From the monthly archives:

July 2009

First Day of KGS Bikes in Austin

31 July 2009

Many of you know that KGS Bikes has been planning an expansion into Austin and we start today with a new relationship at River Place Country Club. More later, but since I have distilled everything I need to find a rider’s perfect setup and design a bike down to stuff I can fit into my [...]

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Triathlon BikeTech Help Desk – A new focus

29 July 2009

KGS Bikes has always stood for three things: our BalancePoint(tm) fitting system that locates your particular balance points on a bicycle, the design and creation of custom bikes around you with the same level of expertise that the top professionals receive and technique consulting to give you tips the pro’s don’t want to share.
We are [...]

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Cool picture of Lance and Eddie

28 July 2009

This picture was shown on Lance Armstrong’s twitpic page. I think it says it all about what a champion says about another.

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Ezine publishing Thursday

15 July 2009

During the Tour de France, I am spending time watching the race rather than contributing to the blog, so my apologies for slacking on the reports. I see so many others reporting I don’t need to continue reposting Jen Benepie’s reports but do visit Benepe’s Bike Blog for updates.
We are getting back on track with [...]

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TDF 2009 Stage 6, from Benepe’s Bike Blog, Hushofd wins in dramatic final push

10 July 2009

From Jen Benepe, here is a report on Stage 6 of the tour.
In a dramatic final sprint to the line, Thor Hushovd of Cervelo took the first place in the stage from Girona to Barcelona with Oscar Freire second. Freire of the Rabobank team started out his sprint a little too soon, losing first place [...]

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TDF Stage 5, Voeckler wins breaking away, from Benepe’s Bike Blog

9 July 2009

Jen Benepe reports in her Benepe’s Bike Blog on the 5th stage of the tour:

B-Box Bouygues Telecom rider Thomas Voeckler who was in the breakaway today has won a stage victory in what has been called a “show of defiance” in the Tour de France.
Behind him by about 10 seconds was second place finisher Mikhail [...]

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KirkLee Custom Show Bike with Sem Custom Paint – New Gallery

8 July 2009

I just added KirkLee Bicycles to our offering of custom frames that are the backbone of KGS Custom Bicycles. I am so impressed with the progress of this young, up and coming company that I asked to rebuild one of their show bikes the KGS way and photograph it to feature it for you. This [...]

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TDF 2009 Stage 4 results from Benepe’s Bike Blog

7 July 2009

From my friend Jen Benepe.
In line with requests from some of our readers, we are simply posting a link to the article showing the results of today’s Tour de France Team Time Trial held in Montpellier, France.
Perhaps you could have predicted the results, but the twists and turns along the way–and the final seconds–are what [...]

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TDF Stage 3 report, Lance Armstrong in 3rd, from Benepe’s Bike Blog

6 July 2009

Here is the wrapup of Stage 3 of the 2009 Tour de France, from Jen Benepe at Benepe’s Bike Blog.
Mark Cavendish won the final sprint in the 3rd stage of the Tour de France today, narrowly beating out his rivals in a 28-man split before the finish.
But Lance Armstrong who quickly worked with the split, [...]

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TDF 2009: Stage 2 and 3 reports, from Benepes Bike Blog

6 July 2009

Jen Benepe has a few reports for us on Benepe’s Bike Blog.
Stage 3 from Marseille to La Grande-Motte.
The third stage of the Tour de France takes off from one of the oldest port towns in the South of France, and will end 196 km (121 miles) later in La Grande Motte–a newer Mediterranean resort town.
This [...]

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