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vol . 4 , no. 4 2 : june 18-24, 2025 : losgatan.com
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LOS GATOS MOM DEVELOPING HIGH-TECH BIKES FOR CUSTOM CYCLING MARKET Anna Lindstrom acquires frame IP from supportive Olympic bike designer Serotta Drew Penner, Editor
A 43-year-old Los Gatos mother of three, Anna Lindstrom, has teamed up with famed bike-maker Ben Serotta as she launches her new company, Kielo Cycling, Inc., aiming to make high-tech bikes accessible to more people. This comes as a recent report from market research firm Technavio predicts the top end of the sector will grow by $6.5 billion over the next four years—a nearly 7.5% rate. “The market that we’re trying to go into is, yes, premium, and I need to nail down the prices with the current tariffs,” Lindstrom said during an interview last week outside Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co. She explains that, despite a potential $8,000 to $10,000 price tag, her bikes will be made to last: “I think it’s an option to enjoy your life instead of being stuck in traffic.” Experts say interest in the sport has soared, in part because bike clubs offer a sense of community and because frame and brake designs continue to improve. And Lindstrom is right at the forefront of this next wave of innovation. She made the move to California from Finland after her ➝ Kielo, 12
INNOVATIVE Los Gatos resident Anna Lindstrom is planning to start taking orders for her high-tech Kielo Cycling bikes later this year.
REINTRODUCING CALIFORNIA’S ‘OLDEST BARBERSHOP’ From his barber’s chair perch, new owner brings us up to date Faizi Samadani, Contributor
In 1947, Jim Kooper started “University Ave. Barbershop,” which stayed in the family for three generations. After most recent owner
Clint Farris closed it down, Alper Yavuz purchased the business. He’d stumbled upon it, on Craigslist, and was instantly drawn to the spot. Yavuz is just 35 years old and has lived in the states for seven years. But he brings a wealth of industry knowledge with him, given that he’s worked in barbershops since he was 9.
Born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, Yavuz has had a pretty stable career as a barber, managing different locations throughout his life. This barbershop is the first that he’s owned by himself in America. He reopened the storefront in April. ➝ Barbershop, 8
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