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Kevin Saunders - ArticlesKGS Bikes is known around the world as the premiere bicycle fitting studio and boutique. Kevin Saunders, President, has over 25 years experience in bicycle fitting and high-end bicycles. In addition to fitting services, KGS Bikes sells bicycles from Parlee, Serotta, Zinn, Co-Motion and Guru. Visit http://www.kgsbikes.com and our blog at http://blog.kgsbikes.com for more information.
This is Why You Do Triathlons!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, a runner and a triathlete. It is about performing in the real world. Everything is easy in life when things go well. When things don't, however, we see a differentiation of success, failure, winning, losing and exhilaration or exasperation. When is the Best Time to Get a New Triathlon Bike?Many triathletes are perplexed regarding the timing of purchasing a new triathlon bike and the fitting that preceded it. This is a very good question and of course the answer is, "When you think the time is right," which does not really help most people. What does help, however, is the knowledge of what is happening to you before, during and after the racing season. Delimiting the LimitsI 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 also helping people expand their limits. In Depth - Road Bikes vs. Triathlon BikesI 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 is a smaller difference between UCI legal time trial bikes and triathlon bikes, though they look very similar. The short answer is, road bikes are designed to have three hand positions, triathlon bikes are designed to have one. How Do You Know a Bike Fit is Right?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 lie completely in the field of "art" or "science." For me, I feel that there is both a science to determining what is right for a person and an art to working with the person to get the desired results. Why Do Bike Fits Vary From Shop To Shop?The hottest topic in bicycle retail is bike fit. Every shop recognizes the need to properly size a bicycle to the customer. It seems that almost every shop now has an expert "fitter" and they advertise perfection to all their clients. You Don't Have To Be a Bike Racer to Ride with ThemA friend has been hounding me to participate in a morning ride and 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 and as such the potential for a super ride experience was very high. Triathlons are for ChampionsTriathlon 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 ride fast for fun. From Sao Paulo to San Antonio - A Fitting ExperienceAs 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 bicycles on Flickr.com. Leading the RecoveryI originally wanted to entitle this article, "I choose not to participate in the recession" after reading a cool article by Doug Fleener, a retail consultant that I follow on the Internet. His article suggested the change from negative to positive and I ran with it. Here is the premise. I think that if cycling can be the Fountain of Youth, why can't it be a fundamental part of getting "back in the game" to work one's self out of this global mess, one person at a time?
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