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  Kona Bicycle Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The company was founded in 1988 by Jacob "Jake the Snake" Heilbron, Dan Gerhard and early MTB racer and champion Joe Murray.
Secondly, Kona is known for being the first major company to be "on board" in regard to the style of mountain biking known as Freeride, or "North Shore" riding.
Kona is based in Ferndale, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia, in the volcanic Cascade Range.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kona_Bicycle_Company   (390 words)

  
 Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kailua-Kona is a census-designated place located in Hawai‘i County, Hawai‘i, in the North Kona District of the Island of Hawai‘i.
The town is designated Kailua-Kona to differentiate it from the larger, Kailua located on windward O‘ahu, although it is referred to as "Kona" in everyday speech.
Kailua was established by king Kamehameha I to be his seat of government (since he originally was just the chief of Kona, before unifying more and more of the archipelago under his rule), and the capital of the newly unified Kingdom of Hawai‘i.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kona   (615 words)

  
 Bicycling Magazine Teams with Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Kona Bicycle Company to Launch "BikeTown Africa"
Bicycling magazine Editor-In-Chief Steve Madden and Publisher Chris Lambiase announced today that the magazine will partner with the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation and the Kona Bicycle Company to expand internationally its acclaimed BikeTown program to the African nation of Botswana in Spring 2006.
Kona Bikes has generously agreed to specially design, construct and donate the 200 bikes to be utilized for BikeTown Africa, bikes that will be specifically tailored to best suit local conditions while also requiring a minimum of maintenance.
Published 11 times a year, Bicycling is the magazine for the athlete for whom the bicycle is the centerpiece of an active lifestyle.
www.aegis.com /news/bw/2005/BW051120.html   (1102 words)

  
 ::::Kona Bicycle Company Official UK Website::::
August 12th-13th 2006 sees the return of The Kona Sleepless in the Saddle at Catton Hall, a planned extension to the course plus a new campground next to the start/finish arena and things are shaping up nicely for one of Britains classic mountain bike races.
Whistler, BC (Wednesday 17th May, 2006) – For the seventh straight year, the Kona Bicycle Company will be the official supplier of mountain bikes to the Whistler Mountain Bike Park in Whistler, B.C., building on a relationship that continues to push the envelope of what a mountain bike park, and mountain biking itself, can be.
In a move that diversifies their European team’s riding disciplines, the Kona Bicycle Company announced today the signing of twenty-three year old UK dirt jump superstar Grant ‘Chopper’ Fielder to the Kona Clump Team.
www.konaworld.uk.com   (857 words)

  
 kona.dk - a site for Kona aficionados   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The sponsorship gives Kona ownership of an event that caters to their core customers and can easily be replicated in any country to support Kona distributors and dealers around the world...
We are just a couple of guys who have been riding our Konas for a long time and who wanted a place where we and other Kona riders could come and hang out.
Kona has also continued the two Scandium Frames - the Kula Primo and The King.
www.kona.dk   (852 words)

  
 IMBA Summit/World Mountain Bike Conference
Specialized, with headquarters in Morgan Hill was founded in 1974 and just celebrated their 30th anniversary in the bicycle industry as a leading manufacturer and designer of high-end bicycles and equipment.
Bicycle Trade Association of Canada (BTAC) is a national trade association whose mission is to create consumer awareness by promoting cycling in Canada through alliances and partnerships.
The Bicycle Trade Association of Canada is the producer of Canada's bike tradeshow, ExpoCycle held annually in Montreal, Quebec.
www.nsmbfc.com /sponsors.asp   (603 words)

  
 Daily Peloton - Pro Cycling News
The Kona Bicycle Company have announced a new two-year partnership with the fabulous women of Velo Bella - the California-based collective of professional bicycle racing teams and clubs.
Kona is fun and Velo Bella is fun so we're in for a lot of it." said Peterson.
Team Velo Bella-Kona will be riding on a variety of Kona bicycles, including Kona new road rigs King Zing and Zing Supreme, King Supreme and Kula Supreme mountain bikes, and Team Jake cyclo-cross bikes.
www.dailypeloton.com /displayarticle.asp?pk=8681   (1194 words)

  
 IMBA News: News Releases: IMBA Announces 2006 Kona/IMBA Freeriding Grants (02-01-06)
In 2006, Kona Bicycle Company and the International Mountain Bicycling Association will once again award cash grants to fund the development of freeriding, downhilling, and dirt jumping projects.
Funding for the program comes from Kona and the Kona/IMBA Buck-A-Bowl bowling tournament, an annual Las Vegas fundraiser held during Interbike, the bicycle industry trade show.
Kona has been a leading IMBA corporate supporter since 1994, and has developed several creative fundraising projects, including the Kona Buck-A-Bike program, the ongoing Kona Bro Deal program (which asks all bro deal purchasers to become IMBA members), and the highly successful bowling tourney, which recently celebrated its eighth edition.
www.imba.com /news/news_releases/02_06/02_01_freeride_grants.html   (203 words)

