I owned a damn kick ass kona that i bought at a pawn shop heehe for quite the bargain...and my dad king of giving away my stuff...gave my $6000 bike that i paid like 250 for, to his friend's son...and i never saw it again.....b******!!!
I will never buy any other bike brand than kona!! they totally rock!! Even though my bike is only full XT and not full XTR, I love it....The shifts are slower but it's more reliable!!
That is what I have heard about them.....I have a group of friends that are hard core mountain bikers and they all have konas except for one who has a Gary Fisher, but even he said that he likes konas better than what he has...