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I love my rootdown so much. Took the plunge and ordered my lowdown frame. Excited and scared to go full suspension, but if I’m gonna do it it’s gonna be on a Chromag.
now that they have sold it, a new brand is needed. which will have the same fun ,laidback attitude. not like a serious, boring, although hq canyon for example.
Dustin and everyone at WR1 is a class act. The amount of passion is amazing. Love my WR1 wheelsets. I can see one of their bikes in my future. Thanks for all you guys do.
The end result is some awesome wheels. I have a set of 27.5 Agents still going strong and picked up a set of 29 Convergences this year. Both with Onyx Classic hubs. I love my WR1 wheels.
Big fan of Kona here! I bought my Kona Blast in Kyiv back in 2007 (or was it 2008?). I love riding it in forests, doing cross-country, and pretty much going everywhere with it. I've made a couple of mods over the years and still enjoy this bike a lot. Cheers from Ukraine! 🇺🇦
I bought my first kona in 2002! A kona stuff which i absolutly took everywhere, and learnt a lot on, in 2023 i bought my kona honzo esd! I love the thing and it loves me!
Too bad Kona has some of the worst warranties (at least here in Australia. 3 years only for their bikepacking/touring bikes!) and worst value for money spec bikes (recently released Process X with Guide T brakes/cheese rims/non-clutched derailleur for over $5k USD in 2023!?). Used to be a big fan of Kona but since they've been sold to Kent Outdoors they're no longer a "core" company, simply piggybacking off their old heritage to sell underwhelming bikes. Can you really be a "small-big bike company" when you're owned by a billion-dollar multi-national? Even Polygon are making more progressive/better bang for buck/similar build quality at 1/2 their price.
i had not seen this before now…very few follow their passions as you have. I am fortunate to claim that i have as a real estate developer and historic home renovator. I am at a new phase of life and have always had a passion for motorcycles and bicycles and i’m an avid rider of both…your videos have inspired me to build a bike from a walmart genesis g7 …just kept the large aluminum frame and added all new upgraded components…i wanted a comfortable road bike that is geared towards long distance cruising, but also can get out and stretch my limits for speed workouts…i had never known of builds like what i had envisioned until recently discovering some touring bikes with bigger wheels and tires…these are great all around bikes, and i have no need for multiple bikes…now I want to build my own frame…i’ve never done fabrication, but want to learn…i truly admire the fine quality of your builds and crave building one that clicks off all of the boxes…my concept bike is by no means traditional, but is very straight forward functionally, and designed for easy maintenance and making on road repairs..perhaps one day I can share with you…hope you stay well and keep the incredible videos coming …
Ive been trying to find an explanation for which my most comfortable bike is a 72 degree STA :) I am not THAT tall (180cm), but I have really long legs (86-87 inseam). I feel the steep STA puts me in a bad leg position + shifts my weight forward that I actually need to rest it on my arms/handlebars. It feels it's putting me in a more horizontal position. I find that uncomfortable. Weighting the handlebars so much makes me be way to careful with how I balance my weight on my arms, instead of gently steering the handlebars. I don't now if all of this makes sense..
I also find 72° is perfect @180cm, if I sit down but just hover over the seat 72° puts the seat right under my butt. If you use your quads and push your pedals forward while pulling back on the bars slack is best. But this interview mentions steep is good for using your glutes, but typically steep seat tubes in MTB are just for steep hill climbing
This brought back a lot of great memories riding bmx with Sterl and friends in the neighborhood. I remember his DB Turbo Harry Leary bmx, was mint. I was on a Redline . Awesome years .
I love Paul's channel I've been subbed for a couple years now and every video is YT gold with tons of information, tips & tricks on how to build & restore MTB & Motorcycles. I wish he was still doing the Frame Building 101 bc I'd love to take one of his classes and build my own MTB.
My first "real mtn bike" was a 2017 Kona Mahuna that my boss sold to me for $50.00. I needed transportation to work he did me a huge favor by not only basically giving me a nearly new bike, but totally converted me to a brand I had heretofore never heard of. He rides Scott stuff and the Kona was a bit big for him but just right for me. I had to sell that bike a few years back but I will definitely be getting a new Mahuna at some point when I return from Romania.
I bought a Kona Lave Dome in 1990 for £450. I still have the receipt (somewhere). It was stolen from the boat house under Barnes Bridge (River Thames - London) where I used to row, tho I still have the seat and seat post! I replaced this with the higher spec'd Kona Cindercone (splash paint version) which I still own and ride to this day. Both bikes had straight Project 2 forks which were revolutionary for the time. Prior to buying the Kona, I'd been riding off road bikes with modified MX parts and knobbly tyres since the 1970's, which was well before Californians claim to have invented the sport. I even took one down the 'big bank' at the legendary Hawkstone Park GP MX circuit in Shropshire. So to see bikes come along 15 years later spec'd for off road riding was a real treat. These days those specs are even better. Kona played a big part in the evolution of mountain biking and it's great to see them still gong strong..........
I bought a Tilt trainer off Amazon to do just what you are doing, try to better my manual skills on a full suspension mtb. The Tilt is a very well made product. I am impressed. Thanks for the video. I leave my chain on, but hear a lot of people prefer to remove it as you did. I'll have a look at your channel.