  
 Kona Bicycles and Whistler's Gravity Logic Conspire to Develop a Network of the Worlds Best Bike Parks - News - ...
The Conspiracy was forged by seven years of cooperation between Kona and Whistler on the Whistler Bike Park in British Columbia, Canada.
Kona bikes were the natural choice, and after 2 million descending feet without a frame failure on Whistler's trails, Kona has proved itself as the bike park bike of choice.
Gravity Logic trail masters Tom Prochazka and Dave Kelly, and Kona Bike Park Guys Russell Carty and Kelly Steelman are the heart and soul of the Conspiracy.
www.asilvertouch.com /news.php?newstype=2&newsdate=20060515134637   (464 words)

  
 Kona Invites You to "Adopt an AfricaBike" - Mtbr.com Forums
Along with the efforts of The Kona Bicycle Company, Bicycling Magazine and Britsol-Myers Squibb, the BikeTown Africa project, which is designed to help fight the spread of AIDS and HIV in Botswana by providing health care workers with a means of transportation, is about to get some help from a much needed source: you.
More than 200 of the specially designed bicycles are scheduled for delivery to health-care workers in Botswana in April, in conjunction with Bristol-Myers Squibb's Secure The Future program to help eradicate HIV and AIDS in sub-Sarahan Africa.
Kona funds several professional road, mountain and cyclo-cross racing teams that include world cup champions, world champions and national champions.
forums.mtbr.com /showthread.php?p=1642110#post1642110   (632 words)

  
 Kona BikeTown Africa: It's official...
This site will track the design, development and delivery of more than 200 Kona bikes, designed specifically to assist health care workers treating HIV and AIDS patients with the delivery of home health aids and services in two Botswana cities, Bobonong and the capital city of Gaborone, beginning in late March 2006.
GABORONE, BOTSWANA (November 30, 2005) – Bicycling magazine Editor-In-Chief Steve Madden and Publisher Chris Lambiase announced today that the magazine will partner with the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation and the Kona Bicycle Company to bring its acclaimed BikeTown program to the African nation of Botswana in Spring 2006.
The program, BikeTown Africa, is designed to assist health care workers treating HIV and AIDS patients with the delivery of home health aids and services in two Botswana cities, Bobonong and the capital city of Gaborone, beginning in late March 2006.
basecampcomm.typepad.com /konabiketown/2005/11/its_official.html   (417 words)

  
 HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Kona Bicycle Co. Launches KonaBikeTown.com to Track Development of 'AfricaBike' for Bicycling Magazine's BikeTown Africa.
Kona bicycles have been piloted to World Championship titles, National Championship titles and World Cup victories.
But, in partnering with Bicycling magazine's BikeTown Africa project and Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation's Secure The Future program, Kona has embarked upon the design of what could be the most important bicycle the company has ever developed.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:139268988&refid=ink_tptd_nw   (168 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE - Kona names 2005 team
Kona was the #1 trade team in the Maxxis International Series; Fabien Barel is the World DH Champ and finished 1st overall in the Maxxis Series; Ryan Trebon was 2nd overall in the NORBA XC Series; Tracy Moseley was 1st overall in the Maxxis Series...
Kamil will be racing on the Kona Howler (4" dual suspension design) in 4X and they will all be piloting the World Cup winning Stab Supreme in downhill events.
Kona Factory - Les Gets team is supported by Dan and Jake, Marzocchi, Nokian, Sun, Paligap, Carbon Lorraine, Fox, Shimano, RaceFace, Hayes Brakes, Heinz, Clarks Cycle Systems, WTB Saddles, Verge, Onfire, and E-13.
www.velonews.com /pr/prn/articles/7599.0.html   (492 words)

  
 Sedona Bike and Bean II - Mountain Bike Rentals and Sales Located In Oak Creek, Sedona, Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Caster's Bicycles and Fitness have been a part of Rhode Island history since 1919.
Kona Bicycle Company, Serious bikes for serious riders.
Kona is a trademark of the Kona Bicycle Company
www.bike-bean.com /links.htm   (240 words)

  
 Search Engine Optimization, Google Optimization - SEO Chat
You have to wonder when two companies who both say they are emphatically not competing with each other seem to be explicitly entering each other’s fields.
It may seem at first glance that everyone who is mad at Google is mad for a different reason: direct rivals, copyright holders, companies that advertise with the search engine giant.
Companies and government organizations of all sizes are striving to manage data as an enterprise asset, to be shared and reused across multiple software applications and systems, business processes, and users throughout the organization.
seochat.com /?tool=7&option=com_seotools&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&...   (1596 words)

  
 KranzelBike - Slopestyle Phenom Paul Basagoitia Renews Contract with Kona Bicycles
KonaWorld (October 31, 2005) — The Kona Bicycle Company today announced the contract renewal of slopestyle superstar Paul Basagoitia.
Basagoitia, a Kona Clump Team Rider since 2005, BIKE Magazine’s Breakthrough Performer in 2005’s Video Awards for his performance in NWD 5 and winner of the Crankworx Slopestyle event two years running, is now contracted with Kona through 2007.
As well as riding and competing for Kona’s Clump team, Basagoitia will collaborate with Kona’s engineers and product managers to design a signature line of freeride equipment, using his experience at the top of the competitive circuit to help create high-performance gear.
www.kranzelbike.com /news.asp?id=144   (298 words)

