I saw one of these locked up near my job yesterday. I stood there looking at it for a moment, bike adoration. http://bikes.konaworld.com/09/09_honkytonk_uk.cfm
New bike. Steel. Downtube shifters. Lovely.
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I saw one of these locked up near my job yesterday. I stood there looking at it for a moment, bike adoration. http://bikes.konaworld.com/09/09_honkytonk_uk.cfm
New bike. Steel. Downtube shifters. Lovely.
Nice to see steel frame and dt shifters making a comeback in the general new bike population. Now if only they put a logical saddle on there- it hardly looks like a racing bike.... :cool: LOL
Wow, downtube shifters...that brings back some memories.
Memories?....not at our house! :p ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
I like Kona's general asthetic, but their steel forks on these leave something to be desired. I wish they were more...elegant? classic? curved? Maybe all three.
I have no complaints about the function of the steel forks on my Konas, but yeah, they don't have the pretty curve. You could always replace it with a Surly fork. Ooh, those lugged sloped shoulders, the curved arms... yeah. :D
Remember how the shifters of yore used to creep back? :rolleyes:
The downtube shifters on my Azuki Sebring never did work right for me. It was always slipping gears. I'm glad not to have them anymore!
Deb