Bikes for the ladies...

Not a kona, but still a woman's bike

We don't sell Kona bikes at Rider's Cycles...Kona is doing something right though, because parents come in all the time asking for Kona bikes, because that's what their kids like. So somehow the Kona marketing is enticing the youngsters...I could go on a little ramble here on why a Kona might not be a great choice for the kids...but no! We're above such mediocrity here at the shop. Honorable staff here, with good intentions. Heck even my mum and dad ride Konas, but their commute is all of a kilometer or two down to the staples to feed the horses or a leisurely cruise around my village (5k). The funny thing is, that since they live in Iceland, the brand name Kona takes on a bit of a different meaning. You see "Kona" means woman in Icelandic. So this immediately becomes cannon fodder for the humorous types. Not only is my dad ('6,3" /260lbs.) riding a "women's bike." Funny in itself, but if he braves the comments and rides down to the pub, he's in danger of getting the ever popular: "Oh, I can see you rode your woman here tonight...how was that?" Or any variation of the same observation with increasing vulgarity depending on the speakers drunkenness. In situations like those you just have to smile and say: The ride was wonderful!