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Monthly Archives: October 2009

We’ve got a bike–or trike–for everyone

Hollywood service manager Pete Zlatnik passed this inspiring story along to us about his mother’s experience riding an adult tricycle. It’s affirming to know that no matter the personal challanges, there is a bike made for just about everyone.
My mom Judy is 68, her knees aren’t so good but she wanted to get some exercise. [...]

Downtown Bike Gallery wins Commuter Challenge 6 years running!

The Downtown Bike Gallery once again stole the show in the BTA’s annual Commuter Challenge. The Downtown store rode away with the prize with an astonishing 99.2% of trips to work by bike! I had a chance to talk to Joan, the Downtown store manager about how they have been able to make bike commuting [...]

Bontrager Nebula Plus inForm Saddles: Research = Comfort

A couple of months back, I wrote a post about my favorite performance saddles, the Bontrager inForm line and the hard science that went into their creation. Since my article was posted, several people have added comments to the post asking if there were saddles available for their hybrid/city bikes that would provide them with [...]

Team racing Madsen style!

On Sunday October 4th, the Division Bike Gallery team of Peter Lunoak and Brice Stivers decided it would be a good idea to race a Madson cargo bike in the world’s largest cyclocross race. Why did they think this was a good idea? I had to find out more, so I spoke with Peter about how it [...]

Interbike report from Bike Gallery owner Jay Graves

Bike Gallery owner Jay Graves recently attended the annual bike show Interbike in Las Vegas. The following is his report of the event, with a focus on Bike Advocacy.
I caught this priceless picture on the way back from my first day at Interbike. Watching two bike cops ticketing a Lamborghini on Las Vegas Boulevard during [...]