Race Report by Kaz Shimizu
Asian Junior Championships since the first mountain bike. KAZUKI SHIMIZU (JPN) AKI Factory Team DH 1st.
Rain leading up to the race during the week made for a half-dry and partially muddy conditions. Warm sunny day during practices turned several sections into peanut butter…..but, there was a good amount of traction and I felt satisfied with the tires I used. The course varied for example, one part was gently sloping and another climbing up hill. I was able to keep both wheels on the ground and blaze hard.
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This comes via our US office, where they ride everything all the time. It’s quite hilarious. Watch it here. Hipsters don’t get much love these days.
Click on the below image to go to the Cyclocross Magazine feature on Sellwood Cycle Repair in Portland, Oregon.
Our good mate Scott Dickson recently revealed this beautiful painting of shredness. Fjord, berm, manual, surreal flow. Scott Dickson is the man behind Freeride Entertainment’s New World Disorder covers and we love what he does. Enjoy.
A big part of what makes a Kona bike different from all the others is its longevity. We make bikes that last for generations. So when we come across people who still ride bikes we made in the early 1990s, we get excited. Here’s a cool blog post from Steve Behr, who’s now using his ’93 Explosif to tote his little kid through the park. Atta boy Steve, good daddin’ on ya mate!
Send us stories of your tried and trusted Kona and we’ll share them with the world. Email to mitchell@konaworld.com
Joe Schwartz, our galavanting all-mountain man, recently sent us some highlight photos from his worldly 2009 travels. Iceland, Bolivia, Switzerland…not bad for a regular dude. Click “read more” to see the gallery.
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Here’s a beauty vid by Karl Heldt featuring Kona Clump rider Graham Agassiz whippin’ and flippin’ his Stinky Deluxe in the freeride paradise that is Kamloops, BC.
Check out the latest video compiled by Kona Europe’s Joonas Vinnari
In our new From the Vault series, we bring back the good ol’ days. Here, circa 1999, longtime Kona Lensman John Gibson captures sweet celluloid while on the first ever Kona Clump photo shoot. Where else? The Kona Coast, Pololu, Hawaii. Feel the heat. It’s wondrous.
Fairfax, Virginia-based Oasis Bike Works recently hooked up 40 lucky kids with brand new Kona bikes courtesy of the Beacon House. The Beacon House is an organization focusing on the Edgewood Terrace neighborhood in Washington, D.C., dedicated to helping at-risk children and their families through education, cultural, recreational and athletic programs. Here are a few photos from the original Oasis Bike Works blog post showcasing the giveaway.
