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Cycling on the Web: Review of On-Line Catalogs

© Joseph Pucci

Now that winter is settling in and you have a little more time, why not find out where the best Cyber Cycling pages are and what they got to offer.

One of the best things about the World Wide Web is that you can window shop without leaving your desk. In the world of bicycling many of the catalog companies have started setting up On-Line Catalogs. This week I'll test ride a couple.

Ratings: Best-------------------Worst

5 4 3 2 1

BIKE-PRO Web Site at http://www.bikepro.com/#Welcome to 800-BIKE-PRO is laid out nicely making it easy to find items. The page is setup so that your browser doesn't get bogged down with heavy images while your still just trying to find what you want. Once you have an idea of what you want you can view the image of the product. This is a great time saver. The on line selection of products is large and varied. Another time saver is the BIKE-PRO Search tool that gets you to where you want to go fast. Other notable areas are the Buyers Guide and some nice tables that let you compare product. Access to the site is fast.

You can order on line via a secure document that uses a encryption key.

I give this On Line catalog a rating of 5

Bike Nashbar at http://www.nashbar.com/cgi-bin/genobject... This is a well put together page using frames to high light Manufacturer and product. The site is fast and has its own search tool. Again this is another page that is setup so that your browser doesn't get bogged down with heavy images while your still just trying to find what you want. Once you find what you want the image of the product is right next to its description. Nashbar still has the Under Construction signs up at different locations, so more is still to come from Nashbar.

You can order on line but the order is not encrypted, hopeful when the construction all done this feature will be added.

I give this On Line catalog a rating of 4

Performance Bicycle® Online Catalog at http://www.performanceinc.com/PerfBicycl... The On line catalog has a large and varied selection products and a nice search tool. Most of the product have images (jpeg) with them so that you can see what your buying. The site is a little slow, I tested accessing the page on three different days and it was never fast. Overall I was happy with catalog. It was easy for me to find the things I wanted.

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