What size KONA!!!?? do you ride?

[Malvern Rider]

I'm 5' 10" with 31 inch inseam

I had a 1993 18" cindercone which felt a little cramped, but I tried a '97 19" lava dome and it was a little high/long!!!

Do retro Kona's change much from model to model, year to year?

How tall are your legs/arms and what size Kona do you ride?

(Best fit MTB I ever had was a 18.5" Rocky Mountain Thin Air, which died)

 

[lewis1641]

i am 5'10 with a 30" inside leg. i feel comfortable on 16 to 18 inch konas (93 lava dome 16", 97 fire mountain 16", 95 fire mountain 18" and 95 kiluea (sp?) 18". found my mate's 19" 95/6 kula to be too big.

 

[MikeD]

They got slightly longer for a given size at some point in the mid-90s, but I can never remember exactly when

 

[mattbrown]

im 5.11" and ride a 19", I too found an 18" too cramped (altho when i was 16 i shoehorned myself into a 16")

I do find a 19" on the stretched ride of all the rides i have.

 

[azaro]

I'm 6" with a 31" inside leg.
95 cindercone and 94 kilauea fine for me.
Both 19"
Doh!

 

[Malvern Rider]

Azaro - cool, but what size? ;-)

 

[Kentphil]

I'm 5' 10" tall and a ride a 19" 1998 cindercone. It feels right for me. It does have a racy stretched position which I think is how the steel Kona bikes were designed.

 

[Mr Panda]

6'4" and equally at home on 21" or 19" bikes, although generally use 21" on easier terrain and 19" on rough stuff - also mood dependant

 

[Gruff]

I'm 5 ft 7 with a 29" inside leg and always rode 18" Kona's

 

[Agency_Scum]

6'6", 37" inside leg. 20 Kilauea. Beautiful bike.