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cycling

KGS Bikes mentioned in Forbes

8 July 2010

We had the most interesting phone call recently. Andy Greenberg, Forbes writer, called and wanted to interview me. He said Forbes was publishing an article on the most expensive bikes in the world. I spent about an hour explaining the difference between our premium custom bicycles and the over the top luxury bikes that can [...]

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KGS Bikes at The Driveway Criterium

24 June 2010

Today and every Thursday, look for the KGS Bikes tent at the Pure Austin Fitness Driveway Series Criterium Races, by Kenny Hill Autowerks. This weekly event is changing the face of bicycling in Texas. The location is Driveway Austin, which is a motorsport academy and retreat. What this means is the road is closed to [...]

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Cozy Beehive Blog does it again – Must Read!

20 March 2010

You may know that I have been an industrial designer for decades prior to starting KGS Bikes. I worked with many engineers and as such have a soft spot for the engineer with a sense of humor. The Cozy Beehive blog is listed in my blogroll and every time I go there I laugh until [...]

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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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Parlee Time Trial Bike has great showing at Redlands Bicycle Classic

17 March 2010

Parlee Cycles, one of KGS Bikes’ premiere frame builders, has sponsored bicycle racers for the first time. They introduced a new “stock” time trial bike frame this year and Australian Ben Day (Fly V Australia) won the opening prologue of the Redlands Bicycle Classic on the new model. VeloNews published a nice article on the [...]

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More ride me pumps!

13 March 2010

Birthday Date Originally uploaded by Madness Rivera I have always thought beautiful women and hot bikes were a great matching. The contrast of street shoes and the bike is also fascinating. I set up a similar shot, shown here, and when I find others the are interesting I have to share!

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Track Cycling World Championship 2009 – Mens Sprint Final 2nd Race

10 March 2010

I was a former track sprinter and even though I rarely get on the track anymore I am so excited to see the big boys (and girls) do it right. Here is a You Tube video from the Track World Championships, showing Malaysia’s Azizulhashi Awang against France’s Gregory Bauge, race won by Azizul. Video courtesy [...]

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TDF Coverage from Benepe’s Bike Blog, pt 1

15 February 2010

My good friend Jen Benepe is covering the Tour De France this year and I am going to post links to her blog every day to give you updates. She is a journalist and also is the creator of hotvelociti clothing, who supplies our KGS Bikes jersey. Here is the first post, titled TDF 2009: [...]

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What I learned about bicycle positioning from a speed skater

15 February 2010

The 2010 Winter Olympics are happening and yesterday I saw Apolo Anton Ohno capture a silver medal which puts him in some pretty good company with Bonnie Blair and Eric Heiden. You might ask, “What does ice skating have to do with bicycling?” Well, it is not so much ice skating, but skating in general. [...]

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