ERKKI PUNTTILA REPORTS FROM THE SLOVENIAN ALPS
We’ve showcased Finnish rider Erkki Punttila’s awesome imagery and minimal words before, but frankly here at Konaworld.com we just can’t get enough, especially with the latest post on his beautiful...
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Two weeks back Spencer Paxson was bombing singletrack with Kona team mates Connor Fearon and Graham Agassiz at Retallack lodge, this weekend though, the all round Kona rider was embarking on a...
View ArticleKona Endurance Team Rider Barry Wicks Wins Inaugural Giro Grinduro
Our friends at Giro Cycling set out to create an event full of fun, excellent riding, camaraderie and a fresh perspective. The Giro Grinduro combined the timed segment element of Enduro racing with the...
View ArticleLimberlost and Kona team up for Three Sisters Three Rivers
Recently we teamed up Jason and Gabriel at Limberlost (the guys that brought you the Oregon Outback) as they set out to establish a bikepacking route from Bend Oregon to the end of the North Umpqua...
View ArticleBikepacking.com review 2016 Hei Hei Trail DL “My first surprise was just how...
The folks at Limberlost have been riding a couple of our Hei Hei Trail DL‘s for a few months now and Gabriel (the one who wears Jorts) has just posted up a review of the bike on bikepacking.com. Now we...
View ArticleViet and Mandy ride New Zealand’s Alps to Ocean trail
Ex Pat Kiwi Viet Tieu, who now hails from Jasper, Alberta has swapped Canada’s cold winter for a sunny cycle tour around New Zealand’s South Island on his Kona Jake. He just fired us through these...
View ArticleThe Radavist review the 2016 Sutra LTD “I love it when companies have the...
Morgan Taylor at alternative road, touring and MTB website The Radavist has been testing the 2016 Kona Sutra Ltd for a while now. We’d be lying if we said this bike wasn’t a staff favorite here, so to...
View ArticleKona sales rep, Jordan Sembler, beats the sun, sludge and gravel to finish...
The Dirty Kanza 200 has been in my sights for almost five years now. Life, work, and the fact that it has sold out year after year within an hours time had not made attempting it a reality until 2016....
View ArticleThe Dew Files Ireland is Live – Blood pudding, Guinness and a little ‘Luck of...
For this instalment of the Dew Files we sent our intrepid wanderer to Ireland for a St Patrick’s day exploit. Rather than letting Dew loose to partake in the revelry and libations in Dublin, we put him...
View ArticleErik Plankton rides the Baltic Sea Coastline (and takes a ride in a boat)
Ive said it before, and i’ll say it again. Erik Plankton’s blog makes me want to grab some bike bags, saddle up my Sutra Ltd and say goodbye to home and just hit the road. His eye for the mundane as...
View ArticleOutspokin Cycles in Ontario are Camping Out, you can join them!
Outspokin Cycles in London, Ontario are having a free bicycle overnighter this weekend the 25th – 26th June. Contact the shop to register outspokincycles@rogers.com or on 519-933-2953 →
View ArticleTi Tuesday: Ed’s do everything Raijin
When Ed Worcester says his Ti Raijin is a do everything bike he’s not joking. As you’ll see, and read, below his Raijin bucks the adage “Jack of All Trades – Master of None” and creates its own...
View ArticleMasanori “Masa” Nishikawa visits Kona’s Vancouver office after 26 countries...
World rider Masanori “Masa” Nishikawa from Japan showed up at our Vancouver office earlier this week on his Kona Rove ST. Masa rides for our Japanese distributor, Aki Corporation. As a sponsored...
View ArticlePeloton Magazine publish their top two picks from our 2017 Product Launch
US based road magazine Peloton made the trip to our 2017 product launch last month and dodged Black Bear Scat (that’s bear poo) as the hit the gravel and Squamish’s grey-top roads on board our revised...
View ArticleNew Zealand Road Cyclist Magazine review the 2016 Rove AL “Like a gateway...
New Zealand Road Cyclist Magazine have just published up a great review of our 2016 Rove AL bike likening it to a gateway drug for gravel grinding. The full review as a PDF can be viewed here (or you...
View ArticleBikepacking.com and the First Dropper Post-Compatible Seat Pack – On a Kona!
We love seeing what people get up to with their Kona bikes – especially when they’re doing things that have never been done before. A while back we sent Skyler Des Roches of Bikepacking.com our Big...
View ArticleKona’s “Not Far From Home” Featured on Bikepacking.com’s 2016 Bikepacking Awards
We only released Not Far From Home earlier this week, yet it’s been making waves with its excellent cinematography and editing all wrapped into a relatable story that makes you want to explore your own...
View ArticleBikepacking.com’s Long Term Review of the Big Honzo: “Outstandingly...
Skyler des Roches over at Bikepacking.com has been riding our Big Honzo for several months now, getting into development projects such as Porcelain Rocket’s Albert seat pack for dropper posts and...
View ArticleKona Wozo in Ireland: A Microadventure
Microadventure: an adventure close to home; cheap, simple, short, and yet very effective. A Local Microadventure Bikes, beer and a break from life. Words by William O’Connor, photos by Michal Dzikowski...
View ArticlePELOTON MAGAZINE REVIEW THE 2017 SUTRA LTD – “THE SUTRA IS SUCH A CAPABLE...
Peloton Magazine has just published their 2017 Adventure Issue and it features a great review of our drop bar quiver killing Sutra LTD. Reviewer Ryan Yee seemed rather enamored with the bike, claiming...
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