Congratulations, you’re in the market for a new road bike! It’s an exciting, but sometimes overwhelming time. There is a plethora of information out there and you don’t even know where to begin. Up until the last decade, you never had to figure out where you were going to buy your new bicycle. You would always go to your local …
It’s More Authentic to Who I Am || Bikes Personified
“It’s more authentic to who I am” struck a chord with me. The simple phrase surfaced during a conversation I had with one of our customers. He was referring to his bike. It makes sense. We invest countless hours with our bikes. Whether it’s a training tool, means to an end, sanctuary, or an outlet to save our sanity, bikes …
San Diego or Bust Bike Count
Some may say Kona doesn’t have anything on the San Diego or Bust Bike Count…. THE NUMBERS: Cervelo: …………………20 Specialized: …………….13 Trek: ……………………..10 Cannondale: ……………8 Quintana Roo: …………6 Giant: …………………….3 Scott: …………………….3 Jack Kane: ………….1 Read the athlete’s race report here Blue: ………………………1 Kuota:…………………….1 Focus: ……………………1 Orbea: ……………………1 Bianchi: …………………..1 Tirreno: …………………..1 Novara: ………………….1 Serrotta: …………………1 Softride: …………………1 Schwinn: …………………1 …
Here’s a Blank Canvas — Create your Dream Bike
Here’s a Blank Canvas Now, it’s your turn to create a one-of-a-kind dream machine Instructions: Click the desired canvas Save the image to your computer Conjure up your creative juices and design a bike no one else will ever have. Don’t worry if you’re not an artist. Just have fun! Send your design to info[at]kanebikes[.]com or call us: 910.455.1011 You’re …
The Reality of the “Reality Sucks” is GM Blew It. [AGAIN]
It is mind boggling sometimes how aloof some companies are, but leave it to the auto-industry to get lost in the boggle. Yesterday, Tuesday, 10/11, I was logging into the Jack Kane Facebook page and noticed one of my friends had posted a status stating, “Seriously GM?” with a link to a BikePortland Blog Post. What I saw and read …
Race Report: Washington, NC Olympic Triathlon
I’m not the only one who was crazy. There were 300+ other people who were just as crazy. I’m sure most people thought we were crazy because of the weather forecast. I swear North Carolina hasn’t seen a day below 90 degrees all summer and it just so happened that on Saturday, July 30, it was supposed to be 100+ …