From the monthly archives:

January 2011

KGS Bikes does Ebay Stores

27 January 2011

Since KGS Bikes has so little local traffic, we are focusing more and more on designing custom bicycles and FrameUp™ kits for our clients. Because of this, we are  cleaning out stuff that has gathered over the years. We post items in our eBay Store that are either new items for sale at retail, such [...]

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Topolino UpGrade Program – turn used Topolinos into new ones for less.

26 January 2011

Topolino has always done a great job supporting their products, and this announcement came to us today. This is their message: We are pleased to announce the 2011 Topolino UpGrade Program! Simply turn in your USED Revelation or Carbon Core wheelset to receive huge discounts on a NEW True Black wheelset. This is a great [...]

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Try a Peak 8 workout for free at the KGS Bikes Studio on the Tacx Fortius trainer

25 January 2011

While we have been talking about the benefits of super high intensity training, specifically Peak 8 training, (sorry about the need to register, but it is free) much of it has centered around finding a hill outside that will suffice to provide the resistance.  The Tacx Fortius Multiplayer trainer that is set up at KGS [...]

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Spring Special – KGS Bikes

22 January 2011

The bicycle industry is very cyclical, and the busy season starts the end of January. What this means for custom bikes is lead times increase, so everything takes longer and shortages are common. This year is predicted to be particularly bad because the economy is improving here, plus a lot of inventory that was manufactured [...]

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Benchmark TT / Tri wheelset – Lightweight disk and VR8

14 January 2011

At KGS Bikes, we see a lot of nice equipment. This means when something that grabs our attention comes through the door, it had better be good. Such is the case for the latest triathlon and TT wheelset from Lightweight, the Disk and VR8. Words do not do these wheels justice, so we created a [...]

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What is a high end bicycle, anyway?

14 January 2011

The bicycle industry defines “high end” bikes as those which cost over $1,500. That said, KGS custom bicycles start at around $8,000 and range up to over $30,000. Why are they so much more expensive than the bicycle industry’s definition? I subscribe to Seth Godin’s blog and one of his posts gave me the answer [...]

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Ultimate Semi Custom Road Racing bike

13 January 2011

While most of the folks who come to KGS Bikes want a custom bicycle designed for them alone, some folks, particularly bike racers, can ride stock geometry bicycles well. Parlee has created the FlexFit system of 14 different sizes for their semi custom bikes, the Z4, Z5 and TT. We have had many people ask, [...]

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By Popular Demand, KGS Bikes photos for sale

13 January 2011

KGS Bikes marketing strategy revolves around the resources we have that are unique, special and different and using them so folks will remember us. Kevin Saunders is a professional photographer in addition to other duties at KGS Bikes and a successful program has developed whereby we go to events like bike races and triathlons, photographing [...]

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KGS Bikes BalancePoint™ Setup bike 2.0

12 January 2011

At KGS Bikes, finding one’s perfect position is standard procedure. Many times, however, clients have asked, “How do I know that this position will work where I ride?” This is a legitimate question. Over the holidays I found a second setup bike frame that was the same as my original. I have done lots of [...]

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What I learned about bicycle positioning from a speed skater

12 January 2011

The 2010 Winter Olympics are happening and yesterday I saw Apolo Anton Ohno capture a silver medal which puts him in some pretty good company with Bonnie Blair and Eric Heiden. You might ask, “What does ice skating have to do with bicycling?” Well, it is not so much ice skating, but skating in general. [...]

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