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Choosing the bike that is right for you. Why marketing departments make it difficult. They know you will be biased for them.

kgsbikes — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:19:53 +0000

In the custom bicycle business, KGS Bikes plays by different rules than the rest of the industry. Educating consumers so they can make objective decisions about the right bicycle to buy or whether their current bike is right or wrong for them is remarkably difficult. It seems that people aren’t really very good at listening [...]

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Choosing the bike that is right for you. Why marketing departments make it difficult. They know you will be biased for them.

KGS Bikes BalancePoint™ Setup bike 2.0

kgsbikes — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:03:31 +0000

At KGS Bikes, finding one’s perfect position is standard procedure. Many times, however, clients have asked, “How do I know that this position will work where I ride?” This is a legitimate question. Over the holidays I found a second setup bike frame that was the same as my original. I have done lots of [...]

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KGS Bikes BalancePoint™ Setup bike 2.0

Custom bicycle frames vs Semi-Custom. What is best for you?

kgsbikes — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:48:44 +0000

KGS Bikes is in the custom bicycle business, yet we offer Parlee semi-custom models as well. We are asked many times, “What is the difference?” and it is really quite simple. The difference revolves around the way frames are chosen, and the confidence one will have of the correct position if a semi-custom frame is [...]

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Custom bicycle frames vs Semi-Custom. What is best for you?

What the bicycle industry wants – Paraphrased from Seth’s Blog

kgsbikes — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 20:50:58 +0000

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 [...]

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What the bicycle industry wants – Paraphrased from Seth’s Blog

Find your own Tri bike setup like a pro

kgsbikes — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:13:14 +0000

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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Find your own Tri bike setup like a pro

NY Times article on professional bike fitters

kgsbikes — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:57:16 +0000

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 [...]

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NY Times article on professional bike fitters

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

kgsbikes — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:26:09 +0000

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

BalancePoint™ and bicycle handling – What do bicycles and motorcycles have in common?

kgsbikes — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 22:50:02 +0000

A prospective client came into KGS Bikes today who was interested in a bike fitting. Since our BalancePoint™ positioning system is a way to find your true bike position independently of an existing bike, we don’t advertise that we do fittings per se, as a bike fitter minimizes the compromises one has to accept to [...]

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BalancePoint™ and bicycle handling – What do bicycles and motorcycles have in common?

KGS Bikes Fitting at the Cooper Fitness Center – Paulo

kgsbikes — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:43:26 +0000

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 [...]

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KGS Bikes Fitting at the Cooper Fitness Center – Paulo