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Kona / Saint Supreme Operator
The 2012 Kona Supreme Operator. From big races to big mountains, one bike to rule them all.
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Nov 23, 2011
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- Date Posted
- Nov 16, 2011 at 15:41Nov 16, 2011
- Category
- All Mountain/Enduro/DH
- Location
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
73 Comments
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EricThiessen
(Nov 17, 2011 at 7:48)
this is so sick. But i wouldn't say Vod cause i believe VOD's shouldn't come from Bike companies but should come from the riders of Pinkbike. But thats just My opinion
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@EricThiessen Pinkbike is free for us, imo it uses this kind of publicity fewer than any other website would do it! And this video is really awesome, so why not..!
- + 7
Oh man, 90% of the VODS dont come from PB riders...Stund? NWD? Lone Wolf?...yet they´re VODs, but i agree, i would prefer some amateur material
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Guys, relax, it is just a kona anyways, so nobody will really buy it if there is no other option...
- + 12
But guys, if all VOD's were 100% amateur they would be just that... amateur and nowhere near as good as the stuff the 'groups' are bringing us, for free. I really don't understand why everyone isn't behind them giving us awesome stuff.
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i see your point, its ok to have a bit of "group" VOD's but since VOD's been full of Stund, it would be nice to see a bit more amateur vids for the next while.
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yeh, and i feel like PB is just using VODs to advertise brands and companies in general so i feel kind of used...idk what u guys think about it
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@David-hill Teams or crews being sponsored is a bit different then an actual advert for a bike. This is just that an advert for a kona supreme, Simple marketing, make an epic video people will think the bike is epic. 
- + 11
The way I look at it, VOD is a showcase of the best videos on Pinkbike. Kona put out a quality video, so it got VOD. Plain and simple. Further, all the guys at Kona (and most other bike companies) are riders themselves, so why should they be excluded from contention just because they happen to make a living from it as well? A rider is a rider. Yeah it's marketing, but you know every time you see an amateur video, and the riders sponsors come up? Yeah, that's also marketing. If it wasn't for marketing, this great community called Pinkbike probably wouldn't exist, and it certainly wouldn't be free.
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Plus there are way better bikes out there, one of my friends bent one of those frames. and I agree with you VODs are about riders not companies
- + 19
Remember three years ago.. Everyone was like, dammn kona sucks! And now they come up with the Operator, and I honnestly think Kona is getting wayy good, it's getting in the game!
- + 6
konas have been and will be great bikes, but yeah its about time people started pulling their heads outta their asses and quit the bitching!
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Caiokv, you missed the Kona debate years ago. Get over it, I've seen many people love their Kona's. They've stepped up their game, and people continue to ride them and love them.
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i have a short question. how do you make the text disappear behind the riders helmet at 00:18?
thank you!
thank you!
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I think they still have to change that "cheap brand" look to hit the markets and increase sales, but i think they´re going the right way...congrats Kona!
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no matter how much pretty paint they put on, its not going to hide the obvious frame design flaws.