Kona Tanuki on the Wall Trail - Video by konaworld

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Daemongrad (Feb 5, 2011 at 19:05)

I liked the idea of the video. It had a sort of RAW feel to it. Right from the raw material, the craftsmanship, the people involved that we would never think of, hence the mines, miners and blacksmith, lining up individual pieces of the bike at the beginning to give a feel for the individual strengths.

In short, I liked the film, it had depth, but isn't the Tanuki just the Dawg renamed?

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exocet (Feb 6, 2011 at 8:57)

I'm glad it worked for someone. Juxtaposing completely unrelated subjects in an unexplained way just annoyed me. With the blues music as well, just turned it into a mishmash of "arty" shots that were trying too hard. The riding wasn't much better, sticking a boom out on the side of a bike (especially short travel bike) gives a horrible angle.

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ku22in (Feb 4, 2011 at 19:37)

when i played the video, the trailer for "brighter" played

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Bjammin (Feb 4, 2011 at 21:48)

oh haha I get it. Good pun.

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ku22in (Feb 5, 2011 at 8:45)

It wasnt a joke, everytime i load this page the trailer plays instead of the kona video

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Bjammin (Feb 7, 2011 at 16:22)

oh ok. i thought you were saying that the video needed to be brighter. which it does.

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pojic (Feb 6, 2011 at 14:05)

Putting some things aside, ie the bike and the filming, Afan Argoed (and this takes in Glyn Corrwg just a few miles up the valley too) is the mutts nuts for singletrack. As previously mentioned, there are 4 slightly different flavoured tracks in that valley, with the option to join them up into a 47km epic if thats what floats your boat. The singletrack is superb and the scenery is typically Welsh - bloody gorgeous! As long as its not raining that is. You could easily spend a weekend in just that valley, let alone the other superb tracks in South Wales.

As for Skyline Cycles, and I don't have a vested interest here, I can honestly say that the guys in there have never been anything less than cheerful and helpful on the many occasions I've been in there. Great staff and normally enough drool worthy bikes to make you late for your ride.

Go ride. Go shop. Go ride again.

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over9000ninja (Feb 4, 2011 at 19:23)

pretty nice

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StinkyTO (Feb 4, 2011 at 19:30)

you are right. it is pretty nice

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skylinecycles (Feb 5, 2011 at 5:56)

Our previous episode...

www.pinkbike.com/video/179038/#top

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pwngemn (Feb 5, 2011 at 10:17)

...but will it blend??

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orangepatriotcoil (Feb 5, 2011 at 12:17)

i think it will blend

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orangepatriotcoil (Feb 5, 2011 at 12:18)

only one way to find out..

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RPereira (Feb 6, 2011 at 9:37)

Why the hell am I watching the Brighter teaser when this should be the Kona video? This has happened about three times already in pinkbike. Wtf?

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thebigschott (Feb 5, 2011 at 7:37)

Looks like a rad enough trail to me. I guess it doesn't take a lot for me to have fun on an mtb though

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brule Mod Plus (Feb 4, 2011 at 19:34)

I like the looks of this bike - tapered HT is the way forward as well. Should be a good trail rig.

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sashamtbrider (Feb 4, 2011 at 20:00)

Beautiful Work guys! Nice editing, I enjoyed watching your video

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TAridingMTB (Feb 5, 2011 at 2:45)

nice music and some of those camera angles were sick, riding wasnt amazing though

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dom69foco (Feb 5, 2011 at 13:19)

first minute and last 30 seconds were totally unnecessary... bike looks nice though

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sgtjag (Feb 6, 2011 at 20:26)

i think he needs more air in the rear shock

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pokalface (Feb 4, 2011 at 21:01)

in 00:47,the swing arm is the same with this www.fireeye-bike.com/product.php?menu=2&prod_class=2&prodsn=32..fire eye kirin frame..haha

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webeskankin3 (Feb 5, 2011 at 17:50)

Awsome looking bike and linkage system! . . . when they first came out 15 years ago, kona really needs a redesign to spice things up.

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greg-juhasz (Feb 4, 2011 at 20:09)

Tanuki means raccoon in japanese, I wonder if that's where the name came from.

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klcar (Feb 5, 2011 at 0:03)

god knows where kona get their names from lol

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samsquamsh (Feb 5, 2011 at 0:11)

I've been told by the guy that spent a couple of years in japan that 'tanuki' is some sort of a crazy raccoon or badger with massive balls Smile

, I guess kona uses this name to show this bikes attitude. I had a quick spin on one and it fills funny, my size but i felt super cramped and like I was falling over the bars...weird.

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goonrider (Feb 5, 2011 at 0:41)

tinyurl.com/4t9tg7a

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bkbroiler (Feb 5, 2011 at 12:21)

" samsquamsh
I've been told by the guy that spent a couple of years in japan that 'tanuki' is some sort of a crazy raccoon or badger with massive balls Smile, I guess kona uses this name to show this bikes attitude. I had a quick spin on one and it fills funny, my size but i felt super cramped and like I was falling over the bars...weird."

The rider looked cramped and got pitched over in one shot imo

Original idea, well shot, too much post effect (dark)

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Nickhalorider (Feb 5, 2011 at 0:02)

i love skyline cycles. got my trail bike from there so good, whites level is a better trail if u want an opinion

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nason222 (Feb 4, 2011 at 19:21)

Killer!!

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pbrider (Feb 4, 2011 at 22:35)

i know im a dick... but that showed little about the bike ... riding... or the area. it was like some pan in and out competition... i like harmonica but this still sucked for a pro edit.

