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Week in Review - April 12, 2020
Week in Review - April 12, 2020
A weekly recap on what is happening at Bike Shop Girl, in the bike industry news, and my personal thoughts of business and life as COVID-19 changes it all. Read more...
Operating a Bike Shop During COVID-19
Operating a Bike Shop During COVID-19
Towards the end of March, bike shops were considered essential businesses in Colorado and my phone/email box was overflowing with customers needing work done to their bikes so I sat... Read more...
Infant Car Seats That Work With the Urban Arrow Maxi Cosi Carseat Adapter
Infant Car Seats That Work With the Urban Arrow Maxi Cosi Carseat Adapter
A crowdsourced list of infant car seats that work with the Urban Arrow Maxi Cosi Carseat Adapter Read more...
Kid's Bike Sizing Guide
Kid's Bike Sizing Guide
It is an amazing time to be looking at new kids' bikes. Here is my kid's bike fitting guide for finding a bike that fits your kid well and some... Read more...
The Bicycle Themed Films We All Need
The Bicycle Themed Films We All Need
Most of the world is on lockdown for COVID-19 so here is a list of all the bicycle-themed we should all be watching. Starting from the motivation to turn to... Read more...
Kid's Bike Safety Check Over
Kid's Bike Safety Check Over
In this video, I am reviewing the "A B C" safety check that you should go over every couple of weeks on your kids' bikes (and your own)! Kid's biking... Read more...
Bike Here Podcast: Bicycle Buying Tips for Everyday Riding
Bike Here Podcast: Bicycle Buying Tips for Everyday Riding
Are you thinking about buying a new bike? Maybe you are weighing the options of buying a new bike vs used. In episode 9 of the Bike Here Podcast, we are... Read more...
Xtracycle's New Cargo Bike Naming System for 2020
Xtracycle's New Cargo Bike Naming System for 2020
Xtracycle has a lot of cargo bike models which is amazing but also can be confusing with the new bundle options. In this video, I'm reviewing the models and their... Read more...
Building an Urban Arrow Family Cargo Bike Timelapse
Building an Urban Arrow Family Cargo Bike Timelapse
I condensed a full Urban Arrow Family cargo bike build into a couple minute video! Read more...
Bike Here Podcast: Starting a Bike Streets Grassroots Movement
Bike Here Podcast: Starting a Bike Streets Grassroots Movement
How do you create a grassroots movement to show low-stress bike routes in your city? In today’s episode, we are talking with the founder of Bike Streets, Avi Stopper to... Read more...
Bike Here Podcast: Electric Bike Basics
Bike Here Podcast: Electric Bike Basics
Are you interested in electric-assist bikes but not sure where to start? In this episode, we are talking with Chris Nolte from Propel Bikes about different types of electric-assist bikes, classifications, battery... Read more...
Meet the Woom 4 20" Kid's Bike - The best 20" kid's bike available?
Meet the Woom 4 20" Kid's Bike - The best 20" kid's bike available?
This week we are looking at the Woom 4 which is a 20" kid's bike with 8 speeds. Weighing in at 16 pounds it is one of the lightest kids... Read more...