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Product Reviews

When the best is not the best – The SRAM Red front derailleur

27 April 2011

Most of the bicycles that roll out of KGS Bikes have Campagnolo componentry. Campagnolo does not currently have an 11 speed bar end shifter for time trial bikes, however, though rumors abound regarding a shifter to be introduced this fall. The first SRAM Red equipped KGS / Parlee custom triathlon bike was completed recently and [...]

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Lightweight’s “No Questions Asked” wheel replacement program in action

4 April 2011

Lots of people like a particular company or product if everything goes well. What happens when something goes wrong is what shows a different picture sometimes. Our friend Zeke just bought a set of Lightweight Standard tubular wheels, which are ultra premium carbon wheels and are not repairable. I suggested that he get Lightweight’s “Service [...]

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Brooks England Visits KGS Bikes

23 February 2011

Many of you know of my fondness for Brooks products. This British company makes things for bicycles and bicycle owners that are either old school cool, retro cool, durable, comfortable or just plain “best in class”. Here is their Facebook page. I got a chance to see some of their new bags and was really [...]

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Benchmark TT / Tri wheelset – Lightweight disk and VR8

14 January 2011

At KGS Bikes, we see a lot of nice equipment. This means when something that grabs our attention comes through the door, it had better be good. Such is the case for the latest triathlon and TT wheelset from Lightweight, the Disk and VR8. Words do not do these wheels justice, so we created a [...]

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Ultimate Semi Custom Road Racing bike

13 January 2011

While most of the folks who come to KGS Bikes want a custom bicycle designed for them alone, some folks, particularly bike racers, can ride stock geometry bicycles well. Parlee has created the FlexFit system of 14 different sizes for their semi custom bikes, the Z4, Z5 and TT. We have had many people ask, [...]

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Ahrens Wisecracker is all it’s cracked up to be!

26 October 2010

I have heard of the legendary Ahrens bicycles for many years and only recently became Facebook friends with Mike Ahrens. We shared stories of industrial design and positioning and then he caught me by surprise. I had never heard of the Wisecracker and obviously the mountain bike community has one up on us roadies. Since [...]

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Egg Brakes Aero Brake Calipers – Something new and different!

24 September 2010

At KGS Bikes we are always on the prowl for things that are new, special or just plain cool. Matt Simkins of Simkins Designs has developed an aerodynamic brake caliper he calls the Egg Brake and we think it is very cool indeed. We are now carrying them and MSRP is $195 for one brake, $385 for [...]

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3Bar energy bars for cyclists and triathletes

18 May 2010

Nutrition, or lack thereof, is a big topic these days. Athletes have greater caloric requirements and like obese people, many are in fact under nourished. Finding nutritionally dense food is not that easy. I am learning about finding locally grown produce and getting grass fed beef and hormone free raw milk as a way to [...]

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Review: GlobalRide training video, “Urban Assault in Italy”

27 April 2010

The El Nino spring in South Texas, combined with a lot of work to do, minimized the time I had available to ride my bicycle. As such, I started looking for interesting training tools. If one has a basic trainer or rollers, the boredom can be incredible. When I found the folks at Global Ride [...]

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Take this shoe and Stuffitt – New Stocking Stuffer Idea

8 December 2009

Since I started posting stocking stuffer ideas on the blog I have gotten some great comments. Today, however, Mike Huebner, CEO of Stuffitts Shoe Savers sent me a couple of pairs of his products and I am pleased to share his info with you. Here is a video showing what they do. You can buy [...]

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