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Cycling lifestyle

Lisa “Trixie” Taylor, Ultra duathlete, triathlete, doing it right one step at a time

26 October 2010

I am always on the internet, blogosphere, you name it, building relationships one at a time for KGS Bikes. My business is involved in helping others move forward through cycling and one of the joys of this job is crossing paths with people who are working incredibly hard for their passion. As my friends know, [...]

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Buying Luxury Discreetly

24 October 2010

Forbes.com just posted an article called Ten Ways to Buy Luxury Discreetly and in addition to sharing that article, I wanted to share with you some of the comments clients have made when coming in to get their KGS bicycles. The subhead to the article reads, “The financial crisis has made conspicuous consumption gauche. For [...]

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Why buy a bike from out of town? What a difference a day makes!

21 October 2010

The bicycle industry has evolved from a “LBS” or local bike shop industry to adding mail order using the internet. With KGS Bikes approach, a third option presents itself, the “GBS” or global bicycle studio. All three models have pluses and minuses and I would like to highlight them for you. The LBS has been [...]

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Warning to cyclists. Side effects from riding!

14 October 2010

The blog Treehugger.com posted a funny article with a serious title: Warning, riding a bicycle can have the following side effects, including “Dangerously low amount of stress”. I had to laugh. Read the full article here. Thanks for looking. Have a great week.

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

12 October 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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Old People Rule!

11 October 2010

I just returned from a productive weekend in Dallas doing bicycle fittings and wanted to share with you an experience I had with a client there. Since I do so many fittings I am used to seeing people from all walks of life and every level of fitness. It is unusual to see someone like [...]

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Track frames, “fixie” road frames

9 October 2010

I had a comment on a post recently from Groover, who is researching track and fixed gear frames but can’t settle on a brand. I thought I would post a longish blog entry to explain my perspective on track frames and tracks in general. I think that fixed gear bikes are by far the coolest [...]

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KGS Bikes – Bike shop employees who are bike snobs – Are they really better than you?

2 October 2010

Have you ever walked into a bike shop and felt like you didn’t belong? I have. Many times. In fact, the reason I started KGS Bikes was the fact that as I hated going into bike stores as an “adult with greater than 10% body fat” and at best be ignored and at worst be [...]

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How KGS Custom bicycles are like hot peppers

26 September 2010

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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Learn from Navy Seals – Compared to them, anything in cycling or triathlon is easy!

22 September 2010

“The only easy day was yesterday.” – Displayed at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. This statement gives a glimpse of the rigors of Navy Seal training, considered the toughest military training in the world. Active.com Triathlon featured an article on a couple of Navy Seals, SO1 David Goggins and CDR Keith Davids, Commanding Officer SEAL [...]

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