Summer is here and we’re hitting the trails!
First up in this episode of Bicycling’s Bike Shop, Deputy Editor Tara Seplavy and Features Director Lou Mazzante discuss kids’ bikes and how to pick out the right bicycle for a kid from 18 months to a ‘tween. Then we chat about essentials to pack for a mountain bike ride. We finish with a member question about choosing a beginner mountain bike.
Thanks for spending some time with us in the shop. Let us know what bikes or gear you want to hear about. If you have a question about bicycles or equipment, drop our test editors a message—[email protected]
As Deputy Editor, Tara Seplavy leads Bicycling’s product test team; after having previously led product development and sourcing for multiple bike brands, run World Championship winning mountain bike teams, wrenched at renowned bicycle shops in Brooklyn, raced everything from criteriums to downhill, and ridden bikes on six different continents (landing herself in hospital emergency rooms in four countries and counting). Based in Easton, Pennsylvania, Tara spends tons of time on the road and trail testing products. A familiar face at cyclocross races, crits, and bike parks in the Mid Atlantic and New England, on weekends she can often be found racing for the New York City-based CRCA/KruisCX team. When not riding a bike, or talking about them, Tara listens to a lot of ska, punk, and emo music, and consumes too much social media.
