Please id this bike - Kona? Cross bike of some sort? - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

02-06-2007, 04:42 PM

My daughter's teacher wants them to figure out what kind of bike he rides.
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It looks like a Kona -- maybe some sort of cross bike? If you could give me
the exact model and year :-) :-) it'd be extra brownie points for my
daughter, I'm sure.

(PS, he's also a big supporter of bicycle-to-school day)

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02-06-2007, 05:08 PM

"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> My daughter's teacher wants them to figure out what kind of bike he rides.
> The pictures are over here:
>
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> It looks like a Kona -- maybe some sort of cross bike? If you could give
> me the exact model and year :-) :-) it'd be extra brownie points for my
> daughter, I'm sure.
>
> (PS, he's also a big supporter of bicycle-to-school day)
>
> --
> Warm Regards,
>
> Claire Petersky
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> See the books I've set free at: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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Kona Jake the Snake? Don't know which year.

02-06-2007, 08:40 PM

On Feb 6, 8:08 pm, "Bellsouth Ijit 2.0" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> "Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> > My daughter's teacher wants them to figure out what kind of bike he rides.
> > The pictures are over here:
>
> >[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> > It looks like a Kona -- maybe some sort of cross bike? If you could give
> > me the exact model and year :-) :-) it'd be extra brownie points for my
> > daughter, I'm sure.
>
>
> Kona Jake the Snake? Don't know which year.

Yeah, the downtube seems to say Kona when I blow it up, and the fork
looks like what they spec with it...but the color and style of the
logo doesn't ring any bells. Perhaps he got a Jake the Snake, and had
it custom painted and decaled? :-P

02-06-2007, 09:46 PM

In article <1170826850.442042.83740@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups. com>,
"landotter" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> On Feb 6, 8:08 pm, "Bellsouth Ijit 2.0" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>> "Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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>> news:J7ayh.19877$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].pas.eart hlink.net...
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>> > My daughter's teacher wants them to figure out what kind of bike he rides.
>> > The pictures are over here:
>>
>> >[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>>
>> > It looks like a Kona -- maybe some sort of cross bike? If you could give
>> > me the exact model and year :-) :-) it'd be extra brownie points for my
>> > daughter, I'm sure.
>>
>>
>> Kona Jake the Snake? Don't know which year.
>
> Yeah, the downtube seems to say Kona when I blow it up, and the fork
> looks like what they spec with it...but the color and style of the
> logo doesn't ring any bells. Perhaps he got a Jake the Snake, and had
> it custom painted and decaled? :-P

Whatever it is, it seems to have old school
centre-pull canti brakes. It looks like
there's a straddle yoke in front of the
headtube, anyway. So, canti brakes + drop bar
leads me to consider touring bike possibilities.

The badge/decal on the headtube doesn't look
like the familiar Kona "splat". It looks more
like a swishy letter 'N' or a lightning bolt.

I'm not sure if those wheels are 26s or
700s w/ fattish tires. And I can't tell
if it's a double or triple chainring set.
Actually, in the photo it looks to me like
it might even be a single.

Kona does make some sport touring bikes,
including the PHD and the Kona Sutra.

cheers,
Tom

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