From the category archives:

Bicycle Fitting

Do you own the bike, or does it own you?

12 October 2010

I get calls every week asking if I can “fit” someone to their bike. This is the way most people view the process in my opinion. They may not even own the bicycle yet, as they may see one in a bike shop, read about it in a magazine or be exposed to advertising and [...]

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Old People Rule!

11 October 2010

I just returned from a productive weekend in Dallas doing bicycle fittings and wanted to share with you an experience I had with a client there. Since I do so many fittings I am used to seeing people from all walks of life and every level of fitness. It is unusual to see someone like [...]

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KGS Bikes – Comparing Lance, a Professional Triathlete and You

30 September 2010

Have you ever wondered what goes into Lance Armstrong’s bike? Do you know what separates his bike from his teammates? If you were a pro triathlete, and a bike manufacturer gave you a bike for sponsorship, how would that make you feel? As a “regular person” what kind of technology can you get in cycling, [...]

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How KGS Custom bicycles are like hot peppers

26 September 2010

Many of you know that I subscribe to Seth Godin’s blog and appreciate his perspective and wisdom. In reading his post today it struck me that the challenges of educating people on the value and feel of a true custom bicycle are not unlike describing the taste of hot peppers to one who has never [...]

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BalancePoint™ and bicycle handling – What do bicycles and motorcycles have in common?

25 September 2010

A prospective client came into KGS Bikes today who was interested in a bike fitting. Since our BalancePoint™ positioning system is a way to find your true bike position independently of an existing bike, we don’t advertise that we do fittings per se, as a bike fitter minimizes the compromises one has to accept to [...]

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What you need to know about kids bikes for road and triathlon

22 September 2010

We had a question today from Facebook regarding children’s bikes. Here it is: Kevin, Can you please give me your thoughts/suggestions regarding kids road bikes? My 10 yr old daughter needs a road bike for next season’s tri’s and my 11 yr old son needs one for tri’s and possible junior road racing… Having a [...]

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From Austin to San Antonio to get Perfectly Fit

23 April 2009

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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Oregon pondering rolling stops for bikes

18 March 2009

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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