Comments for Bike Shop Girl http://bikeshopgirl.com Helping women find their way in cycling Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:52:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on North American Handmade Bicycle Show Roundup by Lowrider Bike | Bicycle Spare Tire Cover Blue | Lowrider Design http://bikeshopgirl.com/2010/03/north-american-handmade-bicycle-show-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 Lowrider Bike | Bicycle Spare Tire Cover Blue | Lowrider Design Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:52:34 +0000 http://bikeshopgirl.com/?p=1331#comment-1183 [...] North American Handmade Bicycle S&#1211&#959w Roundup « Bike Shop Girl [...] [...] North American Handmade Bicycle S&#1211&#959w Roundup « Bike Shop Girl [...]

]]> Comment on Ritchey WCS Curve Bar by Bike Shop Girl http://bikeshopgirl.com/2010/03/ritchey-wcs-curve-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-1181 Bike Shop Girl Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:49:10 +0000 http://bikeshopgirl.com/?p=1325#comment-1181 Encourage them, give them feedback! I can say as a pretty high volume, womens shop, I may sell six of a 38cm bar a year... Encourage them, give them feedback! I can say as a pretty high volume, womens shop, I may sell six of a 38cm bar a year…

]]> Comment on Ritchey WCS Curve Bar by Lo http://bikeshopgirl.com/2010/03/ritchey-wcs-curve-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-1179 Lo Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:00:42 +0000 http://bikeshopgirl.com/?p=1325#comment-1179 But of course they don't make it in a 38.... What about us narrow shouldered ladies? Limited options :( But of course they don’t make it in a 38…. What about us narrow shouldered ladies? Limited options :(

]]> Comment on WOW : Women on Wheels, A Ladies Night Out March 4, 2010 by In London only 29% of woman cycle to work! – Cycle2Job http://bikeshopgirl.com/2010/02/wow-women-on-wheels-a-ladies-night-out-march-4-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-1128 In London only 29% of woman cycle to work! – Cycle2Job Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:59:20 +0000 http://bikeshopgirl.com/?p=1230#comment-1128 [...] Most woman that I talk to will not go to a bike shop. In fact in the USA there is a trend to have woman only nights in bikes shops to counteract [...] [...] Most woman that I talk to will not go to a bike shop. In fact in the USA there is a trend to have woman only nights in bikes shops to counteract [...]

]]> Comment on Child Bike Rental Program by wari http://bikeshopgirl.com/2010/02/child-bike-rental-program/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 wari Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:45:28 +0000 http://bikeshopgirl.com/?p=1274#comment-1124 What I do is get a cheap bike, take off the training wheels, pedals and cranks, and there you go, a push bike. May not is as light or as good as an actual specially designed push bike, but it works for me. My daughter is now happily pedaling on the same bike, after I put back the cranks and pedals, and is ready for a bigger bike. Two bikes for the price of one, all you need is a bit of initiative, and some willingness to get your hands dirty. What I do is get a cheap bike, take off the training wheels, pedals and cranks, and there you go, a push bike. May not is as light or as good as an actual specially designed push bike, but it works for me.

My daughter is now happily pedaling on the same bike, after I put back the cranks and pedals, and is ready for a bigger bike.

Two bikes for the price of one, all you need is a bit of initiative, and some willingness to get your hands dirty.

]]> Comment on Bike Shop Girl on Versus.com by Jack http://bikeshopgirl.com/2010/02/bike-shop-girl-on-versus-com/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 Jack Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:16:19 +0000 http://bikeshopgirl.com/?p=1164#comment-1123 I enjoy your blog and it is cool you are getting to do some things for Versus. I hope to meet you at the NAHBS. I will be there on Saturday. I enjoy your blog and it is cool you are getting to do some things for Versus. I hope to meet you at the NAHBS. I will be there on Saturday.

]]> Comment on Riding with Your Menstrual Cycle : Guys Beware by Radicalrye http://bikeshopgirl.com/2009/10/riding-with-your-menstrual-cycle-guys-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 Radicalrye Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:41:01 +0000 http://bikeshopgirl.com/?p=800#comment-1121 I totally support going with a diva cup and use the Party In My Pants washable panty liners. The cup took a little getting used to at first, but I find it wayyyy more comfy when riding my bike and I haven't had a leak yet (not even on my heaviest day)! I'm 24 and wish I would've known about these alternatives from the first day I got my flow. So for any doubters out there...don't knock it till you try it! I totally support going with a diva cup and use the Party In My Pants washable panty liners.

