Lots of websites are speculating about the future or fate of Kona when its struggles were made very public after the company set up its Sea Otter Classic booth and then broke it down the evening before the show. This led to posts from media outlets, who made bold claims about the brand’s demise. Because we couldn’t contact anyone at the company, we thought we’d leave it be, knowing how the VC-backed cycling world works from personal experience, and then this morning, Kona posted on Instagram.
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Kona Ouroboros Adventure Bike: First Look
There’s a lot to love about Kona’s latest drop-bar bike, the Ouroboros. From the name (duh) to the stance and details, it’s got a lot going on. John got his hands on the Supreme build spec ($6999) and shot some photos before today’s release, so let’s take a closer look at this adventure-ready platform.
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VIDEO: Kona’s F#%k Around and Find Out – Episode 1
F#%k Around and Find Out is a new series that follows members of the Kona Crew in all of their shenanigans. The best part of riding bikes with your buddies is sending it into the unknown, getting as weird as possible, and laughing until your cheeks hurt. Join the Kona Crew as they check out new (to them) riding zones and just let loose…
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VIDEO: Breaking Into Focus
Zoom in on this endearing story of Patty V and Colleen Meas two professional creatives who have been banging their fists against the door of the cycling community, wanting desperately to break into the tight-knit media of its industry. Brought together to work on a big advertisement campaign for Kona Bikes, their example of peer mentorship is inspiring and hopefully infectious to other creatives.
Check out some selects from this shoot below!
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Kona’s Wild Fat 50 Sale with 50% Off Fat Bikes
Perhaps our Favorite Fat Bike Reviews post a few weeks ago got you on the hunt for some fat tire fun? Well, Kona is hosting a blowout sale on its fat bikes, the Wo $899.50 and the Woo $1,249.50, so we wanted to give you the heads up… Plow on over to Kona to get in on these wild savings.
DETAILS: 50% Off All Fat Bikes *while supplies last
DATES: Feb 12 – March 1, 2024
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The Radavist’s Top Ten Readers’ Rides of 2023
Our favorite posts each week come from you, the readers of this website! Back in 2011 we launched our Readers’ Rides feature and every year, we like to look back at twelve months of submissions and see what resonated with people the most. Well, this year we saw a huge uptick in vintage restomods being submitted and it says something that the number one entry on this list was just posted a few weeks ago! Let’s get to it…
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Kona Offers Buy One Get One On Process Bikes
This is normally something we’d include in our Radar Roundup but it’s too good of a deal to wait until tomorrow. Kona is currently offering an N+1 sale. Buy any Process bike and get one free. This is a wild deal and indicative of what the cycling industry is dealing with right now but there’s no reason you shouldn’t be taking advantage of these offerings. Especially from a brand like Kona.
Roll on over to Kona to take advantage of these wild times.
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Readers’ Rides: Thomas’ 1995 Kona Cinder Cone Restoration
When it comes to vintage mountain bikes of the mid-1990s, it’s hard to not mention the 1995 Kona Cinder Cone. It had one of the most unique stances at the time and the painted to match fork and stem were straight from the playbook of something small time framebuilders were and are still doing today. Thomas sent in his Cinder Cone and the final product included some clever metalwork. Read on to find out and for some of Thomas’ delicious photos!
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Readers’ Rides: Jouko’s Kona Band Wagon Single Speed CX
The Kona Band Wagon is perhaps one of the most iconic Kona drop bar bikes of all times (sorry Jake the Snake owners) and today we have Juoko‘s build, all the way from Finland, so let’s get to it.
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Vuja De: Bikepacking New Zealand’s South Island
After first experiencing New Zealand‘s South Island during a life-altering thru-hike in 2015, Mckenzie Barney returns with a same-but-different journey in mind. This time astride her Kona Sutra LTD, Mckenzie reconnects with the familiar terrain through a new medium all while stitching together classic stretches of mixed-surface bike touring routes to cover the 1500km from Picton to Bluff.
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Radar Roundup: Ratio Eagle AXS Cage, Sinewave Beacon 2.0, Thumbster, The Perfect Bikepacking Bike?, Mulberry Gap, and 3T Exploro Racemax
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Radar Roundup: PINE Pre-Order, Send It Safely ESI Chunky Grips, Hunt Proven MTB, KONA ESD in Black Metal, Bohemian Border Bash, Supporting Ukraine: One Ride Away, and A Rip in the Rockies
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The Radavist’s Top Ten Readers’ Rides of 2022
We first began featuring Reader’s Rides back in 2011; since then these part-review, part-vignette reader submissions have become a beloved weekly fixture here on The Radavist. This year’s Top Ten Readers’ Rides feature both brand new builds and older frames full of stories that have been given new life. As always they are 100% audience-submitted and the builds highlighted here were chosen based on web traffic and engagement. We love receiving submissions each week so if you have been on the fence about submitting your ride, perhaps this list will motivate you to break out the camera and show off your rig. Read on for some choice submissions from 2022…
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Radar Roundup: Monumental Loop x Rogue Panda, Singular Gryphon Titanium, Curve Rocket Pooch, Gravel Ride des 13 Forges Teaser, and Joonas Vinnari
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Radar Roundup: RAL Tonbo Jacket, Mash Limited Edition Phil Wood Hubs, Crust Evasion Crown, 2023 Kona Sutra, The Slymefoot Slide, Sea to Summit on Aeroe Racks, and Self Portrait
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Radar Roundup: SimWorks Black Super Yummy, LaMarche Bike Co Stems, Ombraz Side Shields, Silca Terra Pump, Cotic Solaris 2023, and Kona Unit X 2023
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Radar Roundup: Starling Cycles V3 Frames, Esker Lorax Ti, State HAM Cycles 4130 Road, Mini-Things Cage, Ripton Hiko Jean Jacket, Retrack with Barry Wicks, Mozzies Everywhere, and Ultra Romance Ted Talk
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Radar Roundup: Wolf Tooth Waveform Pedals, UDOG Tensione, Tanaka Eight Moves Bottle Cage, A Fancy Stainless Basket, 2023 Kona Unit, 2023 Marin Larkspur 2, RSD RS-291 Titanium Hardtail, and Svein Tuft: Finding Home in the Kootenays
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