07th August 2009
Triathlon is the fastest growing sport in cycling. The more triathlon events I attend, the more I see why. Today's article is about Donna Chapman, who is one of KGS Bikes’ newest teammates, a runner and a triathlete, as well as a wife and mom of 3 darli...
09th July 2009
I recently met many friends while manning a display booth at the Buffalo Springs Lake Triathlon in Lubbock. Lots of folks were interested in the way they could get performance and comfort gains with a custom bicycle. They liked the idea that their triathl...
29th June 2009
I was riding in the Hill Country recently and on a pretty hard section of the course I looked over and observed a 66 year young rider who was hanging tough with the rest of us. It reminded me why my job is not merely designing and creating bicycles, but a...
12th June 2009
I am constantly asked what the big differences are between road bikes and triathlon bikes. The obvious difference is the fact that one races a triathlon in an aero position, but sometimes we see aerobars on road bikes so what is the real difference? There...
04th June 2009
This is the second question I usually get, the first one being, "I don't need a bike fit or a new bike, because I fit my bike just fine." The question of whether a bike fits or not has been asked for decades and at the end of the day, the answer does not ...
18th May 2009
The hottest topic in bicycle retail is bike fit. Every shop recognizes the need to properly size a bicycle to the customer, or get the customer to adapt to the bike. It seems that almost every shop now has an expert "fitter" and they advertise perfection ...
18th May 2009
My friend Regina has been hounding me to participate in a Tuesday morning ride and up until this week, I always had an excuse to bail. This week, however, I decided to give it a try as I knew the group would be small, all Masters, and as such the potentia...
06th May 2009
Triathlon is the fastest growing sport in cycling. In fact, the triathlon sport grew 15% last year when the bike business as a whole did not. I think there are some good reasons for this. I started out cycling for transportation, wound up racing, and now ...
26th April 2009
As KGS Bikes develops the Global Bicycle Studio concept, more and more people will travel great distances to experience bicycle design at a world class level. This story is about our friend Paulo Pontes who contacted me after seeing pictures of the KGS bi...
26th April 2009
Cyclists are a hardy bunch. They have a higher capacity for work than most people. They have mental toughness. They are able to deal with adversity and both tolerate adversity and pain, and figure out how to best get through the tough spot quickly. They a...
26th April 2009
The concept of failure is one that has many faces. When we are children, we have no concept of failure and it is taught to us. Despite the best intentions of our parents, we still explore, break things, find (and exceed) limits and get in trouble. We don'...
26th April 2009
I recently received a call from a client in Dallas who noticed that one of the local stores is installing the Retul 3D Motion Capture System and wondered if it was better than the fitting she received from KGS Bikes. The explanation is a little more invol...
26th April 2009
Triathlon is one of the best things that has happened to bicycling. Many people who were runners and swimmers, or just people wanting to challenge themselves in a race against the clock, have taken up the Swim, Bike, Run phenomenon. I think it is super as...
26th April 2009
The New York City bicycle messengers have ridden fixed gear bicycles for years. The ultimate bike for them was a track bike; single speed "fixed" gear, no brakes. Movies have shown the messengers darting in and out of traffic, holding on to taxis and buse...
18th February 2009
I was discussing frame geometry with a prominent coach last week and his perspective on frame geometry struck a nerve with me so I wanted to share this topic with you. The nature of my business at KGS Bikes is to provide a fitting data set that is so accu...
