Monthly Archives: March 2012

Paul Bass, Washoe County NV By Scott Markewitz – Bike Magazine Photo Of The Day

Posted on 03/26/2012 by wicks

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Shop of the Week – Centre City Cycles, Escondido, California

Posted on 03/26/2012 by eddy

Great things come in threes. And great things are happening for Centre City Cycles in Escondido, California. April 1 marks the shop’s first anniversary, April 8 Centre City Cycles holds its first club ride, and April 14 Centre City Cycles and Kona host a Kona Demo Day at Lake Hodges.

Celebrating its first anniversary April 1, 2012 is something shop owner Marc Day says he’s done against the odds.  “We’ve done it against predictions of global economic uncertainty and despite soothsayers and so-called prophets warning about 12/21/2012 “doomsday” and “end of the world” events.” Read More→

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Joe Schwartz in Iceland by Sterling Lorence – Bike Magazine’s Photo of the Day

Posted on 03/26/2012 by eddy

More info at Bike Mag

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Tour of the Dragon – Bhutan: Race on Top of the World

Posted on 03/22/2012 by eddy

Elevate your racing -  from 1200 to 3340m. Bhutan’s Tour of the Dragon is a cross between Paris Roubaix and California’s Death Ride… Read More→

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Epic Rides King Kahuna Raffle

Posted on 03/22/2012 by eddy

With your $20 Contribution (or 6 tickets for $100) you could win a 2012 Kona King Kahuna Carbon 29′er mountain bike valued at $3,399. And, 100% of your contribution will support the University of Arizona Cancer Center – which keeps all the proceeds from the 1,000 tickets that will be sold. The drawing will be held Monday, March 26, 2012. Entries must be received by March 19, 2012. Enter now at Epic Rides

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Dylan Sherrard: Life In The Loops – Gentlemen Along The Road

Posted on 03/22/2012 by dylan


I haven’t lived in the loops for a long time, but a long enough time to call it home. In the time I have been here I’ve seen a lot of friends come and go. Some were just regular people without much interest in anything too particular, some were strange people in an endearing way that made me feel fortunate to have met them, some were riders like me. And in rare instances, a few key individuals have appeared in my life who were somehow all three of those people at the same time. When I was first a visitor to Kamloops I didn’t know much of the place. I was like any other visitor trying to scratch the surface of all the great things that reside here. Fortunately, I met the correct individuals who would show me everything that I was looking for.Read more

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Kona Spring Ads Spectacular Pt. 2

Posted on 03/22/2012 by eddy

Here is our brand new Roundabout ad. See this in the May/June issue of Momentum. Shot on another beautiful, sunny fall day in Portland, Oregon by Dave Mossop of Sherpas Cinema and featuring Julie Kramer of Team S&M and the Sellwood Cycle Crew.

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Kona Spring Ads Spectacular Pt. 1

Posted on 03/22/2012 by eddy

Here is version one of our new MinUte bike ad. See this in the April issue of Bicycle Times. Shot on a beautiful, sunny fall day by Sherpas Cinema’s Dave Mossop in Portland, Oregon and featuring Kona Team enduro racer Matt Slaven and his unbelievably cute daughter Zoe.

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Kona World Cup Project – Pietermaritzburg Rnd #1

Posted on 03/21/2012 by eddy

Kona World Cup Project – Pietermaritzburg Rnd #1 on pinkbike.com

The first World Cup is over and done with and Australian racers Mitch Delfs & Connor Fearon are home and happy. The Kona riders were excited to get the season started, after just finishing the Australian National Series. Mitch has been over in America doing some training to get his riding where he wants it and Connor has been destroying the juniors in Australia to become the Australian Junior Champion.

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Willy Warren – Bike Magazine’s Photo of the Day for the Spring Equinox

Posted on 03/21/2012 by eddy

More info at Bikemag.com

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All Mountain Addict Rides the Cadabra: “A perfect bike for Enduro racing”

Posted on 03/21/2012 by eddy

Since the appearing of the Magic Link, we wanted to test one of these, especially after watching the way Karin Amour rides with it! On paper it seemed to be a quick bike and in the trail it proved to be so. One of us had a Kona as the first full-suspension bike and it was a trusted one, the Kona Cadabra keeps the same enjoyable riding fun.

Read the rest of the review on All Mountain Addict

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Inside Portland, Oregon, American’s Cycling Utopia

Posted on 03/19/2012 by eddy

Fresh from the Kona Productions Crew, How Bikes Make Cities Cool – Portland, is a five-minute mini documentary that explores the thriving bicycle culture resident to one of North America’s most progressive metropolises. Filmed entirely by bike, with support from longtime Kona Portland dealer Sellwood Cycles and resident Team Kona athletes Erik Tonkin and Matthew Slaven, we spent the better part of a week talking to commuters, following kids to school and capturing the friendly vibe and funky nature of a city that embraces self-propelled commuting at the heart of its identity. Trailing the documentary are two short clips that highlight the style and function of Kona SimpliCITY bikes, the new Roundabout and MinUte.

The Kona MinUte & The Kona Roundabout

For a complete loop of all videos, go HERE

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