I loved my Kona bikes from the late 90s and early 2000s. My first real mountain bike was a Kona Munimula. I went for that red beauty because it had rockshox Indy XC. The elastomer felt so good in the summer heat, and felt way better than my buddy’s Girvin. I would get the Kona catalog and poster each year from my local dealer. Ultimate drool, 1999 Kona Stab Deluxe with the bent downtube.
Then New World Disorder came out and we were ‘freeriding’ out on the Alberta prairies. Got a loading dock? We were hitting it, busting parts and having a blast. Picked up a Kona Roast shortly after, with double wides and took that to Whistler Bike Park in 2000. Great memories.
Later I got a job at a local shop and sold a bunch stuffs and stinkys. It was a special day when Dik Cox came in to the shop. As a kid, I couldnt believe that was his professional name.
The bike industry owes a lot to Kona and it was my favourite company growing up. Magic links, Process Geo, etc. They were innovating for better or worse. Loved them.
April 18, 2024, 8:25 p.m. - Ripbro
I loved my Kona bikes from the late 90s and early 2000s. My first real mountain bike was a Kona Munimula. I went for that red beauty because it had rockshox Indy XC. The elastomer felt so good in the summer heat, and felt way better than my buddy’s Girvin. I would get the Kona catalog and poster each year from my local dealer. Ultimate drool, 1999 Kona Stab Deluxe with the bent downtube. Then New World Disorder came out and we were ‘freeriding’ out on the Alberta prairies. Got a loading dock? We were hitting it, busting parts and having a blast. Picked up a Kona Roast shortly after, with double wides and took that to Whistler Bike Park in 2000. Great memories. Later I got a job at a local shop and sold a bunch stuffs and stinkys. It was a special day when Dik Cox came in to the shop. As a kid, I couldnt believe that was his professional name. The bike industry owes a lot to Kona and it was my favourite company growing up. Magic links, Process Geo, etc. They were innovating for better or worse. Loved them.