Originally Posted by
njkayaker
Vajradrifter, have you contacted Kona about this? I realize you're on tour and all, but really, I'm curious what the manufacturer has to say about this. They should send you a whole new bike, really.
This isn't really a good idea because
the new bike will break in the same way in the future (unless they have changed the dropouts). The thing he should do is
fix this one.
Ah, well, you make a good point. What I was thinking is: a whole new bike, free, is always a good idea.