From the category archives:

Cycling lifestyle

What is a high end bicycle, anyway?

14 January 2011

The bicycle industry defines “high end” bikes as those which cost over $1,500. That said, KGS custom bicycles start at around $8,000 and range up to over $30,000. Why are they so much more expensive than the bicycle industry’s definition? I subscribe to Seth Godin’s blog and one of his posts gave me the answer [...]

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KGS Bikes – What a global cycling community means

8 January 2011

I am reaching out to cycling friends around the world. KGS Bikes doesn’t sell anything but ultra high end products, and with that, there are relatively few people in a given area with the means to buy bicycles at this level, combined with the desire to have a bicycle that is totally designed around the [...]

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Your dream bike – What would it be?

7 December 2010

If you could have anything designed for your new dream bike, what would you choose? I just got an email inquiry from Brazil today and wanted to share the concept of how I help people that live halfway across the world. The first part of our conversation revolved around fitting, of course. I prefer to [...]

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“The Street” Magazine likes $30,000 bikes and KGS too.

1 December 2010

I recently got a call from Nate Herpich at TheStreet.com as they wanted to know what the big deal was with our top of the line Tier 3 bicycles. They published a nice article here and I thought you might like to read it. Thanks so much for looking and commenting.

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Regarding bicycles, men are from Mars, women are from Venus

30 November 2010

I had a lovely woman come into the studio yesterday and we discussed gears on bicycles and how they worked. Apparently she didn’t know how to use them and nobody helped her learn. This post is to all the women in the world who get frustrated with bicycles and elitist riders who make them feel [...]

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KGS Bikes – Pez found us

24 November 2010

I was checking out Pez Cycling News yesterday and had to browse the Daily Distractions. Our buddy Jen Benepe who designed our KGS Bikes jersey had a pic on there recently and I wanted to see if a picture of my training buddy Cynthia would get their attention. It did. Thanks, Cynthia, Jen and Parlee.

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What is the best bike for you?

20 November 2010

I have people contact me from all over the world asking the same question, “What do you recommend as the best bike for me?” It is a very interesting question and one that I think about constantly. Since I provide a rather limited selection of equipment to clients I wonder what is important to people. [...]

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Bikes for Travelers – A new spin on a travel bike

17 November 2010

The coolest thing about blogs and the web is the possibility of meeting new people with a common interest. I got an email this morning from Bobby who has a very cool blog called Urban Cyclotron where he talks about travel bikes. He found the KGS site and noticed that I had designed a cool [...]

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Friends that ride together…

16 November 2010

Friends Originally uploaded by derekpearson Thanks to you, my friends and clients. You have made this blog and my bicycle studio a blast to create. I look forward to the opportunity to serve you next year. Best Regards, Kevin PS, I saw this picture on Flickr and had to share.

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