Daily Archives: 07/18/2011

Kona Grassroots Rider Toni Berg Wins Finnish DH Championships

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Hahanna Challenge Takes on the Missoula XC course

Check out the latest installment in Missoula Bicycle Works’ Hahanna Challenge where shop staff take this entry level mountain bike and put it through the rigors of aggressive riding and racing. Read up on past episodes of the challenge HERE

With the Missoula XC only days away I knew it was time for the Hahanna to take on a professional level race course. This would be a great test for both rider and machine. So far the Hahanna has performed well on the bike paths and local trails around Missoula. The XC race course is a different story all together. It is steeper and a bit more technical than anything I have ridden it on. Read More

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Summer in Taiwan

Our friends at Fairly Bike in Taipei have been making Kona Bikes since we started our company. They take a one week holiday ever year, usually a bus trip to the mountains. During the last couple of years, many of the workers at this family-run factory have become cyclists. This year over 20 staff members jumped on their road bikes for a trip through the beautiful mountains of this island country. Thank you Fairly friends for making great bikes and for the fantastic photos of your summer vacation!

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(Italy) Il Team Nissan Kona BOC vince al Campionato Italiano SUPERENDURO

Domenica 3 luglio si è tenuto a Limone Piemonte il Campionato Italiano SuperEnduro. Una gara impegnativa che ha tenuto i biker in sella oltre cinque ore. Tre prove speciali ripetute due volte per un totale di sei PS, una maratona che ha messo a dura prova sia gli atleti che le loro biciclette. Gli oltre 300 i riders alla partenza si sono misurati lungo i percorsi del nuovo bike park di Limone, che entra a pieno merito nelle destinazioni gravity italiane vantando una vasta gamma di trails . Le tre prove speciali totalmente differenti tra loro, hanno dato ai meccanici extra lavoro e filo da torcere nel trovare il miglior setup sulle bici per i loro biker. Terra compatta, pietre, ghiaia e dopo la pioggia anche fango: il dilemma principale è stato la scelta delle gomme, ma anche la taratura delle sospensioni per garantire l’aderenza perfetta lungo tutto il percorso.

Andrea Bruno ha vinto la classifica assoluta con una gara perfetta davanti a Sottocornola ed al nostro Karim Amour.Karim non era completamente soddisfatto della sua prestazione, non essendo riuscito a provare i tracciati come avrebbe voluto, non è riuscito a condurre al limite la sua AbraCadabra. Gli atleti del Team Kona Nissan Boc, nonostante alcuni infortuni e guai tecnici, sono riusciti a vincere la classifica di Campioni Italiani per Team portando le loro AbraCadabra sul gradino più alto del podio.

Alex Stock ha vinto la categoria SE3 e si è piazzato al quarto posto assoluto, anche se una caduta al sabato lo ha costretto a correre la gara con una fastidiosa bendatura per proteggere la grossa ferita al pollice destro. Read More

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Road CC Test Rides the Paddy Wagon: “The bike tracks beautifully, you can really chuck it around corners..”

Kona’s Paddy Wagon has been around for a while and I reckon the current version is the best looking one yet with its beautifully understated paint job. Ever since it came out (in 2004 if I remember correctly), I’ve wanted to get my hands one.

Why? Because in my opinion the Paddy Wagon is one of the few sensible off-the-peg singlespeed/fixed bike packages you can get: 42 x 16 gearing (that’s 70.1″ on 28s) that’ll get you up hills even if you’re not endowed with Cancellara-like thighs, and clearance for 28mm tyres and mudguards. Like.

It’s not just sensible, it’s also pretty dependable. It’s made from steel, and although you won’t be very impressed by its weight when you pick it up, you will be by the ride quality that Kona cromoly butted provides. Super-strong wheels, Kona own brand hubs laced to TunnelTop rims, have withstood everything I’ve thrown at them. The bike tracks beautifully, you can really chuck it around corners. If you’re running it fixed, be careful of pedal strike, it’s so happy cornering that even its high bottom bracket won’t necessarily keep you out of trouble.

Read the rest of the review HERE

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Connor is 11th at the Crankworx Canadian Open

The Crowds at The Canadian Open were so rad they overwhelmed our filmer and missed his run. Just too fast I guess. Nice Work Connor. Love the Chainsaw.
Thanks for the footage Flo! Results:

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