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Cycling lifestyle

KGS Bikes featured on EliteChoice.org

14 March 2010

Another high-end products blog, elitechoice.org, picked up our press release and featured KGS Bikes in their blog.
One of the reasons I started this blog was to introduce people to a new level of bicycle experience. It is gratifying to see my bicycles being compared to other ultra high-end products. This gives me great motivation to [...]

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

11 March 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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KGS Bikes – Bridging the Gap

10 March 2010

“Fixed Air”
Originally uploaded by sewin
It seems like the first week of 2009 was just a day. It appears many folks are scrambling right now.
I have had some interesting conversations with clients and wanted to share two with you.  The first story centers around a client who travels a lot, so only visits infrequently. When he [...]

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Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. ~Mark Twain, “Taming the Bicycle”

25 January 2010

I found a great website with bicycle quotes like the one above from the great Mark Twain.

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Take this shoe and Stuffitt – New Stocking Stuffer Idea

8 December 2009

Since I started posting stocking stuffer ideas on the blog I have gotten some great comments. Today, however, Mike Huebner, CEO of Stuffitts Shoe Savers sent me a couple of pairs of his products and I am pleased to share his info with you. Here is a video showing what they do. You can buy [...]

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How KGS Custom bicycles are like hot peppers

6 December 2009

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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Bicycle stocking stuffer from days gone by

5 December 2009

I know that people who don’t ride bicycles think all the funky clothing we wear is unusual. Well, here is something that marketers of yesteryear figured out so women could ride bicycles and keep their chic appearance. I can see Chrissie Wellington putting this thing on in her T1 transition. Well, not really! A bit [...]

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Real Ale Ride photos posted on Flickr

31 May 2009

I have been slowly getting back on the bike and the Real Ale Ride in Blanco was a great 65 mile test because of the hills. This ride featured a few 11-12% grades, lots more 8-10% grades and a 16% grade hill thrown in for good measure! Red Licorice Events did a marvelous job of [...]

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

21 May 2009

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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What is a high end bicycle, anyway?

20 May 2009

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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