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On the heels of the eel, Salem organized himself a ride out into the hinterland of East-Central Connecticut. Calling it the De-tour de Conne...

This Monday's Bike Outside was spotted downtown a while back. It's a handsome machine in spite of a glaring case of missing bar tape...

You probably think I only cook soup and pasta, but it's not true. Sometimes, I reach for my thick red book and make something with a ri...

Now I'm not a very cool guy. I don't dress well. I don't ride cool bikes. I don't listen to cool music. To that end, my shoe...

Editor's note: Here's part two of Tony's trip to CT. He joined us for The Eel on Saturday and it was nice to meet him. Since I c...

Eight intrepid young cyclists met on Saturday morning and took part in The Eel. Some of us we were beset by mechanical problems: broken spok...

It's been a little while since the Bikes Outside lens has been aimed at the corner of Capitol and Babcock, so it was high time we paid a...

Dear reader, we're mixing things up with a guest post from a fellow named Tony Cherolis, who has returned to the Hartford area from Cham...

While The Eel is obviously on the top of the list of things you're doing this weekend. There are some notable other things that should ...

As much as I love Vermont, driving six or seven hours in one day is a lot of work. So, I stayed in Connecticut. There was a 'cross race ...

Downtown Hartford played host to the annual Hooker Day Parade this past Saturday. The atmosphere was festive, spirits were high, and airbor...

Would you drive up to Vermont this weekend for the Circumburke ? While only 26 miles, it sounds like an awesome back country race. I know so...

Ok, I've got a proposed Eel route here . It's lacking in some details, but you get the general idea. The only thing I need now is a ...

I did lots of things this weekend and now I'm going to tell you about them. The parts of cyclocross that are exciting on a bike generall...