The cup took a little getting used to at first, but I find it wayyyy more comfy when riding my bike and I haven’t had a leak yet (not even on my heaviest day)!

I’m 24 and wish I would’ve known about these alternatives from the first day I got my flow.
So for any doubters out there…don’t knock it till you try it!

]]> Comment on Child Bike Rental Program by steve http://bikeshopgirl.com/2010/02/child-bike-rental-program/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 steve Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:42:06 +0000 http://bikeshopgirl.com/?p=1274#comment-1119 These make sense if you could rent one for a week - assuming that is a reasonable period. It could be part of a package that includes the child's first real bike. I could see this being a good story a salesperson could use and it might bring in new customers via word of mouth as other parents saw this as a solution. These make sense if you could rent one for a week – assuming that is a reasonable period. It could be part of a package that includes the child’s first real bike. I could see this being a good story a salesperson could use and it might bring in new customers via word of mouth as other parents saw this as a solution.

]]> Comment on Saddle Talk : Adamo Saddles by Andrea http://bikeshopgirl.com/2010/01/saddle-talk-adamo-saddles/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 Andrea Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:43:22 +0000 http://bikeshopgirl.com/?p=1097#comment-1118 This looks like a godsend! I have had a horrible time trying diffrent seats, settings, adjustments, angles, you name it. If it's comfortable when we leave it more times then not, is uncomfortable when we get back. I can't wait to get one and try it out. If you have used this saddle please update with a review. This looks like a godsend! I have had a horrible time trying diffrent seats, settings, adjustments, angles, you name it. If it’s comfortable when we leave it more times then not, is uncomfortable when we get back. I can’t wait to get one and try it out. If you have used this saddle please update with a review.

]]> Comment on Child Bike Rental Program by Ryan McFarland http://bikeshopgirl.com/2010/02/child-bike-rental-program/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Ryan McFarland Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:02:25 +0000 http://bikeshopgirl.com/?p=1274#comment-1112 I think the useable lifespan of the prebike is a bit misunderstood. Kids can start on these bikes as young as 18-24 months. They won't EFFICIENTLY being riding a pedal bike until they are 4 mainly because their legs are too short relative to the crank length. But, the whole time they are on the prebike/push bike/balance bike, they are learning vital bike handling skills. When they transition to a pedal bike, they are not at zero on the riding ability scale, they are QUITE good riders (and should be since they've been riding for more than 1/2 their life by this time. Pedalling is merely a form of propulsion. Riding is the art of balancing, steering, and leaning a two-wheeler. It is the same skill whether the bike is propelled by striding motion, pedalling motion, gravity downhill, or a motor. I've also noticed that kids with prebikes have at least a year of overlap where they will ride both the prebike and the pedal bike. The prebike is a fraction of the weight of the pedal bike and can go places that the pedal bike can't. It has a fun-factor for little riders that they just don't find on a pedal bike until they get much stronger and taller. I've seen so many kids thrive on prebikes and gain so much confidence and coordination that I'd hate for the value of a prebike to be underestimated. I hope that is helpful to the discussion. I think the useable lifespan of the prebike is a bit misunderstood. Kids can start on these bikes as young as 18-24 months. They won’t EFFICIENTLY being riding a pedal bike until they are 4 mainly because their legs are too short relative to the crank length. But, the whole time they are on the prebike/push bike/balance bike, they are learning vital bike handling skills. When they transition to a pedal bike, they are not at zero on the riding ability scale, they are QUITE good riders (and should be since they’ve been riding for more than 1/2 their life by this time. Pedalling is merely a form of propulsion. Riding is the art of balancing, steering, and leaning a two-wheeler. It is the same skill whether the bike is propelled by striding motion, pedalling motion, gravity downhill, or a motor. I’ve also noticed that kids with prebikes have at least a year of overlap where they will ride both the prebike and the pedal bike. The prebike is a fraction of the weight of the pedal bike and can go places that the pedal bike can’t. It has a fun-factor for little riders that they just don’t find on a pedal bike until they get much stronger and taller. I’ve seen so many kids thrive on prebikes and gain so much confidence and coordination that I’d hate for the value of a prebike to be underestimated. I hope that is helpful to the discussion.

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