Daily Archives: 12/14/2011

House of the Big Wheel Part 2: Hei Hei and King Kahuna

Posted on 12/14/2011 by eddy

Kona’s House of the Big Wheel is built around the four big bike stories of our 2012 29-inch wheel mountain bike program. On one axis we present the Japanese-inspired Honzo and Satori: the Honzo a gravity/all-mountain Kona Cromoly hardtail, the Satori a 130mm technical singletrack trail slayer (see HOBW – Episode 1). On the other axis, we celebrate the Hawaiian heritage of the Hei Hei 29, our legendary 100mm XC competition destroyer, balanced with the all-new race royalty, the carbon fiber King Kahuna hardtail. Episode 2 premieres right here right now, as we introduce the King Kahuna/Hei Hei Supreme edit. Filmed on the IMBA epic Seven Summits trail near Rossland, BC, this piece features two of Team Kona’s XC pro riders, Spencer Paxson and Barry Wicks railing 50 kilometers of high alpine singletrack bliss.

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Infographic Of The Day: How Bikes Can Solve Our Biggest Problems

Posted on 12/14/2011 by eddy

From Co Design: “There’s tantalizing data suggesting that biking could go a long way to solving America’s obesity crisis. And much more.

Americans are getting fatter every year, and weight-related diseases kill us at a rate second only to tobacco. There’s been lots of proposed solutions to that problem–rejiggering the food pyramid, advertising campaigns, soda taxes. But the simplest of all might just be bikes. Yes, bikes.

If you live in the suburbs where any bike trip would be riding along a highway, that probably sounds totally insane. But this infographic produced by Healthcare Management Degree actually provides several data points that suggest that bikes might not be so ridiculous after all.

A few stats immediately leap out at you: For one, 70% of America’s car trips are shorter than 2 miles, which translates to about an easy 10-minute bike ride:” read more

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