Category Archives: Road

Sutra report from Ireland

Posted on 05/03/2013 by joonas


“Garry @ MBW shop in Galway fixed me up with this blue Kona Sutra at the Irish bike show, a real cool, take you anywhere bike. All you have to do is point and pedal, a strong bike, hope to do many tours on it and have completed an strava challenge already with the bike doing over 1000km in April!. I love this bike so had to ride it back to Galway to its home town from Enniscorthy. On the return I did 107 miles Galway to Kilkenny so what does that say about the Sutra, if I can do it? Try it its a super bike!” – John Busher

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cyclingdirt.org checks out the new kona carbon bikes at sea otter

Posted on 05/02/2013 by wicks

Kona came to Sea Otter with their 2014 Major Jake, a carbon ‘cross bike equipped with all the latest including discs and internal cable routing. The new Jake with be available complete as the Major Jake and higher spec’d Super Jake, as well as a frameset.

The new carbon Jake features a tapered headtube and a WIDE fork crown that has eyelets for running fenders. Internally routed shift cables keep things looking tight while the rear brake cable is run externally. Read the complete report here

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Kona Velocity wd-40 team race report

Posted on 04/29/2013 by joonas


Another great day on Sunday where both the Youth A and Junior teams were racing at Hog Hill, Essex, UK; a podium for Matt Walls and top ten finishes for Jack Escritt and Christian Braybrooke aboard their Zing Supremes. We were also lucky enough to be accompanied on the day by the promotional girls from The WD-40 Company. They were a big hit in sunny Essex.

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Kona Sea Otter in Photos

Posted on 04/25/2013 by mitchell

For the first time in a few years, Kona had a booth displaying bikes at Sea Otter. The goal was to tell the world about our exciting new line-up of 2013 and 2014 carbon bikes. Models on display were the 2013 Hei Hei Supreme, 2013 Red Zone, 2014 Major Jake and the 2014 Supreme Operator and Operator. The booth was buzzing all four days of the show. With awesome California sunshine, huge crowds, and tons of press from all over the world, we had a blast showing off our new bikes. With our XC Team tearing up the competition (Barry Wicks finished 8th in a super competitive XC men’s race, and Spencer Paxson finished 6th in the CX on a Red Zone), it was nothing but positive vibes for the Kona Crew. Check out the photos by Kona Communications dude, Mitchell Scott.

The booth was super busy with press. Here Gravity Project Manager Chris Mandell give Bike Magazine the lowdown on the new Supreme Operator. Read More→

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California Dreaming

Posted on 04/15/2013 by wicks

This past weekend, members of the Kona Factory Team started a 3 weekend race tour out in Northern California. The trip started off with a bang at the Kings Ridge Grasshopper series race. Spencer Paxson, Kris Sneddon, Cory Wallace and Barry Wicks where all in attendance. The race included a mix of gravel and dirt roads, pavement, big climbs, amazing views and tons of fun. Wicks tied for first in a photo finish with former Kona rider Geoff Kabush, with the rest of the gang not far behind.

The next day everyone swapped out their Red Zones for their Hei Hei Supremes, and ventured over to Napa Valley for the 20th edition of the Napa Valley Dirt Classic. Wicks rode a blistering pace to take the win, breaking his own course record from 2009 by 4 minutes. Sneddon came in with 2 other for a sprint finish for 2nd, only a few minutes later.

Now the team is finishing up the final details on their 2013 race bikes, having coconut water by the pool, and resting the legs for their assault on Sea Otter and the Whiskey 50 in the coming two weeks.

Good work guys, and good luck at Sea Otter!

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The Kona Red Zone and Zone Two Available Now

Posted on 04/11/2013 by eddy

Check out the Red Zone and Zone Two online, or ask for them at your local Kona dealer and head out on a long sweet ride.

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velocity wd-40 kona team race hard in Belgium

Posted on 03/28/2013 by joonas

Off we go. Van packed, with the team Zing Supremes and three youth riders Alex Braybrooke, Adam Hartley and Matt Walls onboard and en route to Belgium for a weekend of top quality racing against the best on the continent. Read More→

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2014 Sneak Peek – Titanium Rove

Posted on 03/14/2013 by eddy

We just couldn’t resist crafting this beauty. Manufactured at Lynskey Performance Designs in the U.S.A. and sharing the same gravel-grinding, rough road geometry as our Kona Cromoly Rove, the new Ti Rove is a sweet addition to our line of Freerange Road bikes. Featuring big tire clearance and all the necessary eyelets for racks and fenders, the 3/2.5 Ti, Kona designed frame is drawn around a 44 mm headtube, using an external lower cup for a tapered steer tube fork resulting in a sturdy, confident, comfortable ride feel that’s perfect for riders wanting a supple, tough-as-nails but superlight do-it-all drop bar bike. From around-the-world touring to weekend ‘cross races, winter training to all-day dirt road adventures, the bike goes beautifully with our new Kona Project Two Carbon Disc fork, which should be available for aftermarket purchase early this summer. Frame sizes are: 47, 49, 53, 56, 59, 61cm. Our first production order arrives this spring, contact your local shop to order yours now. Read More→

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l’enfer du sud – Rouge Roubaix 2013

Posted on 03/12/2013 by wicks

We Kona riders are a versatile crew. We may be known best for our antics on knobby tires and rooty, muddy trails from Washington to Mongolia to Belgium, but we’re also no strangers to the pavement and skinny(er) tires. Having rested up from the 2012/13 cyclocross season and some off-season adventures, it was time to get the band back together and get in shape for the 2013 season. Putting in winter road miles is typical practice to build fitness, as is doing so under the sun of the desert Southwest. In keeping with the practice, but adjusting the geography, Barry, Kris, Cory and myself traveled to St. Francisville, Louisiana for a team training camp off the beaten path, and to test our new Red Zone road bikes (and legs) on the pave of the Bayou State. We would cap off the week by racing in the fifteenth edition of the Rouge Roubaix, a wicked 104 mile road race through the gravel roads, hacked pavement, and surprisingly brutal terrain of the Tunica Hills in West Feliciana Parish. Read more here.

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Red Zone at the Rouge Roubaix

Posted on 03/11/2013 by wicks

Paxworth Approved! Team Kona was out at the Rouge Roubaix this weekend, putting their brand new Red Zones to the test. Full report coming soon, in the mean time, it’s Paxwoth Approved!

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The Wicknasty’s Red Zone Ready for the Rouge Roubaix

Posted on 03/01/2013 by mitchell

St. Francisville, LA – Fresh off a 1,3,4 weekend in Fontana, California, the Kona team will be at the Rouge Roubaix next weekend, ready to race the gnarly roads of Northern Lousiana and Southern Mississippi. Bikes of choice will be the new Red Zone, the new superlight all-weather, all-surface carbon road ride from Kona. Here’s a sneak peek of Barry Wick’s personal ride.

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Kona Zing Supremes get their first outing with the Velocity WD-40 Team

Posted on 02/25/2013 by joonas


With Matt Gibson returning back to the North West after a gruelling week in Scotland with the Olympic Development Programme, it was just three Velocity WD-40 juniors to contest the traditional season opener here in the North West – the Clayton Spring Classic. With Alex Braybrooke having stretched his legs for the second week running at Marsh Tracks in Rhyl, trying to outgun the E123s the day before, it was Christian his brother getting the first taste of adult racing on open roads here in the UK, joining second-years Will Thomas and Andy Leigh on the start line. Read More→

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