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Bike Maintenance vs Repair

Bike Shop Girl · March 30, 2021

bike maintenance vs repair

One of the more frequent questions when talking about bike servicing is what is maintenance vs repair and what should an everyday bike rider be comfortable doing. When you drive a car, you need to keep the air in your tires and your oil changed. If you do those things regularly and go to a …

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What Bike Tools I Carry On Every Bike Ride – My Everyday Bike Carry

Bike Shop Girl · November 3, 2020

With the hope of helping you be a great bike owner, here is what I suggest as a basic every ride carry to take on every bike ride. The key to this is to know what you are willing to do, and what is just silly to carry since you won't use it anyways. A cell phone with a reliable friend on the other …

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The 4 Bike Accessories Everyone Needs

Bike Shop Girl · February 5, 2020

Whether you just got a new bike or want to bike more often, let's talk about the four key accessories I think every bike owner should have. This is a starting point and as someone starts riding we will layer on accessories specific to their need.  Scroll to the bottom to watch the video if …

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Cargo Bike Chain Maintenance

Bike Shop Girl · February 5, 2020

In this week's Bike Tip Tuesday I'm going over the basics of good bike chain maintenance, specifically for cargo bike chain maintenance. Cargo bike chains see some of the most stress possible due to torque and carrying weight, even more so with an electric assist motor thrown into the mix. In …

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Thoughts on Electric and Cargo Bike Pedals

Bike Shop Girl · January 7, 2020

Here are my musings for pedals on electric and cargo bikes but can probably be applied to any everyday style bike. I talk about pedals a lot at the bike shop and while building up a customer's new cargo bike I was reminded about how much a good pedal can change the ride of a bike …

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