Kona are uncool?!

tom_howard

Ryan Jones
i mean IH are a yoyo brand, they are definitley mining to new depths at the mo. if they dig any deeper theyll hit the earths core! I remember when saracen were cool the first time around, before the bargain basement bad times, thankully they got there a*se in gear. unlike Raleigh...

Besides, everyone knows that fixies are the coolest bikes in the world because, well, you just wouldnt understand....

Raymondavalon

Ryan Jones wrote:

Iron Horse making a comeback ? Rocking horses perhaps have you seen the "bikes" getting that label now, sad times !

Indeed, some Taiwanese company has turned the mighty Iron Horse brand into a range of cheaply equipped BSOs. I was quite shocked at just how poor the new range is.
Iron Horse 2012: Click and expect to be disappointed

Ryan Jones

Tom Howard wrote:

Ryan JonesBesides, everyone knows that fixies are the coolest bikes in the world because, well, you just wouldnt understand....

I'd rather like a freestyle fixie in my shed, I really would ! Perfect for popping up the pub or gym then doing a few barspins on the way back....how cool is that !

The Northern Monkey

nicklouse wrote:

who cares?

they are common and I dont like them.

They're not THAT common!

I see more Spesh than anything else!

toasty

Shame the ProFlex comeback was so rubbish, now they were cool!

paulbox

Whatever happened to Middleburn?

I know that you can still buy their rings, but in the 90's their cranks were the muts...

.blitz

Toasty wrote:

Shame the ProFlex comeback was so rubbish, now they were cool!

Eyethangyou

ThePriory1978

I ride a upgraded Kona Caldera, am on my third. Was cheap and well specced for the price and i like the ride. Will probably have a 4th. Couldnt care less if its cool. I'm faster than most folk i ride with or have ridden with* on there weekend warrior expensive full-sus rides so it works for me.

* with the notable exception of the l33ter and benpinnick

cooldad

ThePriory1978 wrote:

I ride a upgraded Kona Caldera, am on my third. Was cheap and well specced for the price and i like the ride. Will probably have a 4th. Couldnt care less if its cool. I'm faster than most folk i ride with or have ridden with* on there weekend warrior expensive full-sus rides so it works for me.

* with the notable exception of the l33ter and benpinnick

I may not be fast, but I am stylish.

paulbox

cooldad wrote:

I may not be fast, but I am stylish.

Stylish and a Cool-dad... But are you an Un-cool Un-cle?

:?

cooldad

PaulBox wrote:

cooldad wrote:

I may not be fast, but I am stylish.

Stylish and a Cool-dad... But are you an Un-cool Un-cle?

:?

You obviously don't do irony.

paulbox

cooldad wrote:

PaulBox wrote:

cooldad wrote:

I may not be fast, but I am stylish.

Stylish and a Cool-dad... But are you an Un-cool Un-cle?

:?

You obviously don't do irony.

You or me?

Wasn't having a dig, I'm neither fast or stylish, most of the time I'm just happy to stay on two wheels. Was just playing with the words...

cooldad

No offence - I was joking, don't do smilies so it's hard to tell.
My riding mates call me a style icon as I have a collection of weird colour retro jerseys and lycra shorts (although I normally wear baggies over them).
I think they may be being a bit sarcastic on the style bit.

They put up with me as I am slow and rubbish, so they look good and feel superior.

paulbox

Nutlog

So, we've established that Kona are uncool, GT are uncool and I'll go ahead and assume specialized are uncool, which makes me ...... Ahh crap.

If only it was 1993 again, I'd be too cool for school.

Shabba.

Raymondavalon

Specialized are the most common brand I see. Many are ridden by real mountain bikers, whereas some seem to be owned by "boutique bikers" who don all things "Spesh". They obviously walked into a Specialized shop and bought "everything" they could ever need for fair weather riding under one roof.
That is "uncool"

fungus_the_muffin_man

Uncool = ££££££££ savings

I got my Cadabra on sale brand new for £1200. My mates were amazed at the amount of bike I got the the money.

Main thing is that I look at it and think "yeah i like it" For me it's an awesome bike.

Ok so there are better, lighter equipped bikes out there, but they would coast me hundreds is not thousands more. Would they improve my riding? probably not!

Plus you don't see many of them up on the trails. however you see umpteen Spech's and Oranges 5's. I like the fact I'm riding something different.

Torres

Nutlog wrote:

and assume specialized are uncool.

Not all, i personally think the older SX trails are very cool. 8)

boristhespie

in 1988 I saw a glossy ad on the back of Bicycle magazine of a Cindercone. The bike was far out. The splatter paintjob, ubrake , project two forks and above all sloping top tube. People forget how Kona created the modern mountainbike.

I bought on. The first year Kona were in the UK. I still have it with all the original kit. Only brake blocks have been changed. It's been raced an now the wife uses it.

I bought an Orange Aluminium O in 90 and still have that with original kit. Again raced extensively. Two years ago decided to get new bike so got Rocky Mountain Vertex. First suspenion of any kind. Rear suspension is for poofs.

Doe I still love my Kona. I adore it. Superb and are both of my other mtbs.

I looked at Kona when lookibg for new bike but settled on Vertex as the old school geometry suited me. I'd buy another Kona though without hesitation. The 88 bikes were very important in mtb development.

junglist_matty

Kona bikes are very good... Just their RRP is ridiculous; only worth buying them in the sales when they are massively discounted!

jjojjas

junglist_matty wrote:

Kona bikes are very good... Just their RRP is ridiculous; only worth buying them in the sales when they are massively discounted!

Correct. I bought a Kona Hardtail for a heavily discounted £450. Upgraded it with a few bits I had in the garage from my other bikes and its a cracking bit of kit for my needs. Am I cool? Probably not. Do I care?... definately not..

Cool is just fashion. It passes and changes....one minute your cool...then uncool....wait a few more years then your all "retro cool".......... its all bollocks really

thel33ter

ThePriory1978 wrote:

I ride a upgraded Kona Caldera, am on my third. Was cheap and well specced for the price and i like the ride. Will probably have a 4th. Couldnt care less if its cool. I'm faster than most folk i ride with or have ridden with* on there weekend warrior expensive full-sus rides so it works for me.

* with the notable exception of the l33ter and benpinnick

I started with a Kona, heavily discounted, and bought on C2W, and I loved it. Doesn't make it cool. Although I believe if they were sold as boutique frames, with better graphics, they would be considered cool.

Zziplex

I've got GTs and Konas, I guarantee they're cooler than anything else you'll see and probably better too.

97th choice

Kona have stupid names, either after bum related things or harry potter spells.

cooldad

And I suppose Handjob is a sensible name for a bike.