Kona Bicycle Company
| Kona Bicycle Company | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Partnership |
| founding | 1988 |
| Seat | Ferndale and Vancouver ( British Columbia ) |
| Branch | Bicycle manufacture |
| Website | http://www.konaworld.com |
The Kona Bicycle Company is a bicycle manufacturer based in Ferndale ( Washington ), and Vancouver ( British Columbia ).
history
The company was founded in 1988 by Dan Gerhard, Jacob Heilbron and former MTB racer Joe Murray. The company name refers to the place Kailua-Kona in Hawaii .
Products
The company manufactures various types of wheels and sells them in 30 countries. In the field of mountain bikes, Kona specialized in downhill and freeride bikes and developed the Stinky and Stab series. The product range also includes Dirt -Bikes as Cowan , road bikes as the King Zing , Cyclocross wheels as Jake the Snake and touring bikes like the Kona Sutra and children's bikes like Makena . Since 2006 there has also been a women's line called Lisa . The company's existing cycling clothing line was expanded in 2008.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jacob Heilbron . In: Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame . March 26, 2014 ( mmbhof.org [accessed December 9, 2017]).