross, County Wexford Park and have arguments with skateboarders. TJ and I sit on the ska...

In observance of Labor Day, this week's bike outside was pushed to Tuesday morning. Today, we look at a former British subject leading a...

At times, I've considered getting rid of my car. I don't drive it very much and I have pay for its upkeep, taxes & fees, attempt...

I've seen this hardtail on Pratt Street dozens of times. It's one of the regulars at the ornate iron fence in front of the late, lam...

So, I was lukewarm about doing another 'cross race, because it was a lot of work. But, it was also pretty cool. In that spirit, mark you...

Calorie deficits are weird. You do something that uses of a lot of calories. You're not hungry while you're doing it, but then you&#...