Christine and I get around town by biking and walking and in walking and biking around I’d seen this old Schwinn World Sport locked to a lightpost a half a block from our house. The bike had been locked to the post for at least a month. Now I should note that this is something that make Superior, Wisconsin different kent bike from Seattle or Portland or Eugene. Here in Superior, you can leave a bike locked to a lightpost with a flimsy lock and it will stay untouched for a month. In those other cities I mentioned, the bike would be stolen or stripped within hours. Now I should be clear, I didn’t strictly need this bike.
In 1975, he founded a bike shop in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. His specialty was building touring bikes for trails and dirt roads. In 1978, Kent began building his own custom frames for balloon tires with multiple gears and cantilever brakes. Kent’s kent bike invention of the “Moot’s Mount”, an adjustable cantilever brake stud patented in 1980 led to the development of the Moot’s Mountaineer bicycle. This bike went on to win the first NORBA Off-Road National Championships in Solvang, Califonia.
I’m retired, I have three perfectly good bikes and to be honest, one would really do just fine for the riding I’m doing these days. So it really hasn’t changed my life that much. Once a month, just as it’s getting dark, I hop on my bike and head for the hills. I said mostly healthy because I don’t think anybody thinks of broken collarbones or Alpha-gal Syndrome as healthy things. I’m the guy who broke his collarbone and my pal Nick is the one who got Alpha-gal Syndrome.
Kent Bicycles presents the Flexor dual-suspension mountain bike, an affordable way to experience the great outdoors. Sturdy steel URT dual suspension frame with a front suspension fork is the heart of the package. Motivation comes in the form of a 21-speed drivetrain featuring a Shimano rear derailleur.
I didn’t think some junky would pinch my bike in the couple of minutes I was in the store. I know nothing about you, but I can make a guess. I’m not sticking around to see if that guess is right, I’ll be long gone with my bike by the time you read this note.
Alpha-gal is something I’d never heard of and it’s not some high-status chick, it’s a disease like Lyme Disease that you get from a tick bite. There are a hell of a lot of ticks in the woods. You probably want to be careful around that deer head I left you.
I was getting closer to having things dialed in. Even so, I ran the purchase past Christine and she said OK. I called the guy up, met him at the corner, took the bike for a test ride and bought it. I didn’t even try to dicker on the price because $15 is a screaming deal. There are certain advantages to my wolf-state. It was an easy thing for me to track your scent and it brought me straight to the bike.
21 Speed drivetrain powered by a Shimano rear derailleur will have you shifting with ease. When things get a little hairy, the KZR has all the stopping power you need courtesy of the front cable-actuated disc brake and the rear linear pull handbrake. The high-profile Vitesse wheelset keeps you tracking straight and true and knobby tires help hold your line. Comfort comes your way with a padded saddle that is easily height adjusted with a no-tool quick-release seat post clamp. Whether you’re riding on the street or on the trail, the KZR from Kent has you covered.
Then it looks me right in the eye and I belatedly realize that this dog is a wolf and I figure I’m dead. The other day I read an article on BikeRumor! About a Kickstarter project for a biomotion taillight. This makes sense to me, and for years companies have made pedal reflectors and reflective ankle bands with this idea in mind.
I’ve got to get on with my life, I suggest you do the same with yours. We are unable to ship to certain locations due to restrictions. If you have any questions, please reach out to customer service. Below is a breakdown of the abbreviated locations.