From the monthly archives:

December 2010

Bike Reviews brings news about bikes

11 December 2010

I recently found out about Bike Reviews, a blog / website that gathers and shares lots of info about bicycling. Here is a tidbit from their About section: Bike Reviews is an emerging online resource for all things bicycle related. We cover info on road bikes, mountain bikes, BMX bikes, fixed gear bikes, hybrid bikes, [...]

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What does your ankle have to do with saddle height?

10 December 2010

When I am helping people find their perfect position on the bicycle, saddle height is one of the many dimensions we discover in a BalancePoint™ session. While people consider the knee joint as the only significant articulation, the ankle is in fact an articulation as well. This makes a single joint movement a compound movement, [...]

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Ultimate Stationary Bike article on kgsbikes.com

9 December 2010

I have been getting calls daily about indoor trainers and spin bikes. It’s the season and I hope people who decided to add bicycle miles this summer while the gas prices were high are going to keep their fitness and ride all winter too. I lost 50 lbs one winter taking stationary bike, or Studio [...]

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New Real Life Videos available for VR cyclists

8 December 2010

I just received this info from a Tacx email and wanted to pass it along: Ride legendary stages indoors Phil Stone, our cameraman and an avid cyclist himself, keeps making new films. Starting this year the Real Life Videos are also available in wide screen, meaning that, with the help of your Virtual Reality steering [...]

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Your dream bike – What would it be?

7 December 2010

If you could have anything designed for your new dream bike, what would you choose? I just got an email inquiry from Brazil today and wanted to share the concept of how I help people that live halfway across the world. The first part of our conversation revolved around fitting, of course. I prefer to [...]

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Do you train in the rain or the dark?

6 December 2010

Now that fall is upon us I hear many people discussing their training options and the range is quite large! Some say they will ride outside even if it is dark or rainy. I call this the Belgian approach, because the weather over there is so wet and cold. Many others switch to spin bikes [...]

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Tacx VR Trainer update

5 December 2010

I have been updating and setting up a few Tacx Fortius Virtual Reality trainers in the KGS Bikes studio. About this time of year people start calling and I have been so excited to see the next level of training. Look for an article soon entitled, “The Ultimate Spin Bike” where I outline my idea [...]

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Nodera bike 1

4 December 2010

Nodera bike 1 Originally uploaded by iyoupapa The Mavic yellow motorcycles are omnipresent in major bicycle racing venues. I got a chuckle with this picture as it appears that they train the riders a little younger in Japan than in the US!

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Testimonial from Jeff Etessam

3 December 2010

I get lots of letters of appreciation from folks who like the fact that I buck the status quo and think outside the box. Here is an email plus a testimonial I received today from my friend Jeff Etessam in Dallas. Thanks Jeff! Kevin, Second ride this morning was just as good as the first. [...]

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KGS Bikes – My gears are bigger than yours!

2 December 2010

I have seen stayer’s bikes with pretty big gears but this beats all. It must have been brutal to get started. I can’t think of any other reason to have a gear like this other than to do stayers racing. I believe a little stayers background is in order as you may not have seen [...]

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