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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....LOL
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11-03-2009, 10:39 AM #1
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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."If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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11-03-2009, 11:32 AM #2
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11-03-2009, 04:33 PM #3
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Wow, downtube shifters...that brings back some memories.
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11-03-2009, 06:03 PM #4
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Memories?....not at our house!
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01-13-2010, 09:07 AM #5
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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.
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01-13-2010, 12:23 PM #6
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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.
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01-13-2010, 12:42 PM #7
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Remember how the shifters of yore used to creep back?
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01-14-2010, 08:44 PM #8
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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
