Kona Dream Builds: Jan's Custom Painted Team Operator CR 29
Jan from the very MTB friendly HarzBNB in Andreasberg, Germany, has just finnished putting the final touches on his stunning Team Operator CR 29. The build is fully custom, but the biggest standout...
Help Build a Bike Park in Lahaina
Kona Bikes is teaming up with the Maui Mountain Bike Coalition (MMBC) for an inspiring project: building Maui's first-ever free community bike park in Napili, just north of Lahaina. This initiat...
Kona Pro Development Rider Elliot Smith Hops Off The Plane And Into a Top Ten Result
Kona Pro-Development Rider Elliot Smith figured the best way to fight jetlag was to go for a little pedal. After arriving in Vancouver from New Zealand for a couple of months riding and racing, he ...
Eddie Reynolds Reports In From Crankworx Innusbruck | Kona Bikes
This past week Kona Factory Team Rider Eddie Reynolds made the long trip from his home in Southern California to the Alp's of Austria for Crankworx Innsbruck. While the event started on a high, wit...
Caleb Holonko Featured in New Rock Shox Charger 3.1 Video | Kona Bikes
RockShox have just announced their new Charger 3.1 Damper, and to launch it they produced a slick video with Caleb Holonko and RockShox Teammate Hannah Bergemann shredding some of Bellinghams fine...
Kona Dream Builds: Cody Wilkins Process X CR
We know it took a while for the Metallic Dusty Rose Process X's to finally make their way into the wide world. But, with all these rad dream builds popping up lately, the adage "better late than n...
Jake Heilbron Featured On the Escape Collective's Overnight Success Podcast | Kona Bikes
Everyone wants to ride the train, nobody wants to build the tracks... Escape Collective sat down with Kona co-founder Jake Heilbron to talk about the past, present and possible future of Kona. Fo...
ELECTRIC BIKE REPORT REVIEWS KONA DEW E DL
"This lightweight, low-profile commuter hosts high-end components and long range touring ability." The crew at Electric Bike Report recently posted their in-depth review of our Dew E DL electric as...
CNN Underscored Includes Rove AL and Sutra LTD in "11 Best Gravel Bikes of 2024"
CNN Underscored’s Heather Balogh Rochfort managed to spend a little time on our Rove AL 650 and Sutra LTD gravel bikes recently. The pair of Kona drop bar bikes won her over so much so that she inc...
Kona Ambassadors Montanus Team Up With Impact Studio To Produce Some Epic Custom Frame Bags
Kona Ambassadors Montanus always seem to have a super cool creative project on the go, and their latest endeavor caught our eye on Instagram earlier this week. Given how excited we were about it, ...
Kona Dream Builds: Eddie Reynolds Brick Red Shonky
It shouldn't be news to you that Kona team rider Eddie Reynolds is an absolute weapon on a pump track, and he oozes style at the skatepark on and on dirt jumps. Well, he just fired us through a cou...
Kona Dream Builds: Caleb Holonkos Process X AL
Kona Team Rider Caleb Holonko was recently down in California shooting with Satchel Cronk for Leatt, the two figured it was the perfect time to grab some snaps of Caleb's latest Process X build to...
Kona Dream Builds: Josies Retro Inspired Race Ready Process 134
Kona 4-Cross specialist and Pro Development rider Josie McFall put together this absolutely stunning Process 134 27.5 race-ready bike for 2024. It seems only fitting with yesterdays news that this ...
Kona is returning home to its roots.
Kona Bicycles has been in the news lately. We’d love to say that it’s because the new Ouroboros is blowing everyone’s minds (because it really is that good), but truthfully, it has been a bumpy cou...
Kona Dream Builds: Leo's Process X
Kona Pro Development rider Leopold Erhardt is no stranger to getting wild on his Process X, and to that end he needs a build that is both bomb proof and reliable. Enter his 27.5 wheeled Process X ...
Lost Property with Matt Tongue and Peter Wojnar | Kona Bikes
Kona Ambassadors Peter Wojnar and Matt Tongue play camera handball in the Whistler Bike Park aboard their Kona Process X's
Kona Dream Builds: Jan's Sturdy Process X CR
Alex and Jan from Harz-BnB Werkmeister, a B’n’B for mountainbikers in the Harz mountains in Northern Germany, recently discovered they didn't like to share. "After two amazing Enduro trips to the ...
