Here you can find all the Kona catalogs from 1989 up to 1999.
Kona started in 1988 and quickly became a big contender in the rapidly growing mountain bike industry.
They are known for their bike sporting names with a Hawaian influence and names only teenagers would come up with (“For Play”, “SEX One, Too and Three”, and “Stinky”). As well as some badly designed but very nineties catalogs (especially the 1998 one).
Their dedication to the mountain bike scene shows, with hardly any models other than a handful of cruisers and road bikes.
Iconic Models
But they did come up with some gorgeous mountain bikes that perfectly capture the dynamic spirit of the nineties.
1992 Kona Explosif-Pro

The Kona Explosif has been in their lineup from the very start, but it’s the Explosif-Pro from 1992 that would feature the ultra cool looking Future Shock fork. It was a combination of a linkage system with an elastomer.

Finding an old Kona is relatively easy. Finding that fork is much harder.
1994 Kona Hei Hei

I’ve included 1994’s Kona Hei Hei to the mix because it has a titanium frame. Kona is one of the few manufacturers who would have a titanium bike in their lineup.
This is not the first one (that would be the one from 1991), but it is the first one with a factory installed absolutely stunning Marzocchi XC 500 fork.
And 1994 also meant your high-end MTB would feature XTR components.
The 1995 version with Syncros and Cook Bros. Racing components might be even better looking, but this all silver and gold bike is one helluva machine.
1994 Kona EFS

In the early nineties mountain bike manufacturers were trying all kinds of suspension, some good, some very bad. For a while this Italian design from a little company called Verlicchi that specialized in suspension was all the rage.
Kona did nothing else but slap their own brand on it, put a couple of wheels in the frame and unleash it on the market. Hence the reason you’ll find the same design from other brands of that time, who did exactly the same (Iron Horse FS Works, Sintesi Bromont)
It was the first dual suspension bike featuring the Kona brand.
Catalogs
- Kona catalog 1989
- Kona catalog 1990
- Kona catalog 1991
- Kona catalog 1992
- Kona catalog 1993
- Kona catalog 1994
- Kona catalog 1995
- Kona catalog 1996
- Kona catalog 1997
- Kona catalog 1998
- Kona catalog 1999
Kona Models
Mountain Bike
A A | 1994 – 1997 |
Black | 1991 |
Cinder Cone | 1989 – 1995 | 1999 |
Caldera | 1997 – 1999 |
Chute | 1999 |
EFS | 1994 |
Explosif | 1989 – 1999 |
Explosif Pro | 1992 |
Fire Mountain | 1989 – 1999 |
For Play | 1996 |
Hahanna | 1991 – 1999 |
Hei Hei | 1991 – 1995 | 1999 |
Hot | 1991 – 1992 | 1995 – 1998 |
Keiki | 1995 |
Kilauea | 1993 – 1998 |
King Kahuna | 1996 – 1998 |
King Kikapu | 1997 – 1999 |
Koa | 1995 – 1997 |
Ku | 1995 – 1998 |
Kula | 1994 – 1999 |
Lava Dome | 1990 – 1999 |
Manomano | 1997 – 1999 |
Misser Replica | 1997 |
Mokomoko | 1998 – 1999 |
Muni-Mula | 1995 – 1999 |
Nu-Nu | 1999 |
Pahoehoe | 1998 – 1999 |
SEX One | 1995 – 1996 |
SEX Too | 1995 – 1996 |
SEX Three | 1996 |
Stab | 1998 – 1999 |
Stab Dee-Lux | 1999 |
Stinky | 1999 |
Stinky Dee-Lux | 1999 |
U’hu | 1997 – 1998 |
U’i | 1997 |
Road
Haole | 1992 | 1995 | 1999 |
Jake the Snake | 1998 – 1999 |
Kapu | 1995 – 1999 |
Hoo-Ha | 1999 |
Yee-Ha | 1999 |
Cruiser
Humuhumu | 1995 – 1996 |
Humu | 1999 |
Humu1 | 1998 |
Humu2 | 1998 |
Humuseven | 1999 |
A’ha | 1995 – 1997 |