Paulzs

One lady owner looked after

The "Stage One" comes with a 6061 Aluminium frame
Frame size medium 18inch
Limited edition McRae graphics,
Shimano group set
Suntour Forks.

Mint

Mk1-stu

i'm surprised it doesn't have disc brakes ! Looks alright though

155lee

iTrader: (10)

that looks old.when were they made?

NUNOOKS

nice, how old is it, just got back in myself from mountain biking, over here in australia,

Paulzs

2003 i believe as thats when the Lady i bought it off of purchased it

Kona importers Paligap have announced a limited edition Colin McRae "Stage One" mountain bike for the pedalling petrol heads amongst us.

"Colin's new bike" (foto G.waugh)Despite the Kona team no longer being sponsored by Ford Focus, top rally driver Colin McRae has signed on "to ride, train and "Feel the groove" of Kona bikes for the next two years" according to the Paligap press release.

The power sliding Scotsman and his co-driver Nicky Grist have been using mountain bikes for training for several years, and the pair already had various Kona's holed up around the world ready to ride between rallies. Colin said "Well, I thought it was a great idea, having a signature bike as I am really into the biking and I know that Kona is a major brand. It feels good to have a respected name as a personal sponsor."
"It must be his, he's signed it" (foto G.waugh)The "Stage One" comes with a 6061 Aluminium frame, custom McRae graphics, Shimano group set and Suntour Forks at Ł400. Although mud flaps, roll cage and a barking mad rally spec. engine are unfortunately missing. It'll be out in major Kona dealers and Halfords in May and expect to see a lot of it in ads and even the new Colin McRae 3 game.

For more Kona's look here and for more Colin look here.
We're sure that celebrity signatures like this have a big impact on the younger end of the market, but will a bike endorsed by a bloke who cartwheels cars down tracks at 150mph be likely to sway serious mountain bikers? We've already had discussions on the forum about whether sponsorship of pro teams makes any difference to the purchases of cynical cyclists, but what do you think about links to folk outside the sport? Still, at least McRae does do the 'forests at huge speeds, with fractional margin of error and enormous skill and nerve thing' that we all aspire to repeat in some way on our humble push irons.

Robs Frst

Nice bike.

Rossco

Looks like a nice piece to hang on to, must be a good 5 or 6 years old judging by the spec. Kona make great bikes though.

boyracer2005uk

i have one of these with all original equipment on brakes, tyres etc etc any idea what would people would pay for them i think its stage one limted edition. im the only person that has owned it from new.

FOCUSTARD PIE

iTrader: (7)

My one, had it for a few years now, bought on ebay for just under Ł200

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Never seen them before.There cool.

PaulinhoT

That's a great find

boyracer2005uk

focustard pie mines the one without discs did you fit them and was it difficult.