<span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  ;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;">The weather is warming, and so is the pavement. Why spend the summer days ahead stuck in traffic running the A/C full blast when the reliable two-piston engine--the bicycle--and Tulsa's 50-plus-mile trail system beckons throughout the city?</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;">Maybe one vital piece of that whole hitting-the-trails equation is missing: The wheels. Problem is, new bikes cost a pretty penny, especially at the local specialty shops. In this town, it's difficult to get into a quality, new bike for less than $250--roughly, the cost of 50 gallons of gas at the peak of last year's summertime surge in oil prices.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;">This type of hit to the wallet isn't all bad. For that kind of money, a buyer gets top-notch machinery with which to hit the trails, saving money on bike repairs, auto wear and tear, gasoline, time and, potentially, health insurance.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;">Read the rest of this story in Consumer Watchdog in </span></span><a href="http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27433"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;">this week's Urban Tulsa Weekly</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;">. </span></span></p></span>