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Category Archives: Product Review

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 [...]

A look at the new Workhorse bike

I got a chance to assemble and ride one of the new Workhorse bikes that are being sold exclusively at Bike Gallery. The Workhorse is a single speed bike that is meant to be an affordable, low maintenance option for people seeking low-cost transportation. Bike Gallery bike buyer Joel Grover saw need that wasn’t being [...]

The 2009 Trek 7.6 FX: a bike for beginners

Carol DeLancey is a Bike Gallery customer who grew up in Oregon, but moved two years ago to Loulé, a small city in the Algarve region of Portugal. She is a Cycle Oregon regular and is helping her partner train for this year’s event in Portugal’s incredible sunny weather.
Much has been said and written about [...]

Product review: Bontrager inForm Saddles

I’ve been a pretty serious cyclist for going on 21 years now. I’ve done some touring, a fair of amount of mountain biking, and tons and tons of mileage on the road, whether it is racing, or my morning commute.
I’ve seen (and ridden) innumerable saddles in my time. In fact, I remember when you could [...]

NEW: Pro Bar - a tasty, healthy energy bar.

Food. Eating. Fueling. Important stuff for all of us, but cyclists seem to have their own distinctive obsession with food. We eat to ride and ride to eat, yet what to eat while riding is often a quandary. Energy bars are convenient jersey pocket and tummy fillers but many have a highly processed appearance, if [...]

The perfect bike computer

I’m a bit of a technology curmudgeon. Admittedly, some stuff, like blogs, MP3 players, and cell phones are products of our current technological age on which I’ve developed a dependency. However, I am generally slow to get on board with new technology. I’m just a low-tech kinda gal. Bike computers are one technology that I [...]