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Fenders aren’t for Freds!

kgsbikes — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:37:41 +0000

Fall is upon us in San Antonio and the first cold front is creeping down from the North. This means our drought is going to end soon. The requirements of our bicycles to adapt to rainy conditions (or be relegated to the garage) is upon us. I am as spoiled as the next person who [...]

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Fenders aren’t for Freds!

KGS Bikes – Starting Over, from Fat to Fit

kgsbikes — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:50:09 +0000

I have heard the quote, “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor, and rich is better”. My experience with cycling is, “I’ve been fit and I’ve been fat, and fit is better!” For better or for worse, I have had to start over riding a bicycle quite a few times since I am and forever [...]

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Bikes In Lane – New road sign to replace “Share the Road”

kgsbikes — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:30:08 +0000

I have been a cycling advocate for over 25 years, writing and preaching to all who will listen (and some that won’t!) about Claim your Lane! and Share the Road! I have never been a huge proponent of building more bike lanes because of the expense, the problems in maintenance and the associate collection of [...]

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Bikes In Lane – New road sign to replace “Share the Road”

Bike Jerseys with a Message to Motorists: Share the Road!

kgsbikes — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:23:49 +0000

I just got an email from the owners of Share the Damn Road and had to share their awesome jerseys with you! These have a message to motorists on the back and a Thanks on the front in reverse so motorists can see something nice in their rear view mirrors after sharing a bit of [...]

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Bike Jerseys with a Message to Motorists: Share the Road!

Bike Lane Justice, from Velo Chic NYC

kgsbikes — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:19:01 +0000

I have written about some of the problems with bike lanes, including trash and cars occupying them. Check this blog post from my friend at Velo Chic NYC with some great pictures of bike lanes with trash, potholes, a car parking in the lane and the constabulatory issuing a ticket to a scofflaw. Post from: [...]

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Bike Lane Justice, from Velo Chic NYC

How safe is bicycling, really?

kgsbikes — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:40:45 +0000

I was checking out my friends at the eco velo blog and found this great post about the relative safety of cycling. Please read the whole article but here is the chart which I found most interesting: Following is a list compiled by Failure Analysis Associates, Inc. (Design News, 10-4-93) comparing the fatal risk associated [...]

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How safe is bicycling, really?

From Austin to San Antonio to get Perfectly Fit

kgsbikes — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:49:37 +0000

I recently became friends with Eli Cohen who is the product expert at REI in downtown Austin. He is also part of Red Licorice Events, run by “Sweet and Twisted” Leilani Perry and Erin Truslow. I am a new sponsor for triathlons that the Red Licorice Events team produce and when Eli heard about my [...]

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There are bike lanes and there are bike lanes. World’s worst!

kgsbikes — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:33:21 +0000

Those who know me are familiar with my constant preaching to “Claim Your Lane” as I feel bike lanes are too expensive, too hard to maintain and too sparsely implemented to give them critical mass. I propose that people learn to use the roads we already have and use them effectively. This video explains my [...]

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There are bike lanes and there are bike lanes. World’s worst!

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

kgsbikes — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:29:36 +0000

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? Post from: KGS Bikes Custom BicyclesPhysician, heal thyself – [...]

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

Oregon pondering rolling stops for bikes

kgsbikes — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:44:38 +0000

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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Oregon pondering rolling stops for bikes