Dirty Dozen Race 2011-Canton Ave from Matt Dayak on Vimeo.

More Winter riding jackets!

We got more jackets in stock! This years color is Neon green! Get 'em quick!

Empire in stock!

Come and get it!

TONS of new stuff!

We have so much awesome stuff for sale in the shop!
20 Beautiful vintage steel road frames! Some never built! From mint to used condition- Colnago, Pinarello, Rossin, Moser, Somec, Denti, Gianni Motta, Fondriest, and more! Never built Campagnolo tubular rims! 9-10 speed Campagnolo Shimal wheelset! Track frames and components! AND MORE!

Freight Baggage in the house!

We got a hefty shipment of Freight Baggage backpacks this week!
Small, Medium, Large, Messenger Large in flap pack style and roll top.
Also more Road soda holders, mini hip packs, and top tube pads.

Come and get em!!

A trip to Circle A Cycles!

Last week we had the pleasure of visiting Providence Rhode Island a very charming New England town and home to Circle A Cycles! They were quite welcoming, friendly and hospitable and showed us the ins and outs of their incredible operation. They have a very well put together shop housed in a restored barn, in a lush little compound in a residential neighborhood in North Providence.
They have a fluid way of working that seems like play but turns out some serious machines indeed! They are capable of building or restoring almost anything in house all the way to the paint. They create a very elegant product, check them out. http://www.circleacycles.com/



These guys have the baddest custom machines to help efficiently create anything you want.



And a full service wet painting operation all neatly contained in the same building.







The shop is pure Providence in aesthetic and spirit. Vintage Americana with Victorian touches and blue collar metal mastery that can turn out true racing machines.







Thanks Chris and crew!

CLOSED THIS MONDAY!!

CLOSED MONDAY MAY 30th!

DUH we wanna have fun too!

Thanks!

G&S

"Here come the Men in black..."

We tuned up the famous Men in Black movie bike today.
Got it ready for it's appearance in Men in Black 3! Wooooo!! :)
Ha ha! Check out those lights baby!

Memorial Rides for Melissa Carr

We are deeply saddened about the recent death of Los Angeles Messenger and bike shop owner Melissa Carr.

NYC: Memorial ride for Melissa Carr tomorrow night (Friday 22nd) at 10 pm to coincide with the ride in LA. Come out and say good bye to a friend who will be missed. Williamsburg Bridge BK side meet up.

LA:
Bicycle ride in honor of long time bicycle courier and friend Melissa Carr, (aka Mouse) this Friday evening @ 7:30 pm leaving the echo park boat house. The ride will end at her house with a gathering of her friends and loved ones and a benefit fundraiser for her family.

Check us out in the Gothamist!

Best Bike Shops in NYC

Even with the ever-increasing (or declining?) number of cyclists on New York City streets these days, finding a good bike shop is like finding an expensive needle in a haughty haystack. But these recommendations will steer you in the right direction for best service, free workshops, and how to avoid the worst service money can buy.

Best for Fixed Gear: King Kog

Lovers of fixed gear bikes, those one-speed wonders that are popular with the young crowd, can rejoice at the bevy of brakeless delights at King Kog, a specialty shop in Williamsburg. King Kog has everything these minimal, practical bikes need, including toe straps, solid wheelsets, and 1/8 inch components. Moreover, they offer beautiful cycling jerseys, caps, and bags. They also sell brakes, which we recommend slapping on your bike anyway, what with that NYPD bike crackdown and all.

King Kog, 453 Graham Ave. between Meeker and Richardson, Williamsburg, (347) 689-2299

http://gothamist.com/2011/04/15/best_bike_shops.php?gallery0Pic=5#gallery

LOTS OF NEW STUFF IN SHOP!

We scored a bunch of new stuff this week.
Come check us out or email about mail order!

Here are some of the goodies!

Eddy Merckx Deutsche Telekom Team Road frame 55cm tt + 54 cm st w/ Colnago Fork
Blue 49 cm Bareknuckle with Blue Chris King Headset
Bob Jackson 55tt, 57 st Road frame (from 70's)
Black 55cm Bareknuckle with Miche Primato headset and BB



Cinelli Alter stems!



Cinelli Quill stems in different lengths Road & Track, Campy Aero Seatposts in diff sizes, Campy Carbon Seatpost, First gen. Campy Athena Gruppo, Sugino 75 cranks black (used), Colnago threadless stem, Rolls "Union Jack" Saddle, 3T pista bars, Cinelli Priest bars, Nitto Bullhorns, Track chainrings- Campy 49T, Sugino 75 49T & 46T, Miche Aero 49T, Sugino 75 S-Cubic 50T
and MUCH MORE..








Call 347 689 2299 or email Kingkogshop@gmail.com for more info, pricing, or to purchase.

Red Hook Crit!

Last weekend hundreds of people stood out in the freezing temperatures to race and spectate this years Red Hook Criterium. We were amongst the crowd cheering on friends. We had our money on good buddy Dan Chabanov who won last year. It shook out pretty quickly, after about 3 or 4 laps (20 total) the field broke into 3 serious groups with lots of slower riders and the immediately shelled bringing up the rear. Dan was in the lead group from then til the finale, trading pulls to stay away and always looking fresh, no open mouth breathing, no sweat! Austin Horse valliantly tried to bridge to the front group solo a few times but ended up going down coming into the hairpin a bit too hot... The field was peppered with pros this year and the course was smooth and fast not technical or cobled which probably favored the racers and ruled out the messengers. By the time it was 3 laps to go it got brutally fast and most of the field left on the course except the first two groups were lapped and pulled off the course. Dan was still doing his share of the work rotating to the front coming into 2 to go as a couple of guys tried to go off the front solo but were reeled back in after less than 100 meters. The excitement built with the bell lap and then there were just three careening toward the line, Dan was in third position but all three were less than a wheel length apart meters from the line. In the split second before the line Dan threw his bike just beating Mountain Khakis pro Neil Bezbek by mere inches in one of the finest amature sprints i have ever witnessed! Track sprinter Al Barouh came third also by inches. Honorable mention goes out to our homie Chas from SF coming in in eighth position.











Come by the shop to check out the trophy! Pretty sweet!

Hold Fast X King Kog

Straps are on their way! For those of you who pre-ordered, you should see them soon. Everybody else you can scoop 'em up in the next week and a half in the shop! If you want to order them. Follow the link!

Record Carrying Messenger Bag

Attention: Music nerds!!
We just got these bags in on consignment from a local company that specializes in music apparel. They made this inexpensive messenger bag with a special compartment inside to protect 12" LPs.
10-12 at a time. They are made in the USA with recycled billboard material on the inside and run $100 each.

We LOVE vinyl over here at KK. I'm sure you've seen our turntables spinning. :)

Hold Fast X King Kog

We made these sweet Hold Fast Toe Straps recently.
Black with Grey print. Going to be doing these in small runs.
If your interested-
PRE ORDER a pair now!

Want pedals too? Straps & Odyssey Twisted Pedals Buy here-

Pedal Color

Black White Red Brown

They will be shipping out in 3-4 weeks!

KING KOG 2010 XMAS PARTY PIX!

As promised..

Thanks to Annie Guts for making this vid otherwise these 400 pix woulda just sat on my desk top forevs.

Thanks to Rodger Brown for setting up the cam, Dan G for playing Santa and Meena Kim for the inflatable banner you made! And all of you for COMING! Sure was fun..

King Kog Shop!

Thanks to everyone who helped us out!
Especially Roger Yackle, Danielle and Bonnie from 5 Stride Skate shop, Noah Sparks, Will Grant from Minneapolis, and Dirt Collins.