Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Nov 25, 2009, 1:11 pm
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Nov 24, 2009, 4:28 pm
Since opening, I have never had a sale. The clients who did business with KGS Bikes did so because of expertise, service or other things than a cheaper price and felt the value was worth it. This morn...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Nov 24, 2009, 12:35 pm
The Tacx Trainer Software that was released this year revolutionized the Fortius and other Virtual Reality trainers by allowing Google Earth files to be used to create training rides on the device. Ta...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Nov 14, 2009, 11:54 am
I had an emergency call from my friends Mark and Julie Crosno last week as something had changed on her bike setup. I cleared my calendar and drove to Houston the next day as Julie was distraught, thi...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Nov 12, 2009, 4:51 pm
In the land of brake calipers, the big manufacturers, Campagnolo, Sram and Shimano all make great brakes, but there are some small companies trying to wrestle market share by doing a better job at sto...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Nov 7, 2009, 9:08 am
I had written a short BikeTech post in our last Ezine answering a question regarding my opinion of the best triathlon wheels. I incorrectly stated the weights of the Topolino VX4.0 wheels and wanted t...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Sep 25, 2009, 4:33 pm
Now that fall is upon us I hear many people discussing their training options and the range is quite large! Some say they will ride outside even if it is dark or rainy. I call this the Belgian approac...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Sep 17, 2009, 6:28 am
Does a triathlete need a road bike? Well, of course not! You don’t “need” anything more than a bicycle to be a triathlete. If you are wanting to really improve your triathlon times, ...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Sep 16, 2009, 4:59 am
The seatpost is a part of bicycles that gets lots of attention for style points. Some people like straight posts, others set back. Many carbon seatposts are on the market and some are incredibly light...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Sep 14, 2009, 2:04 pm
When I am helping people find their perfect position on the bicycle, saddle height is one of the many dimensions we discover in a BalancePoint™ session. While people consider the knee joint as the o...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Sep 10, 2009, 7:22 pm
Well, we start year two of the KGS Bikes Ezine. I still have tons of stuff to write about and we still get people subscribing, so like Martha Stewart says, “It’s a good thing!” I so ...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Sep 9, 2009, 3:15 pm
There is a big difference in the way elite athletes train vs “weekend warriors.” The biggest difference I notice is the range of intensity. The pros “hard days” are incredible....
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Sep 8, 2009, 3:24 pm
Since the triathlon season is winding down soon, I am getting more calls from folks wanting advice on their tri bikes plus info on road bikes. Because of the recent boom in the bike business, many peo...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Aug 31, 2009, 7:52 am
Cesaer probably wouldn’t want a Cervelo, since he couldn’t have known about them. The job of marketing companies is to make you aware of their products. I am amazed at some big bicycle com...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Aug 30, 2009, 5:07 pm
I get lots of letters of appreciation from folks who like the fact that I buck the status quo and think outside the box. Here is an email plus a testimonial I received today from my friend Jeff Etessa...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Aug 29, 2009, 7:13 am
I recently wrote in the KGS Bikes Ezine about “How do you run the math?” regarding the real value in custom bicycles.  A client commented to me after reading it that there was another hug...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Aug 25, 2009, 7:11 pm
There is a dirty little secret that some really good triathletes know. Sprinting skills pay off big time. The two reasons to have great sprinting speed are to confidently pass a competitor and to make...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Aug 24, 2009, 11:53 am
In expanding to Austin I have had the opportunity to meet many new people and talk about the value of a custom bicycle. Interestingly enough, I have been getting inquiries about the possibility of get...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Aug 17, 2009, 1:24 pm
KGS Bikes sponsored the Sweet and Twisted Triathlon in Austin yesterday and we had a tent set up so we could chat with folks after the event while they were enjoying the food and drinks and conviviali...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Aug 15, 2009, 3:57 pm
While bicycle technology has changed by leaps and bounds, fitting concepts, particularly with triathletes, have remained remarkably constant. Dan Empfield of slowtwitch.com writes in his article, F.I....
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Aug 7, 2009, 6:19 am
I have written about some of the problems with bike lanes, including trash and cars occupying them. Check this blog post from my friend at Velo Chic NYC with some great pictures of bike lanes with tra...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Aug 5, 2009, 8:00 am
I was on a ride this weekend and a friend was introducing me and stumbled when describing what I do for a living. I realized that I need to improve the definition of what goes on at KGS Bikes. I figur...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Jul 31, 2009, 6:39 am
Many of you know that KGS Bikes has been planning an expansion into Austin and we start today with a new relationship at River Place Country Club. More later, but since I have distilled everything I n...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Jul 29, 2009, 5:29 pm
KGS Bikes has always stood for three things: our BalancePoint(tm) fitting system that locates your particular balance points on a bicycle, the design and creation of custom bikes around you with the s...
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Kevin Saunders posted an article on KGS Bikes Blog - Cycling as the Fountain of Youth - Jul 28, 2009, 6:33 pm
This picture was shown on Lance Armstrong’s twitpic page. I think it says it all about what a champion says about another. Post from: KGS Bikes BlogCool picture of Lance and Eddie Post from: KG...
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