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Cycling lifestyle

Extravagant Bicycle Creations – YouTube Video

10 September 2010

Here is an interesting video. A little unusual! Have you seen the devil on video footage of mountain stages at major European races? Wait! There’s more!

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KGS Bikes – Starting Over, from Fat to Fit

18 March 2010

I have heard the quote, “I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor, and rich is better”. My experience with cycling is, “I’ve been fit and I’ve been fat, and fit is better!” For better or for worse, I have had to start over riding a bicycle quite a few times since I am and forever [...]

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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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How safe is bicycling, really?

6 May 2009

I was checking out my friends at the eco velo blog and found this great post about the relative safety of cycling. Please read the whole article but here is the chart which I found most interesting: Following is a list compiled by Failure Analysis Associates, Inc. (Design News, 10-4-93) comparing the fatal risk associated [...]

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From Austin to San Antonio to get Perfectly Fit

23 April 2009

I recently became friends with Eli Cohen who is the product expert at REI in downtown Austin. He is also part of Red Licorice Events, run by “Sweet and Twisted” Leilani Perry and Erin Truslow. I am a new sponsor for triathlons that the Red Licorice Events team produce and when Eli heard about my [...]

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Three dogs on a bike – Don’t let your carma run over my dogma!

8 April 2009

Proof that cyclists can be dogmatic Originally uploaded by andrew_f_martin It’s a dog’s life! Three dogs are shown here getting personally chauffeured around town on a bicycle. You don’t see this every day.

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Climbing Descending Steep Hill on Eagle HiWheel

7 April 2009

Martin Kreig is showing us how they used to do it back in the day. He states, “This is why I am using a backwards facing HiWheel in my ride across the United States in the summer of the 2009 as part of the Mayor’s Ride.” Here is a little about Martin which I find [...]

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Ride-me-pumps; Copenhagen Cycling Equipment

3 April 2009

Copenhagen Cycling Equipment Originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness] I am certain this woman saw the KGS Bikes ad campaign on Flickr and figured if it was good enough for us it was good enough for her! I absolutely love the photos from Copenhagen Cycle Chic. They remind us how bicycles really are a cool part of [...]

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There are bike lanes and there are bike lanes. World’s worst!

1 April 2009

Those who know me are familiar with my constant preaching to “Claim Your Lane” as I feel bike lanes are too expensive, too hard to maintain and too sparsely implemented to give them critical mass. I propose that people learn to use the roads we already have and use them effectively. This video explains my [...]

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This beats riding the bus – reading on a bike!

20 March 2009

Originally uploaded by fixedgearlondon.com This picture shows how teamwork can make things happen. No gas fumes, no bus fare, workout and catching up on reading; all at the same time! Don’t try this at home. Thanks for looking and I appreciate your comments. Photo: fixedgearlondon.com

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