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My Evolution from Biking Girl to Biking Mom

In Bike Shop Girl, Family Riding, Tips On 15 Aug ’10 7 Comments

Being a first-time mom comes with its challenges, but integrating your family with your biking hobby doesn’t have to be.  This weeks guest post is from Megan of… Read More »

Bike Storage Options

In Bike Shop Girl, Mechanics, Tips On 28 Jul ’10 5 Comments

As everyone’s bike collection begins or grows the way you store your bikes also needs to begin or grow.  Throwing your new investment into your garage, leaned up… Read More »

Bike Rides and Bike Shopping

In Bike Shop Girl, Bikes, Product Reviews, Ride, Tips On 11 Jul ’10 2 Comments

As I work in a bike shop day in and day out I have the blessing, sometimes the curse, to play with all the latest and greatest bike… Read More »

Open Forum : Balance Bicycles for Kids

In Bike Shop Girl, Family Riding On 25 Jun ’10 6 Comments

Over at Bike Shop Hub, a site supporter and a darn near close name, the talk of balance bikes was brought back up.  Many thoughts are racing between… Read More »

SRAM Force Brakes, Breaking?

In Bike Shop Girl, Mechanics, Recently Spotted, Ride, Tips On 25 Jun ’10 0 Comments

It seems that there are still batches of SRAM Force recalled brakes out there.  Cozy Beehive recalls a recent story of a mechanic installing SRAM Force brakes to… Read More »

Single Speed and Fixed Gear : What It Means for You?

In Bike Shop Girl, Ride, Tips On 18 Jun ’10 2 Comments

The fixed gear, urban hipster, era seems to be calming a little bit in my area.  This means I can crawl out from behind my wool rock and… Read More »

Burley Travoy : For Women and Parents

In Bike Shop Girl, Family Riding, Featured Women's Cycling News, Tips On 17 Jun ’10 0 Comments

Over at Commute By Bike I have been reviewing a Burley Travoy, a cargo trailer system.    While we are still going through the review process and haven’t put… Read More »

nuun : A Hydration Review

In Bike Shop Girl, Family Riding, Parts, Product Reviews, Tips On 15 Jun ’10 1 Comment

Nutrition is an under used term for the novice cyclist or athlete.  For the professional, it is the way of life.  They run their engine like NASCAR builds… Read More »

Do You Wear Sunscreen When You Ride?

In Bike Shop Girl, Family Riding, Ride, Tips On 11 Jun ’10 4 Comments

A valid question was asked over on Twitter, “Do You Wear Sunscreen When You Ride?” My answer is yes, and well… no.  Up until this year I have… Read More »

Essentials Purchases for Your First Triathlon

In Bike Shop Girl, Featured Women's Cycling News, Ride, Tips On 8 Jun ’10 4 Comments

This week on Bike Shop Girl we are covering triathlons and the basics of getting started in this quickly growing sport.  We began the series with “Talk of… Read More »

Basic Things to Know about Triathlons

In Bike Shop Girl, Featured Women's Cycling News, Ride, Tips On 3 Jun ’10 0 Comments

Triathlons are an amazing sport to set a goal for, keep your training varied and there are several short tri’s that anyone with basic athletic or active body… Read More »

Bike Commuting with Children

In Bike Shop Girl, Family Riding, Tips On 13 May ’10 2 Comments

Over at CommuteByBike.com I posted an article this morning about the various ways to carry your smaller child on a bike.   It is a good article to read… Read More »