the beat bike blog

For machines that have been essentially unchanged for the past several decades, bicycles suffer from a remarkable amount of planned obsolesc...

So, we only had four posts in June, which is a low point for our venerable blog. And, that is forcing me to write another excuse post. Damn!...

As I continue not to write blog posts, my thoughts turn to other things. I've been working in City Place II and I'm impressed that ...

So.  Tomorrow evening (Friday, June 29th) I'm going to ride around Hartford and nearby environs to peruse some choice graffiti.  ...

The beat bike blog means a lot to me. Riding a bike means more. So, I've been pressed for time as of late and I haven't been wr...

I was on my way to my East Hartford community garden on Saturday morning trailering some fencing and posts (both dumpster dive items) when...

9/11 Truth.  Beat Bike Blog.  Our stickers adjacent on the Charter Oak Bridge railing.  Which group is more fringe? Has anyone met the nutt...

The first third of my recent Northeast bike tour was on the coast and much of that portion was on the East Coast Greenway .  The ECG has gra...

Formulated these guidelines for Maine drivers while recently touring through that fine state. 1)  Things are really far apart so drive your...

I rebuilt my dad's old Mongoose Alta and rode out to Case the other day. While 34:16 is not too bad along the way, with flat pedals...

I rode up to Boston on Friday for my friend Joe's birthday. I don't know the area between there and here that well passed Vernon...

Get on your bikes and ride down to the Old State House  in downtown Hartford for some camaraderie and free breakfast.  I'll see you all ...

Put back up a couple of ghost bikes on Burnside Avenue in East Hartford.  The CT DOT removed the originals last winter before one of the ...

There aren't any bears in BJ and the Bear, but I saw a bear yesterday at the Reservoir. It was awesome. I was coming down the fence...

Surprisingly, the genre "mountain biking" is not that big in cinema. None the less, they still make a few of those movie with...

As you know, I like Vermont. Since there was no winter, mud season ended early this year and Johanna and I decided to go up there. That ...

Interesting week.  Hosted my first bike tourer, Stu from the UK , on Wednesday.  I just signed up for www.warmshowers.org , a reciprocal hos...

Ok, So they renamed the park "River Highlands," but either way, CT Nemba along with REI is hosting a trail clean up at the park ...

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A Dong , the giant Asian grocery store on New Britain Ave, is a staple in many people's lives around here. I can't really remembe...