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bike fitting

Do you own the bike, or does it own you?

11 March 2010

I get calls every week asking if I can “fit” someone to their bike. This is the way most people view the process in my opinion. They may not even own the bicycle yet, as they may see one in a bike shop, read about it in a magazine or be exposed to advertising and [...]

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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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KGS Bikes Fitting at the Cooper Fitness Center – Paulo

25 March 2009

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 position, as people [...]

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NY Times article on professional bike fitters

2 December 2008

I have been fitting people to bicycles for a long time. The subject of bike fitters is getting very trendy and now even the New York Times has gotten on the bandwagon with their article on bike fitting published November 20th, 2008.
With all the hoopla about fitting I find it interesting that the Times quotes [...]

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