Founders Buy Back Kona Bicycles

+1 for a new Explosiv.  Or Cindercone.

Steel, obvs.

Threaded BB.

No internal-routed stems or headsets.

And none of the other bolloxy propriety stupid non-standard standards the bike industry forces on people.

Paint job – I’ll leave that to the artists.  But I do like the jungly graphics of the late 90’s, like on my first Cinder Cone.

A Kona was the first long-travel fs bike I rode, it was great, and then the brand just seemed to  evapourate in this part of the world, I haven’t seen a new one in years. Other on the thread seem to hanker after the steel hard tails, I still see the brand as huge rocker driven coil shocks and frames as solid as they look.

Will they bring back the Dawg and the Stinky?

Oh, please, please, please!!! Rode several Stinky’s in BC when I had family over there, even shipped one over here. Always hankered after a Dawg but never had the disposable to justify the expense.

Really great news and I wish them every success!

I have ALWAYS wanted one of those old twangy Explosifs. The kind of flex that’s illegal now…bring it back

hell, this thread is full of rose tinted spectacles!

A Dawg, for gods sake!

I have ALWAYS wanted one of those old twangy Explosifs. The kind of flex that’s illegal now…bring it back

Haha, if it had 29in wheels, through axles, disc brakes and (say) a 120mm fork it might need to be a touch less noodly than the old ones.

Hanamahoonamakaka please, but 29.

A good idea from Kona, helps the owner, helps the bike shop!

hell, this thread is full of rose tinted spectacles!

A Dawg, for gods sake!

True.

I’m waiting for someone to want a Sex…

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Th “A”.  The full suss with a pivot aound the BB so you could single speed it without a tensioner.  Classic.  Though probably not currently a viable product line!

A Dawg, for gods sake!

Oi! the 2008 Dawg was a banger, 

Scandium frame, 5 inches of travel, loads of standover,  ha & reach (ett back then) were same as my mates spesh enduro a size up

https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/bikes/mountain-bikes/kona-dawg-review

Was my first enduro race bike and so much fun

When I retired this I test rode a Bronson that was getting amazing reviews at the time and was distinctly undwerwhelmed, in the end I bought a a Process 153 and never looked back

Coming from the 90s, I’d like them to reissue all their old mtb range, with similar colours, but as gravel bikes. I’d love a lava dome gravel bike in the 92 paint job