the beat bike blog

It's the tail end of fall and it's cold and dark, but there's one sign of spring: the Connecticut River is flooded. There are ev...

As you may or may not know, I'm trying to get better at racing. Former beat bike blogger Salem was PRO for a number of years and I'v...

I almost had a deeply philosophical ride last night, but it started raining and I lost my train of thought. On Saturday, I almost had a deep...

I used to have AAA . And for awhile, I'd totally recommend them. You get discounts on stuff, maps, triptics (triptychs? triptologies? di...

The Park River is low right now. It's so low that there's a good four feet of dry pavement on the side of the conduit. Yesterday, I ...

Alfred C. Fuller was hardcore. According to several online biographical statements, the founder of the Fuller Brush Company -- what was the ...

If you've been reading this blog for awhile, you may recall that I got hit by a car about a year ago. It hurt, but thank heaven (serious...

It can be discouraging to ride this time of year. It's dark a lot and it's starting to get cold. There are also scary signs going up...

I like my family and I like to ride my bike. Since the Mayor, pursuant to §2-391(D)2 of the Municipal Code, gave City employees like myself ...

I don't do "heartfelt" or "sentimental," so the plethora of gratitude posts/articles leading up to and on Thanksgivi...

Being car free does limit some of my after work cultural activities. Realistically a range of about eight miles is what I’m willing to ride ...

I'm not a very good bike racer. It's fun and I'm really starting to enjoy 'cross, but it's not something I'd drive a...

Exhibit A: Genderfuck bicycle. Note the bold fuchsia paint job that is paired with a deep blue crate. Exhibit B: The font is bubbly, scri...

I was riding the old bike tonight through the meadows and I happened upon a small animal. It was a skunk! Luckily, I wasn't sprayed. It ...

Car free in Connecticut – What am I thinking?It has been two months since I moved back to central Connecticut from Champaign-Urbana, Illinoi...

This morning, Bikes Outside takes a field trip to a near-flung corner of hard hittin' New Britain. There, on the grounds of CCSU, Bike W...

Thursday was Veterans' Day. To honor the Vets, CT-NEMBA sponsors a ride. I did it last year at Grayville and I did this year's at ...