Random at n.a in Calgary, Alberta, Canada - photo by jmacg

Broken Kona Operator, Good old Kona! So reliable!

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Album: Bikes
Category: Broken Bikes/Parts
Date Posted: Jul 9, 2011 at 7:53
Jul 9, 2011
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Trail: n.a
Riders: Random

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joshualovesmtb (Jul 10, 2011 at 11:45)

oh, kona haters gonna love this one..

farnorth (Oct 9, 2011 at 17:09)

hi all that have commented on this photo i worked at canada olympic park this summer and was there when this happened and it is a kona stinky TL not an operator and it was a junk frame very very thin aluminum

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Simmonsride (Aug 3, 2011 at 16:31)

no one knows whats happend with this frame .. so kona hatters SUCK .

jmacg (Aug 4, 2011 at 7:03)

i think its pretty obvious what happened to this frame.....

sam-rodda (Sep 12, 2011 at 12:59)

I think it's pretty obvious that it's a Stinky frame too...

idirbabaci (Jul 9, 2011 at 14:21)

www.pinkbike.com/photo/6756042/#top snapped in the same place :S

nouser (Jul 17, 2011 at 18:40)

what a surprise...

idrisz-96 (Nov 16, 2011 at 0:20)

ouch. im pretty sure there hanging this on a wall as an incentive to get rental insurance

nouser (Jul 9, 2011 at 9:53)

TROLLED

rnr291 (Jul 9, 2011 at 19:37)

I broke my kona recently as well... that sucks man

jonathan-c (Jul 28, 2011 at 15:47)

Honestly, how does one go about snapping a frame like this? Crazy. Must have been a massive crash, or a piece of crap frame.

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yeahbro (Aug 2, 2011 at 6:55) (Below Threshold)

it is kona...

rippin-norco (Aug 29, 2011 at 23:06)

you cant snap a kona by just sitting on it you realize? Konas are stronger then they are made out to be, they are great for what they cost.

Mr-Penny (Dec 12, 2011 at 16:13)

ahahah COP kona. it was ridden so hard

hristoto (Aug 4, 2012 at 9:01)

where is the problem? It still look ridable!

skylerm (Jul 9, 2011 at 8:10)

lol

saaresto (Jul 9, 2011 at 21:26)

hey man, that's not an operator, 'cos it's black.Entourage, imho.
and just one question: HOW??

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jmacg (Jul 10, 2011 at 0:38) (Below Threshold)

its the rental operator.

saaresto (Jul 10, 2011 at 18:27)

we both were wrong. It's rental stinky

www.sugarloafpark.ca/bikepark/node/103

jmacg (Jul 10, 2011 at 20:04)

Canada Olympic Park has different rentals, that is called the freeride operator. Theres the downhill operator too.

rick88 (Jul 14, 2011 at 21:02)

wouldn't the DH one have an even bigger chance of cracking as it has a slacker HT angle?

MCsession7 (Aug 2, 2011 at 8:04)

Thats a stinky! I was at a hill with these identical bikes for rent, this is the stinky, not the freeride operator.

Angryham (Jun 11, 2012 at 12:38)

why do people hate on konas?

Snowdog85 (Jul 10, 2011 at 12:30)

and whit single grown fork?! wow!

DannyMorson (Sep 16, 2014 at 6:11)

2ft drop meets Kona

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JubaBabaci (Jul 9, 2011 at 14:21)

First its one then two then it begins again. Well done kona, Fail.

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notthatfast (Jul 10, 2011 at 15:56)

oh shut up

chane-man (Jul 12, 2011 at 20:49)

rofle

asenchbg (Aug 2, 2011 at 8:24)

that's not the first broken operator, mine broke too

caunleqmfj (Aug 20, 2011 at 23:32)

this is not an operator.

jmacg (Aug 21, 2011 at 8:26) (Below Threshold)

Yeah bud it is

caunleqmfj (Aug 22, 2011 at 15:36)

pretty sure its a stinky TL

speppy2316 (Feb 15, 2012 at 3:58)

@jmacg ok if you can tell me the exact year that kona launched a BLACK operator and have photographic evidence I’ll eat my bike.

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