Kona Lisa HT 2009

[vickster]

New bike is here, sorted by the LBS, ridden about 10 miles on and off road (large local park) and now has dirty tyres

Photos here (sorry they're not great)!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13453254@N07/sets/72157628762338911/

Knobbly tyres and suspension - good fun on grass and grit, hard work on the road compared to fast hybrid and road bike. Different beast, need to find some 'proper' rough terrain

Lovely smooth gear change from the Deore XT derailleur, need to get used to the disc brakes

 

[derrick]

Thats better, looks nice.

 

[Peteaud]

Nice one.

 

[vickster]

Cheers Derrick, I am utterly inept at uploading photos!

 

[derrick]

Cheers Derrick, I am utterly inept at uploading photos!

I find photo bucket is easy to use. see link below.
http://photobucket.com/

 

[Cubist]

ooh, worth the wait..... looks mint.

 

[vickster]

I wiped most of the mud off, the tyres are grubby though

 

[Muddyfox]

That looks lovely .. i'm quite a fan of Kona

They bring out some great bikes and are'nt afraid to try something different

 

[vickster]

Cheers

The chap at the LBS said it was a lot of bike for the money, was a bit of a bargain - and it is the right size (although it does feel small compared to the other bikes, guess it's all due to geometry - this is a women-specific bike while the others are not)

Not sure I like the grips, my hands started to ache - may need some fatter, ergo ones - but will see how I get on

 

[Cubist]

Cheers

The chap at the LBS said it was a lot of bike for the money, was a bit of a bargain - and it is the right size (although it does feel small compared to the other bikes, guess it's all due to geometry - this is a women-specific bike while the others are not)

Not sure I like the grips, my hands started to ache - may need some fatter, ergo ones - but will see how I get on

I knew you'd want to add some bling.....

 

[vickster]

Not that I was looking, but thought these might be worth a go?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=71948
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/grips/product/review-kona-cowan-log-grips-09-34335

Although I do like Specialized ergos

 

[potsy]

I wiped most of the mud off, the tyres are grubby though

My CX bike tyres always look grubby, when you find out how to clean yours let me know

 

[vickster]

Frankly I am not even going to bother - it was bought for off road

I did get rid of the worst of it with a post off road, on road ride! It wasn't 'mud' that I was worried about!

 

[Cubist]

Not that I was looking, but thought these might be worth a go?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=71948
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/grips/product/review-kona-cowan-log-grips-09-34335

Although I do like Specialized ergos

Those Kona ones are slimmer than standard.

Ergo are comfy, but designed more for distance.... you need to play out on that Lisa
Here, fill your boots:
http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/index.php?cPath=60

 

[Cubist]

My CX bike tyres always look grubby, when you find out how to clean yours let me know

I'm a bit sad, but I get a washing up bowl full of soapy water, and a washing up brush. Wheels off the bike and held over the washing up bowl for an entertaining ten minutes or so of scrubbing ...... keep your mind off the fags Pottsy!