I have always thought beautiful women and hot bikes were a great matching. The contrast of street shoes and the bike is also fascinating. I set up a similar shot, shown here, and when I find others the are interesting I have to share!
Originally posted 2009-04-11 05:07:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Ritchey setback seatpost, single bolt, micro adjustable. Photo: Kevin G Saunders
The seatpost is a part of bicycles that gets lots of attention for style points. Some people like straight posts, others set back. Many carbon seatposts are on the market and some are incredibly light.
The function of the seatpost is to locate the saddle in the right place for your body. It is not rotating weight so its weight is not critical. Many people put form over function here and I get lots of questions regarding my recommendations for simple two bolt posts over the fancy lighter ones.
The simplest answer I give is, seatposts need to micro adjust for saddle angle. This is why I like posts like Thomson for two bolt models and Ritchey for single bolt models. My setup bike has many saddles mounted to seatposts and almost all of them are Thomsons.
Everyone’s pelvic floor is a little different regarding it’s angle relative to their spine. As such, everyone needs a little different saddle angle. This is much more pronounced on triathlon bikes. If your seatpost has little notches that have multiple degrees between each “setting”, odds are that your perfect match will be in between a detent.
Do you feel that your saddle is angled wrong? The seatpost could have something to do with it. Your saddle setback relative to the bottom bracket and the handlebar height and reach also play a big role. When I design a bicycle around you, this is another little point that is considered that impacts your comfort, efficiency and of course your satisfaction in choosing a KGS custom bicycle or frame.
Originally posted 2009-09-16 04:59:45. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Capitol of Texas Triathlon
The big buzz around South Texas is the Capital of Texas Triathlon, or CapTexTri. I hope to bump into a lot of friends and will be armed with my trusty camera to take a lot of pictures. These are going to be posted on Flickr and Facebook so be prepared to see yourself in a good light!
Originally posted 2009-05-24 08:11:20. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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KGS Bikes sponsored the Sweet and Twisted Triathlon in Austin yesterday and we had a tent set up so we could chat with folks after the event while they were enjoying the food and drinks and conviviality. While I talk a lot about the way people defend their bikes and their bike shops, I overheard a discussion that was going on a few feet away between one of my clients and another competitor. The discussion centered around the athlete’s complaint that her hands were going numb in 5 miles when she got on the bike and that she had significant saddle and back pain.
I heart my bike, through hand numbness and saddle sores, through back pain and sore knees. Photo, FCL on Flickr
My client mentioned that she may not have the right size bike or that it may not fit and the woman instantly defended her bike. When questioned further by my client, it was apparent that she somehow was the one who either didn’t deserve a bike this nice or was deficient in some way. She would not admit that any part of her discomfort could be the fault of the bike or of the bike shop that she patronized.
I bet the big bike companies would love to have this woman’s testimonial. No matter what discomfort or problem with the bike, she unconditionally loved her bike. She will probably never darken my door and that is too bad, because I think the riders are much more important than the bike. It makes perfect sense under this model to describe X bike as winning the Tour de France, Y bike as winning the Hawaii Ironman. It’s not the rider, but the bike, or is it? Could the bike win without a rider? Just check the latest wind tunnel data!
Food for thought. Thanks for reading and I hope you find time to post a comment.
Originally posted 2009-08-17 13:24:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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