Kona Bikes

About Kona Bikes

Kona Bikes were founded in 1998 by Jacob "Jake the Snake,” , Dan Gerhard and early MTB racer and champion Joe Murray. They  are based in Ferndale, Washington and Vancouver and are renowned for primarily dealing in high performance mountain bikes.

What Kona Bikes Offer

Kona Full-Suspension bicycles use the "4-bar" linkage system, which can be identified by the swingarms (mostly black until 2005, mostly silver after 2006) attached to the seat tube, that activate the rear suspension, inverting the forces generated by the swing of the chain stay.

Kona Bikes has recently developed parterships with many bike parks around the world. This has meant that riders can rent customised ‘park bikes’ manufactured by Kona Bikes. 

Kona Bikes Products

Kona Bikes also produce a poduct line of racing bicycles like the King Zing, cyclo-cross bicycles including Jake the Snake, and touring bicycles like the "Kona Sutra". The company name comes from the owners' love of Kailua-Kona in Hawaii

They catergorise their bikes into the following:-

• Kona Bikes Downhill/4X
• Kona Bikes Out Of Bounds
• Kona Bikes BackCountry Dual
• Kona Bikes CrossCountry Race
• Kona Bikes Mountain Bike
• Kona Bikes CrossCountry Dual
• Women’s Kona Bikes
• Kona Bikes BackCountry HT
• Kona Bikes Clydesdale
• Kona Bikes Dirt jumping
• Kona Bikes Asphalt
• Kona Road Bikes
• Kona Bikes Cyclocross
• Kona Bikes Single Speed Kids