Posts by Category: Recently Spotted

Bike Shop Girl Recently Spotted Women’s Cycling Gear

Blog February 5, 2010 posted by Bike Shop Girl

dznuts Bliss (Now Shipping)

dznuts Bliss, another chamois butter aimed for women. Ladies you have spoken and dznuts has answered. This elegant pro grade chamois cream for women provides the comfort and lubricious saddle…

Blog January 29, 2010 posted by Bike Shop Girl

Follow Friday Links

Here are several links of blogs that I think you’ll enjoy to follow. Thanks to Bike by the Sea for inspiration. Tingilinde – a great resource for a variety of…

Blog January 27, 2010 posted by Bike Shop Girl

Video Podcast: Keen Coronado Cruiser Review

A very brief video of benefits and initial thoughts of the Keen Coronado Cruiser on review. A full overview will be in the next week for both Bike Shop Girl…

Blog January 15, 2010 posted by Bike Shop Girl

Grit & Glimmer : Are bike shops still failing us?

Over at Grit & Glimmer a question was posed to get feedback on why or how bike shops are failing in general, women. What is the shop doing, or not…

Blog January 13, 2010 posted by Bike Shop Girl

Girls and Bicycles

There is a blog I follow, and have linked to several times : Girls and Bicycles. The blog is run by a lovely lady living up in Canada, who has…

Blog December 31, 2009 posted by Bike Shop Girl

Peeing on the Go

It seems the more time I search the internet for various “outdoor female products” the more products I find that give me a jaw dropping reaction. I never knew it…

Blog December 10, 2009 posted by Bike Shop Girl

fi’zi:k Vesta : Preview

For the past few years I have named the cut out or indention in the saddles for women “cooter holes.” No, it isn’t PC but neither are all the people…

Recently Spotted December 2, 2009 posted by Bike Shop Girl

Because More Women Obey Laws, We become a Statistic

Women cyclists are far more likely to be killed by a lorry because, unlike men, they tend to obey red lights and wait at junctions in the driver’s blind spot,…

Blog December 1, 2009 posted by Bike Shop Girl

Bike Pedal Powered Christmas Tree Lights

Copenhagen is known for using their bikes for the better good now has done it for Christmas. For the United Nations Climate Summit used bikes to power their very large…

Blog October 27, 2009 posted by Bike Shop Girl

Nintendo Wii & Cycling, Together

It seems that the Nintendo Wii has a new game and accessory out, a stationary bike.

Bike Shop Girl is me, Arleigh Jenkins.

I've been working in the bike industry since 15 by taking out trash in a shop. Learning to wrench under some amazing teachers, experienced first hand the frustrations of retail management, a race mechanic in the southeast, experienced custom and bike fitter. Currently, I am the Southeast rep for Quality Bicycle Products which includes All City, Civia, Foundry, Lazer, Michelin, Ridley, RockShox, Salsa and Surly.

I'm here to make your cycling experience better.