Satori bellingham3/6/2023 ![]() Dew goes disc, Tiki and Tiki Deluxe complement our growing range. Stinky fever continues to rage and the first production kid's Freeride bike, the Stinky JR with 24-inch wheels and 4-inches of front and rear wheel travel is introduced for Kona Kids.The Kona Clump Freeride team is formed, consisting of New World Disorder riders John Cowan, Wheely King Bobby Root and Graham Kuerbis.Kona Europe moves its' headquarters from Germany to Monaco.Mountain Biking magazine calls it "The Future of Mountain Biking". Chute "Out-of-Bounds" hardtail bike for dirt jumping/dual slalom is introduced.During the next 10 years, over 40,000 riders have had an opportunity to take a free Kona test ride. The new 29 foot RV with a 20-foot trailer full of Kona demo bikes tours 20 states and provinces around North America. Kona "Feel the Flow" demo tour is started.Stab Dee-Lux is named "Downhill Bike of the Year" for 1999 by Mountain Bike Action.Washington rider Dale Knapp wins Seattle Super-Cross national cyclocross event, finishing 3rd overall in the US National series. Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria, BC is a 1st year Espoir for Kona. Geoff Kabush of Victoria, BC replaces Roland Green who heads south for GT's big bucks. Kona-Mapei team back for a 3rd year with Dario Cioni.He breaks open the North Shore freeride story in Bike magazine (May 1998). John Gibson of Canmore, Alberta is appointed Kona Lensman.Former BMX World Champion Scott Beaumont (UK) races a Kona Mokomoko to 3rd place in Japan Dual Slalom World Cup and finishes 4th overall in the 1998 World Cup standings.In the ten year lifespan of this even, the annual bowling event has raised over $100,000 for IMBA as well as $10,000 for the purchase of the "Vietnam" trail network by NEMBA. The first IMBA-Kona Funraiser is held at the Interbike show in Anaheim.The first production Freeride bike, Stinky Dee-Lux is introduced, a 5-inch front and rear wheel travel "Out-of-Bounds" machine, based on the Stab design, with triple chainring. ![]() After retirement, Stefano becomes "Mr Kona Italy". Stefano Migliorini of Italy races the 7-inch travel Stab Dee-Lux on the World Cup DH circuit. Roland is 3rd overall in the NORBA National series. Dario finishes the season with an 8th place result in the World Championships. Team leaders are Dario Cioni and Roland Green. Mapei-Kona cross-country MTB team is formed. ![]() It is a popular tourist destination known for its easy access to outdoor recreation in the San Juan Islands and North Cascades. It takes its name from Bellingham Bay, named by George Vancouver in 1792, for Sir William Bellingham, the Controller of Storekeeper Accounts of the Royal Navy during the Vancouver Expedition.Today, Bellingham is the northernmost city with a population of more than 90,000 people in the contiguous United States. The city of Bellingham, incorporated in 1903, consolidated four settlements: Bellingham, Whatcom, Fairhaven, and Sehome. The city had a population of 92,314 as of 2019. ![]() It lies 21 miles (34 km) south of the U.S.–Canada border in between two major cities of the Pacific Northwest: Vancouver, British Columbia (located 52 miles (84 km) to the northwest) and Seattle (90 miles (140 km) to the south). Bellingham ( BEL-ing-ham) is the most populous city in, and county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. ![]()
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