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Fountain of Youth

What do hard workouts have to do with Custom Bicycles?

9 August 2010

Rogers Place Hill loop, .44 mileFind more Bike Rides in San Antonio, Texas There has been an ongoing discussion on Facebook regarding the interval training workouts that begin at KGS Bikes on Monday and Thursday mornings. Dubbed, Special High Intensity Training, with all the irreverance the acronym can deliver, these are workouts that were created [...]

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Champions Olympic Distance Triathlon photo set

22 March 2010

I took a bunch of photos at the Champions Olympic Distance triathlons April 26, 2009. My Flickr site has all of them but I wanted to share a photo of my friend Sharon Sander on her KGS Guru, being cheered on by Regina Renfro who helps KGS Bikes out in so many ways being one [...]

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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 Fitting at the Cooper Fitness Center – Paulo

15 March 2010

KGS Bikes Fitting at the Cooper Fitness Center – Paulo Originally uploaded by KevinSaunders Our friend Paulo flew in from Brazil to get fitted for his new Parlee Z1. This set shows his progression from start to finish on our custom fitting bike. This is a final position. Paulo will be working on his foot [...]

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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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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 [...]

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What the bicycle industry wants – Paraphrased from Seth’s Blog

15 January 2010

I write many times about parallels to my industry when I get pearls of wisdom from Seth Godin. He wrote a doozy today regarding how I see the bike biz. Here is the post with my comments below: What the industry wants It’s easy to get trapped wondering what consumers want, and then being frustrated [...]

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KGS Bikes Ezine published, starting year 2!

10 September 2009

Well, we start year two of the KGS Bikes Ezine. I still have tons of stuff to write about and we still get people subscribing, so like Martha Stewart says, “It’s a good thing!” I so appreciate your support and readership and will work hard to keep improving. It is so easy and free to [...]

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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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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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