Archive for November, 2009

Kona Webstore Gets In the Spirit

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Picture 16We love Christmas. And we love helping you spread some love to your loved ones. So, in the spirit of, um, well, love, we’re pleased to announce that the Kona USA Webstore is offering plenty of lovely items that have just been marked down 25%-50%. And if that ain’t lovely, orders of $100 or more get FREE Shipping. Can you feel it?

If you are buying a gift for a lucky Kona fan and don’t want a copy of the receipt sent with the order, simply add a comment asking us not to send one with the gift. We can even mail the invoice to your billing address if you request it. Ahh the amazing capabilities of modern technology.

And this just in — the oh-so-popular Standard Ute Bag and Big Ute Bag are back in stock. Happy Merry Lovily!

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Puke if You Have To, But Don’t Stop Pedalling

Monday, November 30th, 2009

_DSC5247Our girl Angi Weston from the Kona USA Ferndale, WA office kicks some CX ass

I have (finally) tasted victory and it tastes a lot like dirt. Well, mud really.

Sunday’s race was the seventh race in the Seattle Cyclocross Series and it was the muddiest mud-fest of all. The race, known as Woolley Cross, is located in Sedro Woolley, WA in the heart of Washington’s tulip territories. A unique aspect to this race is its location. The course weaves riders around the remnants of Washington’s oldest hospital – the Northern Hospital for the Insane built in 1912. An insanely muddy cyclocross course laid out for insane Northwest Washington racers at a place once reserved for the insane. Coincidence?

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Grant “Chopper” Fielder Featured in DIRT Magazine’s December Issue

Friday, November 27th, 2009

image_smallLast June Kona’s Mitch Scott and Freeride Entertainment’s Eric Crosland joined photographer Mattias Fredriksson in Bristol for a super mega week of photo shoots and filming. They shot everything: city commuting, trail riding, dirt jumping, factory team DH racer Joe Smith downhilling, road, cyclocross and more. Grant Fielder was both a superstar host and rider for a bunch of the shoots. Click on the image below to view two colorful photos of Grant in SNAP from the Dirt Magazine December issue.

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Kona Factory Sample Sale

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Click on the below image for the full flyer.

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Rock n’ Roll, Road Warrior and Fixies Unite!

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Pretty funky Kings & Queens music video featuring a band of oddly costumed bike riders. There’s even a white horse.
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Joe Smith Gets Interviewed on Descent-world.co.uk

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

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Here’s an in depth interview on one of the webs largest DH specific websites. Just click on interview.

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Check out the new Kona ads

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
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Kona Magic Link Simple Adjustment Guide (SAG) Now Available

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Picture 1The key to getting the most out of your 2010 Magic Link CoilAirs and Cadabras is proper setup. Do it in 4 easy steps, see here

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Grant Fielder

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Clump rider Grant “Chopper” Fielder has been a UK-wide school tour teaching kids about Freeriding and encouraging participation in sports. One of the schools that Grant visited made a short film of the day, this is one of the smaller schools that Chopper has visited in the last year, by the end of the winter he will have visited dozens of schools and seen thousands of kids.

http://cog.konaworld.com/video/superschools.flv
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Helen wins in Germany this weekend. Still killing it on the Major Jake

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

After returning from a mid season training camp in Portugal, a refreshed Helen Wyman (Kona/FSA) returned to racing with a bang in Germany this weekend. Having never been to these two events before, it was a step into the unknown for the Belgian based Kona Pro, but it proved to be a great weekend.

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Nice Bike!

Friday, November 20th, 2009

image001You remember these old photos from mail order ads in the UK mags?

Check out the old Kona Stinky…

Custom leopard paint
Purple Hayes DH Brakes
Huge SDG DH saddle
Nokian Gazzalodi 3.0 Tires
Aftermarket Rockers
Marzocchi Shivver

The girl is obviously super stoked about her bike.

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Pumptrack in Detroit

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Check out this cool new pumptrack in Detroit
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