It’s about that time! Time for us to reflect. Time for us to sit back and take a long look and a deep breath and process (yes, pun intended) what 2022 brought into the fold for us. We had one wild year. The bike industry has been…exciting! We’ve been fortunate enough to get bikes to so many different people from so many different walks of life.
This year we saw Kona Bikes
Help kids from Vamos Outdoors Project discover mountain biking
Raise money to the Smart Shelter Fund and Vamos Outdoors Project
Help people get back into good mental and physical health
FKT the GTMC, the Annapurna Circuit (backward), and the Rockstar Gravel trail
Traverse the Dolomites
Ride from Cairo to Capetown
Complete Everests
Carry Blake from GMBN to several pro podiums across several disciplines at the Sea Otter Classic
Smash what anyone thought was possible in the freeride scene with Caleb Holonko
Help Miranda Miller push beyond her known physical capabilities on her longest-ever ride
Take 16-year old Eddie Reynolds to his first Pro Podium
Win singlespeed CX US National Championships under Kerry Werner
Win hardtail of the year
See Becca Fahringer win the Belgium Waffle Ride
Take Josie McFall to the top step in the Britsh 4x championships
Ride with Ky Steweart in both Darkhorse and Hangtime in the same week
That’s just a teeny tiny selection of the amazing days people have had on Kona bikes this year. It’s been a big year and that means it’s coming up to the time for us to take a break. With that in mind we wanted to announce that all of our Kona offices will be closed worldwide from 5pm on December 23rd and will reopen the morning of Tuesday, January 3rd. We’re going to be riding bikes, skiing, spending time with our family, and reflecting on the year that was. We’re excited to see where our bikes take us and you in 2023. Thank you for being a part of our family and we hope you have a restful holiday season.
