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BFF Bikes - New Bike Shop Opening in Chicago this March Geared Towards Women

My friends, Annie and Vanessa are opening a bike shop, BFF Bikes this spring that's geared towards biking/commuting women in Chicago. Women that ride and/or commute on their bikes all need more gear and apparel options and who better to bring it to Chicago than two lady racers that also commute? 

Here's where BFF Bikes can use your help - 
1. Check them out: http://chicago.racked.com/archives/2014/01/06/the-midwests-first-bi...
2. Fan their BFF Bikes FB page and/or sign up for updates on their website.
3. Get a BFF t-shirt or tune-up or a BIKE when you contribute to their Indie Gogo campaign:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bff-bikes/

Their campaign is off to a fantastic start but they can still use your help (and you get some pretty great swag in return). Thanks!!

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if you find out what you are talking about please share!

Christine (5.0) said:

Saddle library would be awesommeee.  I can't find it now, but there was some device somewhere that was basically an adjustable height... thing... that allowed you to quickly and easily put different bike saddles in.  I would love to be able to use one of those, and have immediate feedback on whether or not a saddle was going to squish "certain bits"

I think I found it!

http://www.bikefit.com/p-52-switchit-rapid-saddle-changertilt-adjus...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GyA2lR02r4

I don't know if there's other things like this out there or not.

Vanessa B said:

if you find out what you are talking about please share!

Christine (5.0) said:

Saddle library would be awesommeee.  I can't find it now, but there was some device somewhere that was basically an adjustable height... thing... that allowed you to quickly and easily put different bike saddles in.  I would love to be able to use one of those, and have immediate feedback on whether or not a saddle was going to squish "certain bits"

Oh that looks interesting. We will have to check that out!

Interesting, I'd like to visit, patronize and wish well.

I note there is no mention of where the shop is/will be. You do understand that running a bike shop happens in the physical world, right? Involves messy things like a storefront, street address, phone number, etc.

Really? We hadn't planned on having a shop shopp.  I was thinking i could run it out of my closet! thanks for the suggestion of having a physical space. ;-)

but seriously you should check the website. bffbikes.com



Brian Bender said:

Interesting, I'd like to visit, patronize and wish well.

I note there is no mention of where the shop is/will be. You do understand that running a bike shop happens in the physical world, right? Involves messy things like a storefront, street address, phone number, etc.

I don't know if you visited their indiegogo page, Brian, but the very first line of their description says "located in Bucktown at 2113 W. Armitage." I think the lack of a phone number is forgivable, since obviously they are not open yet.

Also, your tone seems pretty rude and condescending. Yet another reason why I welcome the addition of an all-female bike shop.


Brian Bender said:

I note there is no mention of where the shop is/will be. You do understand that running a bike shop happens in the physical world, right? Involves messy things like a storefront, street address, phone number, etc.

Pro-Tip: On your website, where it says location?  Replace the text with a link, specifically this link:

https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&dadd...

This will bring users to a google maps page where they just input their start address, and it will give them bicycling directions to your shop :)

Vanessa B said:

Really? We hadn't planned on having a shop shopp.  I was thinking i could run it out of my closet! thanks for the suggestion of having a physical space. ;-)

but seriously you should check the website. bffbikes.com



Brian Bender said:

Interesting, I'd like to visit, patronize and wish well.

I note there is no mention of where the shop is/will be. You do understand that running a bike shop happens in the physical world, right? Involves messy things like a storefront, street address, phone number, etc.

Good idea! 


HERE is a link to a BRAND NEW ARTICLE ON HUFFINGTON POST

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/bff-bikes-chicago_n_457118...

Changed it!!!  thanks for the tip. I am actually going to make a new website SOON!

Christine (5.0) said:

Pro-Tip: On your website, where it says location?  Replace the text with a link, specifically this link:

https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&dadd...

This will bring users to a google maps page where they just input their start address, and it will give them bicycling directions to your shop :)

Vanessa B said:

Really? We hadn't planned on having a shop shopp.  I was thinking i could run it out of my closet! thanks for the suggestion of having a physical space. ;-)

but seriously you should check the website. bffbikes.com



Brian Bender said:

Interesting, I'd like to visit, patronize and wish well.

I note there is no mention of where the shop is/will be. You do understand that running a bike shop happens in the physical world, right? Involves messy things like a storefront, street address, phone number, etc.

I told my girlfriend about this shop a few months ago and she is ecstatic about it. (huge understatement, really!)

THanks ! Alex!!!! how did you know about it a few months ago.  Must have been some super insider info you got  ;-)

also i made the address into a hotlink.  thank you!

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