From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Great blog – Cycling for Boomers…Plus

31 January 2009

I just found a blog with the same mission as KGS Bikes. Baby boomers are my client base. I love helping make people over 40 more comfortable and efficient on their bikes and building bicycles for them that are cherished, providing real value. Here is the link to Cycling for Boomers…Plus and I hope you [...]

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Armstrong Returns to Riding With a Purpose

18 January 2009

The New York Times is reporting on Lance with his comeback now official. In a story entitled, “Armstrong Returns to Riding With a Purpose“, Lance spoke on several topics. Here is an excerpt: It is an appropriate curatorial choice for a place where cycling’s past and present have converged most unexpectedly because of Lance Armstrong’s [...]

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Earl Blumenauer – A Bicycle Evangelist With the Wind Now at His Back

16 January 2009

The New York Times reported on the 13th about Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Congressman. Mr. Blumenauer, a passionate advocate of cycling as a remedy for everything from climate change to obesity, represents most of Portland in Congress, where he is the founder and proprietor of the 180 (plus or minus)-member Congressional Bicycle Caucus. Long regarded [...]

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How Do You Like Them Apples? Even on a Trek

14 January 2009

Up The Road is a Trek blog. I found this story on a one off Trek Madone for Lance called How Do You Like Them Apples. Here is an excerpt from the post: The talent in the back room here at Trek rocks.  No, its is not for sale and no it will not be [...]

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New Rules of Luxury Spending

14 January 2009

Since KGS Bikes is in the ultra high-end bicycle biz, I have a lot of very successful clients. In studying marketing to the affluent, I have found that people who have money tend to go to value, quality, and fewer but better products. A new article on Forbes.com supported this observation, called the New Rules [...]

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KGS Bikes predicts Lance Madness will jump start high-end cycling in US

12 January 2009

I was doing my daily blog search and stumbled upon this. In the blog Adelaide Now, it appears they are pleading to Lance to get the locals who have gone bonkers to ride like good citizens. Lance Armstrong, comeback kid, has a big impact everywhere he goes. I like the idea of Lance Madness coming [...]

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KGS Bikes – Guru Geneo – Mario

8 January 2009

Guru Geneo – Mario Originally uploaded by KevinSaunders This Guru Geneo is painted in Diamond Black metallic. With the Shimano Dura Ace group and Topolino CX2.0 wheels this is an awesome workhorse which is also pure custom. The bike is shown on our Flickr Gallery. Thanks so much for looking and commenting.

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KGS Bikes Press Release – Counterintuitive Success – Ultra Premium KGS Bikes Flourish in Trying Economy

7 January 2009

We just published a press release on the state of the super high end bicycle business. It’s not everyday that one can drop $30,000 on a custom bicycle – at least for most people – and especially in today’s down economy. But it isn’t ‘most people’ that end up clients of Kevin Saunders at KGS [...]

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Motorists Smoking & Eating whilst driving

5 January 2009

I always like to see what the cycling lifestyle is like in other countries. Here is a post from The London Bicycle Activist dealing with the same stuff we have to deal with, but with wry British wit.

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Regina with her custom Parlee Z1 and KGS Jersey

3 January 2009

Regina with KGS Jersey Originally uploaded by KevinSaunders My riding buddy Regina has done modeling for us before. The San Antonio Wheelmen riding club was renewing our ad and I couldn’t wait to put Regina in the ad. She is a wheelman and leads group rides all the time. She is also an awesome cyclist. [...]

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