The best way to cruise through the little city of Akron, OH is by bicycle. Just ask the 400+ deserving kids who got to experience two-wheeled bliss on their brand new bikes this past weekend in Akron. These kids got to pedal their city’s streets – some for the very first time in their lives – thanks to a generous donation by locally-grown basketball star, LeBron James and the many sponsors who support the annual King for Kids Bike-a-thon. One outstanding donor was Kona’s own Blimp City Bike and Hike, Akron’s premier dealer for outdoor adventure gear in Akron, OH. This local, family-owned shop took on the cumbersome task of getting all of those kids bikes and helmets ready for the big event. On top of the hundreds of kids’ bikes they also supplied a mean fleet of Kona Lanais for the many James family members and friends who chose to ride alongside LeBron and the joyful kids during the bikeathon.
All of us here at Kona hope you feel inspired by the spirit of the event and by the generosity of so many hard working people. We hope that the next time you set out to ride your bike you bring along a kid (or a few) and show them the road to two-wheeled fun.
Xtracycle has just released their popular Pea Pod child seats customised to the Kona UTE, following is the info from their release, or visit their website for more
Xtracycle is excited to announce that our popular PeaPodLT child seat is now compatible with the Kona Ute.
PeaPodLT features a 5-point harness system, adjustable foot rests, rear reflector, washable cushion and is 100% lead and pthalate free.
Simply replace your exisiting Kona deck with the Xtracycle UteDeck, bolt on your PeaPodLT (in some cases you will be able to run two seats) and ride. Total installation time is around 10 minutes.
It’s that time of the year where it is actually official, even though it’s an everyday occurrence for us over here at Kona. That means for all you out there not so inclined to swing your leg over your two wheeled steed to get to work, should give it a try. You never know. You just might love it.
here’s a link to fill you in a little better with what’s going on in Vancity. VACC
“Thanks to the Near Southside’s Trinity Bicycles, we recently took out for review Kona’s new longtail utility bike, the Ute. The Ute features an extended back fitted with a wood cargo deck and space to attach some truly massive cargo bags. So, how does the Ute fair in city usage? Read on.
It’s fair to say that the Ute attracts attention. Every time we rode it, it tended to draw at least a few passers-by to ask questions or simply to take a closer look. The Ute has a pretty striking presence – not that of some carbon-fiber spandex racer, but more of an appreciation of clean, straightforward utility. One gets an appreciation of its sturdy elegance immediately.”
Watching bike commuters in the Netherlands brings it all home. Moving effortlessly through the city by bike just makes sense. Take a look at Kona’s video visit to Amsterdam here.
From the reasoning of the Dawg name to the best comic book authors, from the history of the Hot to a timeline of industrial music, Cory has the trivia, and the opinions to mouth off about it.
With nearly three million views, I’m guessing most of you have seen this:
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Here’s why i think scraper bikes are damn cool, and I want to see stuff like this pop up everywhere.
The best way to cruise through the little city of Akron, OH is by bicycle. Just ask the 400+ deserving kids who got to experience two-wheeled bliss on their brand new bikes this past weekend in Akron. These kids got to pedal their city’s streets – some for the very first time in their lives – thanks to a generous donation by locally-grown basketball star, LeBron James and the many sponsors who support the annual King for Kids Bike-a-thon. One outstanding donor was Kona’s own Blimp City Bike and Hike, Akron’s premier dealer for outdoor adventure gear in Akron, OH. This local, family-owned shop took on the cumbersome task of getting all of those kids bikes and helmets ready for the big event. On top of the hundreds of kids’ bikes they also supplied a mean fleet of Kona Lanais for the many James family members and friends who chose to ride alongside LeBron and the joyful kids during the bikeathon.
From the reasoning of the Dawg name to the best comic book authors, from the history of the Hot to a timeline of industrial music, Cory has the trivia, and the opinions to mouth off about it.
