TheFunkyMonkey

@OceanPhil: Ah, yes, the Psyclone! They were badass as well and a couple of riding buddies had them but I never had the pleasure of owning one myself. Funny enough, I was big into BMX in the 70s & 80s but was never into GTs. Certainly appreciated them but didn't get into them until MTB. Growing up in MD not far from Hutch, it was usually a Hutch for me. I went through JMC and Patterson phases but other than those, Hutch it was.

They've done some collaborations in the past and think they may have another coming up. Gary's son, Craig, is heavily involved these days and is in the front to the right kneeling down if I'm not mistaken.

Same. GT got me into MTB. My first was a red 92 Karakoram while in college. I think my buddy I sold it to in college still has it... Caught the bug and quickly upgraded to a Zaskar and ended up having a few of those. Then moved onto a number of RTSs and LTSs. The Xizang was the one that escaped me...

Same exact situation as @deez-nucks. Getting ready to build a new HT with two set of wheels with one set for pump track, greenway rides with the wife and dare I say it, hitting a little "gravel" in my hood. Jack of all trades for where I live and ride.

@deez-nucks: Truth

@briceps: in fairness, the CR and I got off to a rough start. I purchased one of the first frames available and it had a major manufacturing defect in that the caliper post mounts were turned inward so no way to install caliper. I've posted some pics here for your viewing pleasure: https://www.pinkbike.com/u/TheFunkyMonkey/album/2017-Kona-Honzo-CR/ My experience with Kona and the dealer didn't start out great and only ended up OK once they found a replacement frame to send me but they were in no hurry to do so. There's pics of the replacement frame built in the album I shared. Tire clearance was tight, it was and is the only the PFBB I have or ever will own and the shape of the seat stays made it overly stiff (compared to say a Canfield EPO). It didn't help I was running carbon rims and cranks but it was still far too stiff for my preferences. In the end, I had hoped this was going to be my flow trails slayer but it did everything OK but nothing great so it got sold fairly quickly. Clearly others have enjoyed theirs...

You didn't miss a thing - the Honzo CR sucked.