Nice and Easy on the Shore With Caleb Holonko | Kona Bikes
Caleb Holonko taking it Nice and Easy as he gets out on his hometown trails for his daily dose of MTB. Video: Eric Lawrenuk
Kona Dream Builds: Meet Prince Ke$ha, Shae's Process X CR
If you know her, you know Shae James likes to push herself just beyond the edge of her comfort zone every so often. Although her work in the bike industry has given her access to flashy parts, she...
Kona Pro Dev Rider Elliot Smith Places Third at Mt Victoria Enduro
After getting hit with Covid right before my favourite race of the year, The NZ Enduro National Champs at Cable Bay, I was pretty down in the dumps, especially after just recovering from a bugger...
Race Report: Kona Pro Development Rider Hannah Simms wins True Grit MTB
This race definitely earns the name True Grit. Going into race day, I knew it would be an 8-8.5hr day, a physically demanding course and lots of rugged rocky sections where your day could quickly e...
Ebikes.org Reviews the Coco HD "It’s the quality e-bike we’ve come to expect from Kona."
“The exceptionally quiet SR Suntour motor and the 8-speed 11-32t Shimano cassette worked in tandem to move me for more than 35 miles of fun. Up hills and on the flats, this little 250 W motor crank...
Kona Dream Builds: Ryan Gardner's Fun Country Hei Hei CR DL
Kona ambassador and trail slayer Ryan Gardner has put together a trail ready and fun loving Hei Hei CR build with lots of light but bomber parts from Ryan's sponsors WTB and e-thirteen. Pretty exc...
Kona Dream Builds: Oliver's Immaculate 1992 Hei Hei
After spying this amazing 1992 Hei Hei on Instagram, we just had to know more, after reaching out to owner Oliver Young for the full story it seems he has discovered the Holy Grail! "The story ...
Active Gear Review rides the Kona Dew Deluxe
“I’d definitely give this bike a look if you are in the market and are wanting refined quality.“ Neils Oomkes at Active Gear Review has had his whole family cruising their Denver streets on our cla...
Caleb Holonko and Eddie Reynolds F#%k Around and Find Out
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 a...
Kona Dream Builds: Oli's Slopeduro Ready Process 134
This is my (Oli Middleditch) 2021 Process 134 AL, if I'm bored this is the bike I'll pick up to put a smile on my face. When I started working for Evo Cycles here in New Zealand, I wanted to get my...
Introducing the 2024 Kona Pro-Development and Ambassador Teams
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR ROSTER OF 2024 KONA PRO-DEVELOPMENT AND AMBASSADOR RIDERS. 2024 KONA PRO-DEVELOPMENT TEAM The 2024 Kona Pro-Development Team represents a collection of some of the ...
Adventure Journal Reviews the Kona Unit X
“ Stable, with nimble steering, this is one of the most versatile bikes I've ever ridden.“ Justin Housman at Adventure Journal has been riding our classic Unit X for the last few months and has jus...
Breaking into Focus - International Women’s Day
“Collaboration is everything…”Riding is an inherently solo sport – which means it’s easy to forget that working with others is the key that can unlock the next level of what we’re grinding so hard...
Kona Dream Builds: Jurgen's Bikepack-Ready-Freeride Honzo ESD
Since the ESD was introduced back in 2020 we've seen a massive number of Dream Builds on the trails and on social media, no two the same. Well It's time for another and Jurgen's unique Honzo ESD is...
Joonas Vinnari is Dreaming of Summer
Finnish based Kona Ambassador Joonas Vinnari and his Custom Process X CR are very much looking forward to summer!
Kona Dream Builds: Markus Zieher's Singlespeed, Mullet, Freeride Beast AKA Stinky
Long time Kona Ambassador Markus Zieher recently got his hands on a Process X DH and went about building himself the ultimate park bike. The result is one of the coolest custom Process X builds we'...
Introducing The 2024 Kona Factory Team
The 2024 Kona Factory Team is ready to take on the world’s most challenging trails. From North Vancouver’s roots and loam to Kamloops’ iconic lines, California’s flow, and atop the world’s most ep...
Kona Dream Builds: Brett's Epic 2002 Jake the Snake
Brett Paulitsch, from Edmonton shop Thirsty Rider, grew up riding in the era of Kona where the bold Hawaiian colours and themes were prevalent. "I had a Kona Coiler, a Kona Smoke, and a Kona Stuff....
Pro Development Rider Elliot Smith Kicks Of His Season with a Podium Finish | Kona Bikes
The Capital Enduro has grown to be Wellington, New Zealand's biggest enduro event, it's the only one awarding proper prize money and boasting a bigger course than our local rounds. Having just tak...