  
 Mtbr.com - Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
KONAWORLD — The Kona Bicycle Company today announced that they have signed a three-year deal as the title sponsor for the newly-formed Kona 24 Hour Global Series.
The events will be coordinated by UK-based Patrick Adams, who has run the wildly successful UK Sleepless in the Saddle and the Mountain Mayhem events.
“Kona will provide a platform for cyclists to go out and find what they have inside their soul and their body.”
www.mtbr.com /hotnews/racing/rpr162.shtml   (484 words)

  
 Velo Bella :: Patrons :: Our Sponsors
Kona is fun and Velo Bella is fun so we're in for a lot of it.” said Mark Peterson.
Fox Racing Shox is celebrating a quarter century of excellence and is a company committed to designing the most technically-advanced suspension products for the discerning enthusiast.
Dino Signori has been making cycling shoes since 1960, back in the days when cyclists nailed cleats to the bottoms of their shoes (thank goodness we don't have to do that anymore) and has been the leader in cycling footwear that the industry follows, a step or two behind, ever since.
www.velobella.org /patrons_sponsors.htm   (1512 words)

  
 IMBA News: News Releases: Seven 2005 Kona/IMBA Freeride Grants Awarded (06-23-05)
Thanks to Kona Bicycle Company's generous support, seven IMBA clubs will receive $1,000 cash grants to help create new freeriding, downhilling, and dirt jumping opportunities.
Funding for the program comes from Kona and the Kona/IMBA Bowling Party, an annual Las Vegas fundraiser held during Interbike, the bicycle industry trade show.
The program's goal is to support the development of freeriding opportunities on public land.
www.imba.com /news/news_releases/06_05/06_23_kona_winners.html   (377 words)

  
 Jen Chapman - Bike Racer Extraordinaire: Kona Announces Sponsorship of Velo Bella
The Kona Bicycle Company partners with "The fabulous women of Velo
The Velo Bella culture is a lot like Kona in that it's all
This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
urchappedman.com /jen/2005/11/kona-announces-sponsorship-of-velo.html   (567 words)

  
 Kona Bicycle Company | KONAWORLD
KONA'S LIMITED EDITION UNIT 2-9 IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE USA
Go Here to register your Kona bicycle's warranty.
If you are (and only you know for sure) then you can visit the Kona Europe Factory Outlet and purchase some of our superior demo and used bikes.
www.konaworld.com   (242 words)

  
 Save the Date; The 2006 Kona Demo Tour is Coming to a Town Near You - Mtbr.com Forums
KonaWorld (March 21, 2006) — If you’ve been drooling over the latest offerings in Kona’s 2006 lineup and dreaming about hopping on a CoilAir, King Supreme or Dawg Primo, dust off your planner and save the date; the 2006 Kona Demo Tour is coming to a town near you.
More than 60 demos are planned at bike shops, trail heads, known riding areas and of course, Kona Groove Approved Bike parks world over, with more than 50 of those taking place in Canada and the US.
So, check the list at http://www.konaworld.com/bikes/demo_...emon_bikes.htm to see when the 2006 Kona Demo tour is coming to your neck of the woods, grab your riding gear and helmet, favorite pedals, credit card and driver’s license, and we’ll see you there!
forums.mtbr.com /showthread.php?t=175136   (531 words)

  
 Velo Bella - Women's Cycling Team
We are excited to announce a new 2 year partnership with the Kona Bicycle Company.
Kona will be assisting our racing efforts at all levels.
With their assistance we will be expanding our NRC Elite program, beginning a NORBA Pro/Expert team, growing our regional and amateur programs, holding clinics, causing mischief, and having a lot of fun.
www.velobella.org   (2205 words)

  
 Blue Collar Mountain Biking | 2005 | December | 01 | Mountain Bike News, Reviews, How Tos and Deals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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bluecollarmtb.com /2005/12/01/bicycling-bristol-myers-and-kona-bicycle...   (215 words)

  
 Mountain bike action   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Botswana, Africa: Along with the efforts of The Kona Bicycle Company, Britsol-Myers Squibb and others, the BikeTown Africa project, which is designed to help fight the spread of AIDS and HIV in Botswana by providing health care workers with a means of transportation, is about to get some help from a much needed source: you.
We thought it was such a great idea, that’s exactly what we’re doing!
More than 200 of the specially designed bicycles are scheduled for delivery to health-care workers in Botswana in April.
www.mbaction.com /detail.asp?id=1763   (326 words)

  
 Kona Bicycle Company | Konart Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Direct links to the three main archives [
All of the Kona logoart files are available for immediate download, however the image files and advert material require a password.
If you have any questions or require something other than what is listed, please send an email message to us at
www.konart.net   (50 words)

  
 Bicycling Magazine Teams with Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Kona Bicycle Company to Launch 'BikeTown Africa'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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Botswana to assist in HIV and AIDS care
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