Kona are going fo rit with their new bikes 😀

http://cog.konaworld.com/archives/7997

Well I’m excited!

hit the gnarly option lines.

😆

Interesting to see them ruling out a front derailleur altogether in favour of the ‘right’ geometry and tyre clearance.

It would be nice with 26 inch wheels.

That looks bang on.

Yawn, whats this obsession that yanks have with with short stayed slack angled 29ers.

Now THAT looks like a fun 29er. They might have outdone the Nimble9 there.

Yawn, whats this obsession that yanks have with with short stayed slack angled 29ers

Um..they are an absolute blast to ride??

Just wrong in so many ways

Um..they are an absolute blast to ride??

Quit while you’re ahead – you’ve never kept one long enough to find out…

Are you striking today? – Hence your presence during school hours? 😈

Quit while you’re ahead – you’ve never kept one long enough to find out…

Are you striking today? – Hence your presence during school hours?

Still got the ti and the Y-S 😛

Nope – I’m in school

Nope – I’m in school

Glad to hear it!

One of the least offensive looking 29ers I’ve seen, nice one 🙂

Yawn, whats this obsession that yanks have with with short stayed slack angled 29ers.

fair point.
other than the ability to run tapered forks, a different BB and the 68 deg HT….is this really that different than the yelli screamy or paradox or whatever??? FWIW, on a bike like this, i reckon the tyre choice is gonna have waaaay more impact on cush and feel than frame material.
I might be going out on a limb here, but…could it be that some company is trying to make another buck?

Kona appears to be meeting a demand for these sorts of bikes. The short cs, slack ha 29er might be currently ‘in-trend’ but who can blame a bike company for wanting to sell bikes?

It is very simialr to Y-S, Paradox etc but these are not widely available. Personally I think it’s great that a big(ish) bike company (and one whose bikes have perhaps been a bit ‘old-fashioned’ recently??) is doing something like this.

FWIW, on a bike like this, i reckon the tyre choice is gonna have waaaay more impact on cush and feel than frame material.

I agree – but you can also run this one as a ss (I think).

I agree – but you can also run this one as a ss (I think).

fair enough.
i don’t really feel that strongly about it one way or t’other. love my paradox still.
slow day at work, too. 🙂

Slot drop steel explosif 29 with original splatter paint job like my old 26 please.

that looks like a cracker.

I hope they keep the subtle colours

Lots of boxes have been ticked. I guess they wont be importing it to the UK for 2012 though?

i got this kona frame off my friend can ene1 let me know what kona it is. http://imageshack.us/f/707/img0041xo.jpg/