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2006 Kona Stab sighted at Whistler Bike Park
I was riding at Whistler yesterday and, about halfway through the day, noticed a couple of what looked like chromed 2006 Stinkys making their way onto the lifts. Looking a little closer, I noticed that the bikes weren’t, in fact, the Stinkys but were new Stabs. Up front one of the bikes had a Marzocchi 888 while the other had a Marz 66. Other than that, the bikes were spec’d identically: e.13 chainguides, Diabolous cranksets, SRAM drivetrains, and a covered up coil-over shock. I have no real idea what was underneath the covers but the shocks did have a funky shaped reservoir (that looked a little bit like the reservoirs the 2006 Marzocchi rear shocks have been using).
In person, the bikes look a little better than they do in photos (and I have no photos — the camera stayed at home). The Stab with the 66 did look as though the head angle was a little steep, but it could’ve been the angle I was able to sneak a peek from…