KGS Bikes at the AEM Annual Golf Tournament

25 May 2011

We have had success with global clients who are able to travel to San Antonio to commission a KGS Custom Bicycle. Our friends to the south in Mexico have begun to discover us and since San Antonio is a gateway to the south, we are actively making connections. It is not always easy to find [...]

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I don’t care about you. I care about you.

12 May 2011

The concept of Pereto’s Principle is, that 80% of the effects comes from 20% of the causes, and thus is the foundation for the 80/20 rule. The way things work at KGS Bikes is more like 99/1. For example, look at the folks that actually come in the door to our studio. Greater than 99% [...]

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Competence breeds Confidence in bicycling

11 May 2011

We love success stories. Part of the reason that we have so many success stories at KGS Bikes is this is what we set out to do in every client relationship. Every cyclist has something that can be improved. Improvement in some things is easier than others. Many cyclists, particularly women, have issues with confidence [...]

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Ride Report, Guillermo and Eileen’s KGS / Passonis

4 May 2011

The best part of being part of KGS Custom Bicycles is watching the look on a client’s face when they first get on their new custom bike. The next best thing is to get ride reports with photos that we can share with you. Guillermo and his lovely wife Eileen recently took possession of their [...]

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Five ways to tell if your bike doesn’t fit

1 May 2011

We get calls at KGS Custom Bicycles for bike fittings on a regular basis. If we are going to be any good at designing custom bikes we have to draw the line in the sand regarding fitting you to a bike or designing a bike to fit you. The bike industry is abuzz with fit [...]

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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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The alignment of KGS Bikes with clients – What’s in it for you?

25 April 2011

We have recently changed the KGS Custom Bicycles slogan to: “The Ride of Your Life” and lots of thought has gone into the reasons for this. I like to understand why people would want to go to the effort and expense of commissioning a custom bicycle and then align our processes with those reasons. Seth [...]

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Becky and Mike’s KGS Tandem Adventure – Paris to Christchurch

18 April 2011

Our friends Becky and Mike got a custom KGS / Co-Motion Macchiato tandem a few years ago and they sent this email that we want to share with you: Kevin, Becky and I took the Macchiato to New Zealand with Bill and Jan McCready of Santana Tandems the end of February along with over 30 [...]

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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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The Top 40, or, who KGS Custom Bicycles is seeking

2 April 2011

Are you part of the Top 40? If you are Casey Kasem, you are a referring to a popular pop song. Well at KGS Custom Bicycles, we have the ability to build about 40 custom bikes a year. As such, we are looking for 40 people around the world who want to be completely blown [...]

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