Mountain Biking Association
Kona Mtb – For Performance And Quality
The Kona mountain bike is a specially designed mountain bike for the serious rider who is looking for performance functionality and top quality. Kona do have some lower end models, however their reputation has been forged on their full suspension mountain bikes, which are without doubt, some of the best on the market today.
Jake Heilbron, Dan Gerhard and Joe Murray founded Kona in 1988. Murray has moved on, but Heilbron and Gerhard operate the company from Ferndale, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia. As well as specializing in high performance mountain bikes, Kona also produce touring and racing bikes, kids and women’s bikes. The company’s other product lines include an extensive range of frames, parts, accessories and clothing.
In addition to their bikes and associated products, Kona also have an interest in bike parks. Their primary interest is the Whistler Blackcomb Bike Park in Canada, where riders are able to hire Kona bikes. Additionally they have got partner bike parks in Italy and also Austria.
The early names of Kona mountain bikes came from Hawaiian and volcanic names. They included, Cinder Cone, Fire Mountain, Lava Dome, Hot, and Explosive. The bike names have evolved with the bikes themselves although, not without controversy. Some of the early full suspension models were called Sex One and Sex Two, but the names were subsequently dropped following complaints.
Kona bikes are available in a number of different categories, which include -
- Kids
- Women’s
- Asphalt
- Road
- Cyclocross
- DH Race (downhill)
- DJ / Slopestyle (dirt jump)
- Freeride
- All Mountain
- XC Race
- Trail
The Hei Hei is just about the best known on the XC Race class, although Trail category provides the popular Fire Mountain, Cinder Cone and Blast models. The Dawg heads their email list of most Mountain, although Stinky, Stinky Six and Stinky Deluxe are probably the best known from the Freeride models.
Mtb riding has turned into a huge sport around the world these days, with participation rates increasing rapidly. Kona bikes have raised while using sport identified stood a large influence while in the growth and development of mountain biking and direction its heading.
Kona have developed a history of durability and gratification. They manufacture one of the most refined and perfected mountain bikes on the market. If you are a Kona mtb you must definitely be joining an exceptionally large and satisfied number of Kona owners.
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