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August 19th, 2008 by Bill | Filed under Resources.When I am interested in a new product, or I want to see what people are saying about the products we carry, I hit the forums. They are a great source of information. There are many cycling forums on the web but I have four that I turn to most often:
BIKEFORUMS.NET – This forum has been around a long time and has lots of traffic covering all types of cycling. Wallbike.com gets more hits from bikeforums.net than any other source.
For a woman’s take on cycling matters the forums on the TEAM ESTROGEN site are active and informative. I learn a lot about women and saddles on this forum
CRAZY GUY ON A BIKE is an on-line cyclotourist community. Webmaster Neil Gunton has built the framework. Cycle tourists from all over the world provide the content. This is another one that is rich with age.
And finally there is the FULLY LOADED TOURING BIKE PHOTO GALLERY. Not many words here but picture after picture after picture of loaded touring bikes. If you want to see how others do it – this is the place.
At Wallingford Bicycle Parts we want to carry the gear that your research will lead you to. Time spent on these forums will be rewarded.
Tags: touring
You may want to check out thecyclepeople.com. Not only do they have a great search engine for finding local shops, tours and accomodation, but they’ve got product reviews (you can submit your own) and a small but growing forums. They’re constantly working on ways to meet the online needs of cyclists, and unlike certain other sites, won’t accept ads from just anyone.
One noteworthy feature of their forums is that they are willing to create private forums for clubs, charities, or any other group that wants a non-public forum. That’s pretty generous.
Brian – thecyclepeople.com
Bill,
With the exception of team estrogen I’ve had bookmarks at these sights for some time and agree with you on their value. I was just introduced to another blog I find very entertaining: bikesnobnyc Good for laughs.
Best regards,
Kyle Thomas
Kyle – I like bikesnobnyc. Thanks. I particularly liked his virtual dual with YouTube “star” opinionated cyclist. OC doesn’t quite have the tools for this debate.
Hi there Bill…I’ve just started a site called Epicurean Cyclist and will be reviewing and exploring classic touring gear…wool, twine and everything fine in cycle touring…
Give it a gander!
http://epicureancyclist.blogspot.com
Russ