From the category archives:

Bicycle Positioning

What’s new at KGS Custom Bicycles?

30 November 2011

The market for our premium custom bicycles is a global one, and is a small niche comprised of people who want the very best and are willing to come to San Antonio to commission a bicycle that takes up to six months or more to receive, and then be so happy with the result that [...]

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Too hot to ride? Commission a Custom Bicycle for the fall!

8 August 2011

At KGS Custom Bicycles, the summer is the slowest time of the year. We don’t have a big repair department since most of our clientele hails from afar. Most of our clients or potential clients are vacationing, busy with kids, or riding the bike they currently have. What is interesting, however is the Fall Rally, [...]

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Getting Dex Tooke ready for the RAAM

6 June 2011

You may remember that we helped Dex Tooke with his bicycle position prior to the Race Across America last year. We also sponsor him this year and help in every way we can. The 2011 RAAM starts next week and today Dex’s wife Joni, (crew chief, bike mechanic and head boss) brought Dex’s bike up [...]

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How Robbie Wade had the luck of the Irish for the Cap Tex Triathlon

29 May 2011

While KGS custom triathlon bicycles provide huge improvements in performance for triathletes, few triathletes come investigate. Most either follow what is on Slowtwitch or are so risk averse that it could take over a year before they would consider even having their positions checked, much less consider a change. When pro triathlete Robbie Wade had [...]

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Five ways to tell if your bike doesn’t fit

1 May 2011

We get calls at KGS Custom Bicycles for bike fittings on a regular basis. If we are going to be any good at designing custom bikes we have to draw the line in the sand regarding fitting you to a bike or designing a bike to fit you. The bike industry is abuzz with fit [...]

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Triathletes and Bicycle Racers – The Pitfalls of Bicycle Sponsorship

8 February 2011

As spring approaches, more and more people are contacting KGS Bikes to ask us to fit them to their new bikes that are provided by sponsors. Some are wanting to get fitting data so they can choose a bike that a sponsor provides. In all of these cases, we have to educate and in many [...]

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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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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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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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Big Toe, Adductors and Quadriceps – Tying it all together on the bicycle

27 September 2010

Cyclists are known for having strong legs. This strength can be imbalanced and can cause knee problems. We aren’t trying to write a scientific paper on anatomy here, but to explain something I discovered that helps cyclists tremendously. There appears to be a correlation between the pedaling forces going through one’s big toe and VMO [...]

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