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2006 Kona Stinky
I missed this one when it was posted on the Mountain Bike Action a few weeks ago but it looks as though Kona redesigned the Stinky for 2006, about which I’ve got a couple things to say.
First, it’s really good to see Kona change things up a bit, if only to show their customers that they are trying to make their product better. Second, the standover looks great and the sweep at the bottom of the downtube looks sharp. Despite having a REALLY slack head angle, it looks like it would be a fun bike to ride. I look forward to checking it out when it becomes available.
1. Posted by Official 2006 Kona bikes lineup » The Biking Hub | 9:58 pm, 28 December 2005
[…] It looks like Kona UK just released an article laying out the 2006 Kona lineup. Along with some new photos of the 2006 Kona Stinky, there are new images of the Stinky Deelux, the Stab Primo, the CoilAir (Get it? a take off on the Coiler?), the King (I understand that it’s a race bike but a rim brake? come on…) and a few other interesting looking rides. The more I see the new Stinky, the more I become unconvinced that the ‘new’ Stinky frame design is little more than Kona moving the line towards the linkage setup of the Stab; I understand the benefits associate with having increased standover and it’s good to see something change on the Stinky but, after all these years, I wonder if more people are asking, “Is that it”? […]