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Remember when some people and me put together a ' cross race at riverside par k? It was pretty awesome, but a ton of work. Since I'm...

First of all, I want to thank the participants of the river cleanup this year. Lots of Trinity students + Joe, Greg and Rich. We cleane...

Since I live here, I ride in Hartford a lot. It's not really new and interesting any more. Last night, diverging my usual form, I we...

Hey, you! Hey martial arts fans . You are reminded that the beat bike blog's pretty much annual Source to Sea Cleanup is this Sat...

NEW ROAD ADDED! Like six months ago, I decided that I was going to make a list of cool roads in Connecticut. I started, but the projec...

As a visionary thinker, I like to start off my day with really good ideas. My first good idea was I should start a hip hop news site. Th...

Went out for a spin this weekend, initially with the intent of camping near the Barkhamsted Reservoir after exploring some of the dirt roads...

I've been 30 for about a week and boy do I feel old. Last night, I was angry at the dehumidifier for shutting off randomly, so I ki...

I know have written any beat bike blog things for a long time and this has nothing to do with bikes. For the fifth year (though not fi...

This past weekend was a veritable orgy of bicycle events , with a heavy dose of walkable community .  Then this week while wandering by the ...

A guest post from Dario about the D2R2, because I wasn't there to see how it was: The ride couldn't have begun better. Sandy Whi...

I'm trying to get my head around the behavior of  cyclists in Connecticut, or perhaps this is a larger New England phenomenon.  The situ...

In a previous post, I waxed on about the overwhelming bicycle packed weekend approaching in September .  In this post I'll break it down...

Salem and I rode up to Massachusetts yesterday. We felt that it was a pretty expressive ride. We felt marginally protected by the Const...

Before: My bike was oh-so-sleek. It seems my heavy hoisting ways have caught up with me, in the form of a pair of inguinal hernias. Thi...

At one point, I was a man who had nothing made by Campagnolo. Then, I bought this old raincoat off of eBay. Now that I'm rich, I...

In the last two weeks, I've gone through the sidewalls of four tires. Can this be explained? Two weeks ago it was Maxxis Xypher (roa...

 Appalachian Gap. No pictures of Lincoln Gap, my camera wouldn't work because it was too steep. I've been a delinquent here, b...

When do you make connections?   In the shower.  Under pressure.  While meditating.  Mile 60 of a century. I think we all have different spac...

Victor Pacheco is a cool guy. You may have noticed some of his murals on and around Park Street, his giant guiro and tables at La Palo...

Sad?  Resigned?  Bored? Freedom or security? Day of the Dead Ambling around the less traveled Hartford by foot and by bike, one ...

I know that votes were tallied and it said I was supposed to go ride the D2R2 again this year despite my dithering. However, I'm too...

*** The  RAW Real Ride  has been rescheduled for Friday July 19th.  Similar timing, but there won't be fireworks.  The fireworks are on ...

Glimpse of a bear. Just discovered that my phone makes animated gifs if you take the pictures in rapid enough succession.   I went for...

Because if you can't, that's okay.  Regardless, I'll be riding around on Friday,  July 19th looking at notable urban ar t.  Hart...