From the monthly archives:

February 2009

From Dianne Villano – one woman triathlete making a difference for our troops

18 February 2009

I have seen a lot of unusual cycling garb on group rides and have to say that Dianne Villano got my attention. She does triathlons in 22 lbs of military combat gear to raise awareness and support for our troops overseas. My only thoughts are, “This is a badass woman supporting badass troops!” Dianne found [...]

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KGS Bikes – One more encounter story from Lydia Kelly

17 February 2009

I received this reply from Lydia Kelly’s network and wanted to pass it on to you in its entirety. Part of the promotion of cycling as The Fountain of Youth is being responsible and an advocate. This means sharing information as well as sharing the road with motorists. Lydia writes: I received a lot of [...]

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Close Call – An observation from Lydia Kelly – Cyclists who don’t obey the road rules make it tough on all of us.

17 February 2009

Do you follow the rules of the road? Do you stop at traffic lights? I know we all are so concerned about what autos can do to us but statistics show that a very high percentage of accidents occur as a result of the cyclist’s error. My good friend and fellow advocate Lydia Kelly sent [...]

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KGS Bikes – Kevin’s new Guru Geneo with Custom Paint – Design Rendering

6 February 2009

If you could have your bike painted any way you wanted, what would it look like? Here at KGS Bikes I almost never sell a bicycle off the floor, so have floor bikes in my personal size. It allows me to use the floor bikes as rolling billboards since they represent the work I do, [...]

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Texas Legislature contemplating SB 488 – Vulnerable Road Users Bill

4 February 2009

A new bill has been introduced to the Texas Legislature, SB 488 which describes “vulnerable road users” which include bicyclists among others like pedestrians and horseback riders. The essense of the bill is a safe passing distance of 3 feet for cars, 6 feet for trucks or using the other lane if there are two [...]

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