Kona?s Grom Line Introduces Kids to the Thrill of Two Wheels on Performance
Oriented, Discipline Specific Bikes ?
Get used to being upstaged by minors, because Kona?s 2006 line includes five
bikes designed to get kids on the singletrack or in the park young and keep
them moving fast. Kona knows kids? interests differ; some are learning to love
swoopy singletrack, while others dream of flipwhips and superman seat grabs.
Just like bikes for adults, the design of kids? bikes needs to be specific to
their chosen discipline, and also held to the same manufacturing standards. So,
unique among children?s bike manufacturers, Kona provides groms with a
selection of high quality, lightweight, aluminum bikes designed explicitly for
their forte, be it XC, cyclocross, dirt jumping or downhill.
Last year?s Makena, Hula and Stuff Jr have been upgraded to keep Kona?s
smallest riders on genuine, durable bicycles designed to withstand the rigors
of unbridled, youthful exuberance, and the new
Jake 24 and Stinky 24 were created with the same level of performance in mind.
These are serious bikes that can take the same kind of beating as your kids and
roll right into the next adventure.
OverThe new for ?06 Stinky 24 Out Of Bounds bike features a Marzocchi Dirt Jam
Pro 100mm fork, Fox Vanilla R rear shock and Shimano Deore shifters and
derailers. All of this on a 13 inch Kona Clump 7005 aluminum frame on 24 inch
Sun Ditch Witch wheels makes the Stinky 24 a bike that?ll turn even a grownup?s
head.
Also new for ?06 is the Jake 24, a smaller version of Kona?s legendary Jake and
Jake the Snake cyclocross bikes. This 35cm dropbar speed machine features a
Shimano Sora front derailer, Tiagra rear derailer and a host of components
normally found on bigger, and more expensive, bikes.
For the kids with John Cowan posters on their walls, the 13 inch Stuff 24 grom?
s Dirt Jumping bike sports a Marzocchi Drop Off 4 100mm fork, 24 inch Sun Ditch
Witch rims, Tioga Blue Dragon tires and Hayes
Sole disc brakes. The Makena and Hula XC bikes give kids a solid platform from
which to learn the art of singletrack. Both bikes feature Shimano Tourney
derailers, and the 11 inch Makena soaks up the bumps with a Suntour M2000N 30mm
fork, while the 12 inch Hula sports a Suntour SFXCCD 50mm fork. These mini
speed machines and powerhouses will put kids on the fast track to a lifelong
obsession with speed on two wheels.
Date:
24/11/2005