Quote Originally Posted by ny biker View Post
Put a small note pad in your purse, or take a blank piece of 8x10 paper, write "BIKE NOTES" at the top, fold it and put it in your wallet. Use it to jot down a few notes before you leave each shop. Use your phone to take photos of bikes that you try, including close-ups of the tag with the model name and price. Even if you're in a rush and the kids are cranky, you can still write the name of the bike and something quick like "LIKED IT" or "HATED IT."

(I had to take this approach when I was planning a kitchen renovation and visiting various stores to look at things like cabinets and tile and flooring materials. It really helped my overloaded brain to keep track of things.)
That's brilliant. I am totally using my phone. I always think I will remember things, but I forgot how much brain power I lose when I'm pregnant. I swear I am throwing up brain cells along with most of my meals. I know I tried another Trek bike I really liked but the memory is gone.

The beauty of having two babysitting age kids is that it's pretty easy for my husband and I to slip away for a day. We just need to find a day without dance camp, piano lessons, football camp, baseball camp, volleyball camp, voice lessons, play practice, band practice... etc. Wish we were close enough to activities for the kids to ride bikes to them!