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.
Skaters [...]

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Bike Reviews brings news about bikes

11 February 2010

I recently found out about Bike Reviews, a blog / website that gathers and shares lots of info about bicycling. Here is a tidbit from their About section:
Bike Reviews is an emerging online resource for all things bicycle related. We cover info on road bikes, mountain bikes, BMX bikes, fixed gear bikes, hybrid [...]

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Tri Team Transport Chooses KGS Bikes in San Antonio

10 February 2010

Anyone who travels with a bicycle knows the hassle, expense and potential for damage that surrounds this necessary evil in our sport. Triathletes have a bigger problem as the aerobars make the bike even more difficult to transport and the opportunity for Murphy’s Law to rear its ugly head is more likely.
Tri Team Transport has [...]

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Find your Road Bike Setup like a Pro

26 January 2010

Since I added a post on the way to find your tri bike setup, I am now working on my program to help you define your road bike setup. I have two graphics in this post, the first one being an alternative to the one I use in the KGS Bikes studio. The second one [...]

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Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. ~Mark Twain, “Taming the Bicycle”

25 January 2010

I found a great website with bicycle quotes like the one above from the great Mark Twain.

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KGS Bikes’ First Video – How to change a rear bike wheel

23 January 2010

I had been promising for some time to help folks with “how-to” videos. Here is the first one where I show you how to remove and replace the rear wheel on your bicycle.
Thanks for looking and please send me topics for videos. I want to answer your questions!

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Find your own Tri bike setup like a pro

17 January 2010

I constantly am asked if I can help folks remotely with their bicycle setup. With a few tools and a little creativity and attention to detail, you can document your bike position accurately to help you in choosing a new bike or in returning the bike to the correct setup if it is disassembled. I [...]

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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 when you [...]

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Bike Jerseys with a Message to Motorists: Share the Road!

11 January 2010

I just got an email from the owners of Share the Damn Road and had to share their awesome jerseys with you! These have a message to motorists on the back and a Thanks on the front in reverse so motorists can see something nice in their rear view mirrors after sharing a bit of [...]

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Parlee Z5 Press Release-Available Now Through KGS Bikes

7 January 2010

As you all know, I design custom bicycles. What goes without saying is, I can’t sell a custom bicycle to everyone! I also believe in Parlee as the best framebuilder on the planet. They have a line of stock bikes with more headtube options than mass produced stock bikes which mean that they fit a [...]

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