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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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What does your ankle have to do with saddle height?

10 December 2010

When I am helping people find their perfect position on the bicycle, saddle height is one of the many dimensions we discover in a BalancePoint™ session. While people consider the knee joint as the only significant articulation, the ankle is in fact an articulation as well. This makes a single joint movement a compound movement, [...]

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Bicycle fitter vs. designer-What’s the difference?

25 November 2010

I was on a ride this weekend and a friend was introducing me and stumbled when describing what I do for a living. I realized that I need to improve the definition of what goes on at KGS Bikes. I figure if I heard this confusion once, it happens a lot behind my back! KGS [...]

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Reply from Topolino from our BikeTech post in Ezine

8 November 2010

I had written a short BikeTech post in our last Ezine answering a question regarding my opinion of the best triathlon wheels. I incorrectly stated the weights of the Topolino VX4.0 wheels and wanted to correct this by sharing an email from Geoffrey Falkner at Topolino: Kevin, thanks for the support and testimonial. Our VX4.0 [...]

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Power Trumps Aero, to a point – Good news for triathletes and time trialists

6 October 2010

While bicycle technology has changed by leaps and bounds, fitting concepts, particularly with triathletes, have remained remarkably constant. Dan Empfield of slowtwitch.com writes in his article, F.I.S.T. Axioms, 1) Most pro triathletes ride alike, 2) Fit and trim age group triathletes can easily adopt the same positions ridden by the pros, 3) Bodies are smart [...]

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What is an easy day in training?

28 September 2010

There is a big difference in the way elite athletes train vs “weekend warriors.” The biggest difference I notice is the range of intensity. The pros “hard days” are incredible. Combined with lots of training volume, the amount of work performed in some of these harder workouts must be seen to be believed. On the [...]

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Does your seatpost limit your saddle angle?

21 September 2010

The seatpost is a part of bicycles that gets lots of attention for style points. Some people like straight posts, others set back. Many carbon seatposts are on the market and some are incredibly light. The function of the seatpost is to locate the saddle in the right place for your body. It is not [...]

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Passing Gas – How to get the most and use the least.

25 August 2009

There is a dirty little secret that some really good triathletes know. Sprinting skills pay off big time. The two reasons to have great sprinting speed are to confidently pass a competitor and to make the best time through rolling hills. From my bike racing career, surges and periods where the peloton went anaerobic were [...]

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