the beat bike blog

There are lots of different types of bike riders, two of which are a) those who ride all year, and b) those who have the sense to ride only ...

As a devoted rider of the boardwalks of the Hockanum River, you can imagine how it pained me to be unable to ride them for nigh on three mon...

I can tell that Spring is almost here, because I've seen some the sprouts of some flowers pushing up through the mud, but it's not i...

On account of running late and being sleep-deprived, as usual, I made a series of wrong choices this morning. First, the skirt I wore was no...

The Tim Johnson ride on Washington for Bikes Belong is underway. As the word got out and the first of many related emails began to cram my...

First off , cuz I gots a p-u-s-s-y you have to disregard all this. It clearly means that I am having a meltdown, and not that I'm a bad ...

So, the Tim Johnson thing roles into town tomorrow. If you're interested in riding with Tim, you can start in Boston tomorrow at 8am. Or...

But in a good way! After work, I decided to see if I could go ride on the East Hartford boardwalk. I couldn't, too much snow. I meandere...

I have a BMX bike. It's a Specialized Fuse 2. It's not the best bike, but it had a low buy it now price on eBay and free shipping. I...

Iconoclasm . We've all had it. Announcing the next CATALOGUE: Saturday, February 26, Kevjn Kelly, Iconoclasm 56 Arbor Street Hartford, C...

Close followers of snow will note that there's about 12-18" of packed snow. With the addition of last night's much need 2"...

I've never written a bike outside, so I'll probably break a rule or two. Pictured here is Dario's Wicked Fat Chance. He got it a...

As a reprise to Wednesday's snow escapades, we met up with another famous Glastonbury mountain biker, Al, headed to the part of the Mesh...

It was the discussion of banana portaging that grabbed my attention while reading Bike Snob NYC yesterday, but the part of his post that ha...

The snow is in a unique state right now. It's deep, but it has a really strong crust. It's so strong that you can ride on top of it,...

Normally, riding with Tim Johnson is tough. He's really good at cyclocross and we're not. Or at least, I'm not. However, at the ...

While my fenders aren't the best, they fend pretty well. When it's above freezing and melting outside, I stay pretty clean. However,...

Dreary! If you're a sporting enthusiast, times are difficult. The snow is sharp, slippery and painful and covering basketball courts, si...

There was a lot of snow on my roof, with 3-4 foot drifts on the southern side. With the recent rash of buildings collapsing in Connecticut,...