December 13, 2010 – 4:26 pm
I’ve been riding an original Bontrager inForm RL saddle now for very nearly 3 years and well over 10,000 miles. I’ve had great luck on my own saddle and fairly good luck fitting folks to these saddles. But, Bontrager has introduced a new member of the inForm saddle line for 2011 called the Affinity that [...]
August 25, 2010 – 1:11 pm
Have you ever wondered “Why would I want cycling shoes? It’s just another product to over complicate the process of riding a bike. I mean shoes are shoes, right?” The answer is that not all shoes are created for the same function. But to better understand why, we need to understand pedals.
A brief history of [...]
Our very own Pete Zlatnik the service manager at the Hollywood Bike Gallery has been testing tires for Bontrager for about a year now. Pete met one of Trek’s product managers last year when he visited our store. Bontrager was looking for some real world testing of their new all-weather tires and having someone in [...]
Have you ever been riding your bike and listening to the squeak squeak of you chain? If your chain could talk to you it would probably tell you exactly what Pete Zlatnik wrote below. Pete is the service manager of our Hollywood store and has worked at Bike Gallery for 15 years. Pete wants [...]
This is the first article in a series of blog posts where we’ll look at some common technical aspects of cycling. Brett Flemming – Bike Gallery’s General Service and Training Manager – kicks off things with some tips and pointers about brake pads and rims.
Congratulations year-round bike commuters, you’ve almost made it through another winter! [...]
December 2, 2008 – 5:40 pm
eVent membrane under an electron microscope.
Year-round cyclists in the Northwest are faced with a pretty big variance in precipitation and temperature. This can make dressing appropriately a bit of a challenge. While classics like wool are nice for shorter rides, I’ve turned to a high-tech fabric for my daily, rainy commute and occasional weekend ride.
I [...]
