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  1. Original post
    Liam
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    I live in the UK and on Wednesday, I did cycling at Rutland Water, near Leicester. The bike I hired
    was a Kona McRae Ltd. Because I have only ever had =<£50 bikes, the ride was amazing. Such a light
    frame - you can ride over such rough ground and it's still so comfortable. It's tough, so there's no
    problem. It feels really reliable.

    I've been looking at getting a new bike for a while, so I looked on the internet for second-hand
    Kona dealers, but I couldn't even find anyone selling this bike new, let alone s-h. Does anyone know
    of any s-h Kona dealers in South London, please, or a dealer which will post to London cheaply?

    TIA

    Liam

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  2. Chickenbomb
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    konaworld.uk.comdealers.html kona dealers

    konaworld.uk.comhalfords.html halfords stocking kona

    HTH

    John

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    Quoted message said:

    I live in the UK and on Wednesday, I did cycling at Rutland Water, near Leicester. The bike I
    hired was a Kona McRae Ltd. Because I have only ever had =<£50 bikes, the ride was amazing. Such a
    light frame - you can ride over such rough ground and it's still so comfortable. It's tough, so
    there's no problem. It feels really reliable.

    I've been looking at getting a new bike for a while, so I looked on the internet for second-hand
    Kona dealers, but I couldn't even find anyone selling this bike new, let alone s-h. Does anyone
    know of any s-h Kona dealers in South London, please, or a dealer which will post to London
    cheaply?

    TIA

    Liam

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  3. Chickenbomb
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    www.mbuk.com check in the forums there

    abrexa.co.ukEngland

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    konaworld.uk.comdealers.html kona dealers

    konaworld.uk.comhalfords.html halfords stocking kona

    HTH

    John

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    Quoted message said:

    I live in the UK and on Wednesday, I did cycling at Rutland Water, near Leicester. The bike I
    hired was a Kona McRae Ltd. Because I have only ever had =<£50 bikes, the ride was amazing. Such
    a light frame - you


    can

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    ride over such rough ground and it's still so comfortable. It's tough,


    so

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    there's no problem. It feels really reliable.

    I've been looking at getting a new bike for a while, so I looked on the internet for second-hand
    Kona dealers, but I couldn't even find anyone selling this bike new, let alone s-h. Does anyone
    know of any s-h Kona dealers in South London, please, or a dealer which will post to London
    cheaply?

    TIA

    Liam

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  4. Bomba
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    Liam said:

    I live in the UK and on Wednesday, I did cycling at Rutland Water, near Leicester. The bike I
    hired was a Kona McRae Ltd. Because I have only ever had =<£50 bikes, the ride was amazing. Such a
    light frame - you can ride over such rough ground and it's still so comfortable. It's tough, so
    there's no problem. It feels really reliable.

    Actually, the McRae isn't /that/ nice a bike. It was just a commercial tie-in with the Rally driver
    and there are nicer bikes around for the money, IMHO.

    Quoted message said:

    I've been looking at getting a new bike for a while, so I looked on the internet for second-hand
    Kona dealers, but I couldn't even find anyone selling this bike new, let alone s-h.

    The McRae was a 2002 model, I believe, and a limited edition at that. They're now just bringing out
    2004 models, so your chances of finding one will be slim.

    Does anyone know of any s-h Kona

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    dealers in South London, please, or a dealer which will post to London cheaply?

    Evans in Croydon will help you out: evanscycles.comevanscycles.com. The most important thing I can say
    to you is to not set your heart on the McRae model. There may be other models that suit you better,
    but a decent shop will take you through that.

    Also, you may want to check out Cycle Surgery cyclesurgery.comcyclesurgery.com - they don't do Kona, but
    they have five branches in the capital and have a good reputation.

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  5. Liam
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    In article said:
    Liam said:

    I live in the UK and on Wednesday, I did cycling at Rutland Water, near Leicester. The bike I
    hired was a Kona McRae Ltd. Because I have only ever had =<£50 bikes, the ride was amazing. Such
    a light frame - you can ride over such rough ground and it's still so comfortable. It's tough,
    so there's no problem. It feels really reliable.

    Actually, the McRae isn't /that/ nice a bike. It was just a commercial tie-in with the Rally
    driver and there are nicer bikes around for the money, IMHO.

    Quoted message said:

    I've been looking at getting a new bike for a while, so I looked on the internet for second-hand
    Kona dealers, but I couldn't even find anyone selling this bike new, let alone s-h.

    The McRae was a 2002 model, I believe, and a limited edition at that. They're now just bringing
    out 2004 models, so your chances of finding one will be slim.

    Does anyone know of any s-h Kona

    Quoted message said:

    dealers in South London, please, or a dealer which will post to London cheaply?

    Evans in Croydon will help you out: evanscycles.comevanscycles.com. The most important thing I can say
    to you is to not set your heart on the McRae model. There may be other models that suit you
    better, but a decent shop will take you through that.

    Also, you may want to check out Cycle Surgery cyclesurgery.comcyclesurgery.com - they don't do Kona,
    but they have five branches in the capital and have a good reputation.

    Thanks for the help, Chickenbomb and Bomba. I had already checked out the Kona website, but the
    other link was useful. Croydon is near to me, so I'll check out Evans.

    The advice was much appreciated.

    Liam

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  6. CATHYCARR
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    I'm looking for a second hand Kona & came across Rutlands website (where u hired the McRae) & they sell off ther ex-demo & ex-hire bikes at the end of the season (Sept) You can buy a Kona McRae for £199 - CATHY

    [QUOTE]Originally posted by Chickenbomb
    [B]konaworld.uk.comdealers.html kona dealers

    konaworld.uk.comhalfords.html halfords stocking kona

    HTH

    John

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    Chris Moore is a [censored] "Liam" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I live in the UK and on Wednesday, I did cycling at Rutland Water, near Leicester. The bike I
    hired was a Kona McRae Ltd. Because I have only ever had =<£50 bikes, the ride was amazing. Such a
    light frame - you can ride over such rough ground and it's still so comfortable. It's tough, so
    there's no problem. It feels really reliable.

    I've been looking at getting a new bike for a while, so I looked on the internet for second-hand
    Kona dealers, but I couldn't even find anyone selling this bike new, let alone s-h. Does anyone
    know of any s-h Kona dealers in South London, please, or a dealer which will post to London
    cheaply?

    TIA

    Liam

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