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Christmas List for Photographers

13 December 2011

I saw this on my friend Tim Babiak’s blog and knew that this Christmas List would be appreciated by any photographer and photographer’s significant other. Thanks Tim! With the holidays fast approaching, many of us photographers get asked by our loved ones for gift ideas relating to our love of photography. We then shock our [...]

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Unfriend me on Facebook, or not!

1 April 2011

Have you ever “un-friended” anybody on Facebook? I have, but only twice. Facebook has been a great way for me to network KGS Custom Bicycles and to reach out to people around the world. Right now, however, I am a victim of my own success. I have enough Facebook fans and friends that I cannot [...]

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New Real Life Videos available for VR cyclists

8 December 2010

I just received this info from a Tacx email and wanted to pass it along: Ride legendary stages indoors Phil Stone, our cameraman and an avid cyclist himself, keeps making new films. Starting this year the Real Life Videos are also available in wide screen, meaning that, with the help of your Virtual Reality steering [...]

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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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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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Matt Lauer copies Lance, falls off bike, blames deer.

24 March 2009

Matt Lauer, Today Show co-host, had a bike crash on the same day as Lance Armstrong. Unlike Lance, however, Matt suffered a separated shoulder and will undergo surgery and be the recipient of ribbing from his colleagues. Here is a report. Here is the Today Show report. I appreciate Matt for riding his bike and [...]

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Oregon pondering rolling stops for bikes

18 March 2009

I have always been a proponent of carefully rolling through stop signs after checking for oncoming traffic. This has been followed with a “statement of civil disobedience” because I felt that bicycles are fundamentally different than cars when it comes to intersections. When combining the facts that cyclists approach intersections more slowly, have better ability [...]

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Virtual Training

20 October 2008

The nice thing about this time of year is the fall temperatures and the changing of the seasons. I always struggle with the darkness and the coolness in the morning with my standard 6:00 AM ride, and am thankful that we have a Virtual Reality trainer ride in the morning. It is a small thing, [...]

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Eiko – an inspiration!

9 October 2008

Eiko – an inspiration! Originally uploaded by theskepticaloptimist. Proof of The Fountain of Youth! I couldn’t add anything to this so thanks to the auther, theskepticaloptimist. Thanks so much for sharing. This is Eiko, an 83-year-old lady who just rode her bicycle 150 miles in two days for the MS-150 City to Shore ride, to [...]

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