the beat bike blog

On Saturday, I went mountain biking briefly over at Cedar Mountain. The trails there aren't that difficult, but I kept crashing. It...

Ken K is headed for some new digs.  I helped him move a couple of loads yesterday and dropped off a housewarming curb picked trailer.  Ken h...

There are a lot of folks out there that are bike curious, but maybe haven't taken the plunge yet as a full fledged bike commuter.  Maybe...

One time when I was 14, I went snowboarding. My parents got me a snowboard rental, lesson and lift ticket for my birthday. It was prett...

My favorite holiday is Daylight Saving Time. Those naysayers at Wikipedia say this: [Daylight Saving Time] clock shifts present other c...

Who are they?  The skunks.  They are out and about.  It smells funny.  Must be getting on Spring. But that's not what I'm talking ...

The Eel has not been competitive in awhile. That's ok and all, but I think it should return to its speedy roots. The first was no d...

Can you catch the error in this photo? I didn't know what to do with myself today. I went for a bike ride yesterday and it was plea...

Toll Brothers pays people to file permits and make arguments. People who like Cedar Mountain are unpaid. It takes a lot of effort to be...

Everyone likes finding things.  Well, finding good things.  Finding things like bed bugs or dog shit on your shoe.  Those aren't good t...

It wasn't good for finishing my criminal procedure homework, but I decided to go ride around on the snow and ice, because it is...

...I am judging the shit out of you. Especially when I'm riding in the dark, 40F rain on my home from a long day at work.  You have to ...

Johanna got me new hiking boots for Valentine's Day, because my heel has gone through the insoles (and below whatever the next laye...

I have always disliked Sunday afternoons. They mean finishing homework, driving home, going to bed early, finally shedding bleary eyes...

It's been awhile since I wrote a really interesting blog post about transporting pasta to work. The reason is not because I haven&#...

I've been riding studded tires all week.  They sound funny and make me go slow.  I get over the slow going frustration by reasoning that...

Unless you live like 50 miles from Hartford, you should probably ride a bike. There are universal complaints about traffic, because mos...

Please contact your state representatives and let them know how you feel about these three bills currently under consideration.  I am partic...

I got out on my bike today for a little while. The packed paths and sidewalks at Trinity were lots of fun. After tonight's ice rain...

I spent the day shoveling, but before the immense snow fell. Wait. Strike that. While the immense snow was falling, I had a chance to t...

How I look without blood running down my face. As you no doubt know, I am totally up on the latest trends. I stopped riding fixed gear ...

It was a nice quiet day for a bike ride and as often happens, I saw some deer. Then, I saw the more deer. The second group, of three...

Yesterday, I went out to the secret trails in Manchester. It was transcendent. Everything was flowing right, I saw several otters swimm...

The other night, it was windy. It kept me awake, but I didn't hear a lot of things crashing to the ground. However, trees falling i...

I needed a washboard, so I bought one online. I figured no one sells them and I'd get a better deal if I bought it online. Ace has fr...

There are TWO bike centric events next week in downtown Hartford.  Just found out about the East Coast Greenway info / social yesterday. Tu...

I was thinking today that back when I used to drive more (~25,000 miles/year), winters were much more normal. I remember this because I w...