From the monthly archives:

October 2010

President Carter’s bike stolen. What’s this world coming to?

31 October 2010

I was reading a blog posting on the Christian Science Monitor about former President Jimmy Carter’s bicycle. While Mr. Carter was in China, the bike was stolen along with his wife’s bicycle. While the story has interest that even a former President can get ripped off, I wanted to know how into cycling they were. [...]

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KGS Bikes’ First Video – How to change a rear bike wheel

30 October 2010

I had been promising for some time to help folks with “how-to” videos. Here is the first one where I show you how to remove and replace the rear wheel on your bicycle. Thanks for looking and please send me topics for videos. I want to answer your questions!

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Pearl White Co-Motion Macchiato Tandem – 28 lbs

29 October 2010

Pearl White Co-Motion Macchiato Tandem – 28 lbs Originally uploaded by KevinSaunders I just posted a 57 picture set on Flickr of a Co-Motion Macchiato custom tandem. This 28 lb tandem (including pedals and bottle cages) was custom designed for the owners and has a Campagnolo drive train with Topolino AX 3.0 tandem wheels and [...]

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Topolino Wheel Dissection – They’re Spoken For

28 October 2010

I think Topolino wheels represent a great value in performance bicycle wheels. They have an unusual construction which is easier to explain with pictures. The folks at Topolino were kind enough to send me some pics so I can show you how these interesting wheels are made. Regular spoked wheels have a connection to the [...]

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Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. ~Mark Twain, “Taming the Bicycle”

27 October 2010

I found a great website with bicycle quotes like the one above from the great Mark Twain.

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Ahrens Wisecracker is all it’s cracked up to be!

26 October 2010

I have heard of the legendary Ahrens bicycles for many years and only recently became Facebook friends with Mike Ahrens. We shared stories of industrial design and positioning and then he caught me by surprise. I had never heard of the Wisecracker and obviously the mountain bike community has one up on us roadies. Since [...]

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Lisa “Trixie” Taylor, Ultra duathlete, triathlete, doing it right one step at a time

26 October 2010

I am always on the internet, blogosphere, you name it, building relationships one at a time for KGS Bikes. My business is involved in helping others move forward through cycling and one of the joys of this job is crossing paths with people who are working incredibly hard for their passion. As my friends know, [...]

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12 lb Parlee Z1 Bespoke Superbike

25 October 2010

12 lb Parlee Z1 Bespoke Superbike Originally uploaded by KevinSaunders 12 lb Parlee Z1 Bespoke Superbike This Parlee Z1 was commissioned to have a one-of-a-kind Scottish paint scheme. It is the same bike that currently is living at the top of the blog. It took Dave Sem, our master painter, quite some time to arrive [...]

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Buying Luxury Discreetly

24 October 2010

Forbes.com just posted an article called Ten Ways to Buy Luxury Discreetly and in addition to sharing that article, I wanted to share with you some of the comments clients have made when coming in to get their KGS bicycles. The subhead to the article reads, “The financial crisis has made conspicuous consumption gauche. For [...]

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Sacred “Bike Fit” Cow – Toe down or heel down?

23 October 2010

I have been talking with folks for years about toe down vs heel down pedaling on the bike. It appears that this topic is as controversial as KOPS (Knee Over Pedal Spindle) and as such can take on “sacred cow” status. I even read on a forum that “toe down pedaling should be avoided”, stating [...]

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