From the monthly archives:

March 2009

What does your Tri bike look like? Kevin’s Guru Crono, KGS Bikes

30 March 2009

Guru Crono, KGS Originally uploaded by KevinSaunders On a slow blog day there is always room for a great looking bike!  This link will take you to Flickr where there is a big gallery of photos of this bicycle. This Guru Crono is on display at the KGS Bikes studio in San Antonio. It has [...]

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Physician, heal thyself – get over road rage against cyclists! – video

24 March 2009

This video shows that cyclists need to be aware of things happening in front of them. A doctor thought he might teach these cyclists a lesson with a “brake check”. C’mon, doc! Embedded video from CNN Video Video courtesy, CNN. What do you think about this?

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Matt Lauer copies Lance, falls off bike, blames deer.

24 March 2009

Matt Lauer, Today Show co-host, had a bike crash on the same day as Lance Armstrong. Unlike Lance, however, Matt suffered a separated shoulder and will undergo surgery and be the recipient of ribbing from his colleagues. Here is a report. Here is the Today Show report. I appreciate Matt for riding his bike and [...]

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This beats riding the bus – reading on a bike!

20 March 2009

Originally uploaded by fixedgearlondon.com This picture shows how teamwork can make things happen. No gas fumes, no bus fare, workout and catching up on reading; all at the same time! Don’t try this at home. Thanks for looking and I appreciate your comments. Photo: fixedgearlondon.com

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Guest Post – Jennifer Sage of Viva Travels

19 March 2009

My good friend Jennifer Sage of Viva Travels sent me this today and I had been longing to take a cycling vacation so badly that I thought I would share this with you. Not that I have time to do anything that takes me away from KGS Bikes this year, but I do hope to [...]

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Oregon pondering rolling stops for bikes

18 March 2009

I have always been a proponent of carefully rolling through stop signs after checking for oncoming traffic. This has been followed with a “statement of civil disobedience” because I felt that bicycles are fundamentally different than cars when it comes to intersections. When combining the facts that cyclists approach intersections more slowly, have better ability [...]

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Bike Licensing – Take a right, turn it into a privilege and tax it!

16 March 2009

The ability to ride a bicycle may come at a cost. I am not speaking about buying the bike or the cost of time to ride it, but in some cities the concept of licensing bicycles through fees has been brought up. Meredith Sladek, NY Bicycle Transportation Examiner, writing for Examiner.com, just wrote a two [...]

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An open letter to Rush Limbaugh, who needs to be the cyclist’s friend

15 March 2009

In reading and reposting the article that Adam Voiland of the DC Transportation Examiner wrote regarding Rush Limbaugh, “What does Rush Limbaugh have to say about cycling?”, I decided to write El Rushbo himself and tell him what I thought. Posted below is that letter which is now an open letter to Rush to reconsider [...]

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What does Rush Limbaugh have to say about bicycling? Lots!

15 March 2009

I saw a fascinating article on the Houston Examiner Blog, by Adam Voiland who is a DC Transportation Examiner. I am reprinting the story below as it is just too good! Here is the original story. By the way, I am composing an open letter to ElRushBo to outline my concern that someone this influential [...]

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Cyclist thrown under bus and lives – Only in China

5 March 2009

Lucky Cyclist Survives Being Dragged by Bus – Watch more Funny Videos Have you ever thought some days that you had been thrown under the bus? Well this actually happened to a Chinese cyclist and he not only survived, but sustained minor injuries. This was obviously better than winning the lottery for the cyclist. Have [...]

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