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Bike Rides

Marfa 100 Charity Ride

7 August 2011

It is not often we promote a poster as much as a ride, but when we saw the one of a kind original Marfa 100 ride posters, we had to share. They were done by hooking up a brush to a stationary bike of some sorts and each of one hundred people rode a kilo [...]

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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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Competence breeds Confidence in bicycling

11 May 2011

We love success stories. Part of the reason that we have so many success stories at KGS Bikes is this is what we set out to do in every client relationship. Every cyclist has something that can be improved. Improvement in some things is easier than others. Many cyclists, particularly women, have issues with confidence [...]

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Ride Report, Guillermo and Eileen’s KGS / Passonis

4 May 2011

The best part of being part of KGS Custom Bicycles is watching the look on a client’s face when they first get on their new custom bike. The next best thing is to get ride reports with photos that we can share with you. Guillermo and his lovely wife Eileen recently took possession of their [...]

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Becky and Mike’s KGS Tandem Adventure – Paris to Christchurch

18 April 2011

Our friends Becky and Mike got a custom KGS / Co-Motion Macchiato tandem a few years ago and they sent this email that we want to share with you: Kevin, Becky and I took the Macchiato to New Zealand with Bill and Jan McCready of Santana Tandems the end of February along with over 30 [...]

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Peak 8 Bicycle Interval Workout review, from Ilene

26 September 2010

I recently wrote about the progress I had personally seen doing Peak 8 bicycle interval workouts twice a week. Today our good friend Ilene Kramer popped in for a little adjustment on her KGS custom bicycle and since she had some time on her hands, I convinced her to try the Peak 8 on the [...]

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Peak 8 bicycle interval training. Good for grown-ups!

23 September 2010

KGS Bikes has been earning a reputation for rethinking how people approach bicycling, especially after the age of 35. What we are discovering that positional changes and different approaches to workouts can produce big results, regardless if the rider is strictly recreational, tourist, racer or triathlete. The big discovery that is bouncing around the internet [...]

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What do hard workouts have to do with Custom Bicycles?

9 August 2010

Rogers Place Hill loop, .44 mileFind more Bike Rides in San Antonio, Texas There has been an ongoing discussion on Facebook regarding the interval training workouts that begin at KGS Bikes on Monday and Thursday mornings. Dubbed, Special High Intensity Training, with all the irreverance the acronym can deliver, these are workouts that were created [...]

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KGS Bikes – Overcoming Fear – Who’s afraid of that road?

18 March 2010

I have a 6:00 am ride with a few clients every morning. I should probably not use that term as my clients tend to become friends for life, so friends it is! Cara is my devil’s advocate in the mornings and we always have spirited debates. Part of the reason is, she is really smart [...]

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Tacx Bushido Video Demo – A wireless Ergometer that rocks.

30 November 2009

The Tacx Bushido is their wireless trainer. Here is an HD demo of the device. I will be adding more info on this awesome trainer. Luxembourg brothers Fränk and Andy Schleck use it to train. If it is good enough for them, it is probably good enough for you!

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