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pbrider (Feb 4, 2011 at 22:40)

just watched it again so i could edit my rude post... sorry still a dick. the miners were cool though

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stompeinator (Feb 4, 2011 at 23:12)

i thought the editing/camera work was pretty good, but ya i agree with you about the bike and trail. This doesnt make me want to go ride that trail or buy that bike hahahah

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Digital (Feb 5, 2011 at 5:08)

Dude, trust me, you want to go ride that trail, its about 1 1/2 hours if you're fit, but its just such sweet single track, and theres three other epic trails in that valley as well! This vid really doesn't show any of the decent bits :/

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keelan-mills (Feb 5, 2011 at 12:56)

i wonder how many konas they broke in the making?

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Krcrap (Feb 5, 2011 at 17:59)

Let me guess, you are the foremost expert in bicycle durability testing and have personally broken Kona frames.

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keelan-mills (Feb 6, 2011 at 13:42)

how did u know?

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heavymetal45 (Feb 6, 2011 at 15:05)

Well l'll never get back that 3:03 of my life! What a waste, for gawd sakes

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pbrider (Feb 6, 2011 at 20:35)

@heavymetal ... at least you didn't watch it twice ...

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keelan-mills (Feb 14, 2011 at 15:27)

ever notice how only people with konas dislike my comment "i wonder how many konas they broke in the making?"

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alanmandel (Feb 7, 2011 at 12:09)

looks like a weaker version of the bass.

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me2menow (Feb 5, 2011 at 16:12)

id never buy one, but that was an incredibly sick vid

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mountguitars (Feb 4, 2011 at 22:31)

how did you do the camera angles on 1:16 and 1:21?

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almostwise Mod Plus (Feb 5, 2011 at 4:32)

My guess is an adjustable mount on the handlebar

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k2dan (Feb 4, 2011 at 20:36)

is this the same skyline from the 80 s bmx ,btw the vid is well done

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dthomas (Feb 4, 2011 at 19:32)

Sure gotta lot of parts layin around?

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dreamer777 (Feb 6, 2011 at 8:11)

What can I say!!! This is Kona!!!! VOD

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FranTtIC (Feb 5, 2011 at 13:34)

i want a park outside my house too!

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rickyadams121 (Feb 5, 2011 at 18:32)

video woulda been better with normal colour

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richierocket (Feb 4, 2011 at 23:54)

Are you kidding me? The loop through my living room, dining room and kitchen is way cooler than that lame azz trail! Im kind of thinking Kona and K-Marts bike videos were switched around, or not?

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marvin-the-martian (Feb 5, 2011 at 2:03)

They should have filmed on penhydd (the other trail in that base) but nooo they have to go and close it for a whole year don't they! Also there wasn't enough riding in my opinion.

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Digital (Feb 5, 2011 at 5:11)

I reckon whites up glyncorrwyg (I think thats how you spell it) because its more of a brutal trail, would have been fun seeing it ripped down energy Wink

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marvin-the-martian (Feb 5, 2011 at 7:07)

i've never been to the Glyncorrwg center, but i've heard nothing but good about it. i'll have to make a trip up there soon.

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I-am-John (Feb 5, 2011 at 9:09)

if youve got the time do W2. takes a while, but it means you do the best bits of both the wall and whites.

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marvin-the-martian (Feb 5, 2011 at 12:02)

does it have good signs of where to go then?

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Digital (Feb 6, 2011 at 4:14)

yeah it does, and seriously, glyncorrwg, whites level... bitching singletrack climb, amazing and brutal descending Smile

good jumps section called energy with some good sized tables as well Wink

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arider (Feb 4, 2011 at 20:39)

R.L. Burside is da man BTW. That Tanuki is cool too.

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BikeNerd150 (Feb 4, 2011 at 19:51)

Sweet, video. Kinda dark thought, lighting wise

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cbyers17 (Feb 5, 2011 at 11:15)

sweet

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tcookson (Feb 8, 2011 at 5:02)

nice looking bike

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klcar (Feb 5, 2011 at 0:03)

sureeeee...

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taletotell (Feb 5, 2011 at 4:00)

Between myself and my brother we've owned 4 konas. 2 coilers, a stinky 6 and a dawg. Never a single frame fail. In fact, they are very low maintenance and put up with a ton of crap. And yes we ride pretty hard. He's over 200 lbs and does large drops to flat more than is advisable. I ride super D and my dawg had a longer than standard fork. No problems. My only complaint was the lack of imagination in the design. Only the abracadabra and the coilair have magic link and the rest haven't changed this century. 4 bar is strong and reliable, but it climbs and descends pretty much exactly the same.

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Digital (Feb 5, 2011 at 5:10)

but then again taletotell, why fix whats no broken? Wink

They've found a linkage design thats dependable and works, fair play sticking to it I say

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blinkerx (Feb 5, 2011 at 8:05)

apachemauro dou u even hawe a bike?

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ScandiumRider (Feb 5, 2011 at 11:57)

@apachemauro You've got two of them, and have ridden them enough that they have both failed? Amazing, considering I work for a Kona dealer and we JUST received our first Tanuki. It's not even built yet... Maybe you should spend your time riding bikes instead of hating on Kona.

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apachemauro (Feb 6, 2011 at 14:23)

@blinkerx Dude! Yes I do have a bike, SCOTT GAMBLER DH 10. and here is something for you to have some fun, sorry.
www.pinkbike.com/forum/search/?q=kona+bass+snap

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apachemauro (Feb 6, 2011 at 16:12)

Why did you erase my coments? this is a forum of free expresion, and we can write our experinces and coments, KONA BROKES. do a research in the web.

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Chancho19 (Feb 6, 2011 at 17:58)

Wish the video had a brighter feel to it, but all in all the bike and trail look fun

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Kona Tanuki on the Wall Trail - Video

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