while I applaud Kona for coming out with a utility bike, I think they completely missed the mark, unless they do a few things. First and foremost, they need to make some bigger panniers similar to the xtracycle ones.

Every picture I've seen of the kona has a regular sized pannier on the back and it just looks friggin' stupid. Plus, I could just throw on a jandd expedition rack on my regular bike and throw on the same size panniers plus close to the same amount on the rack. Plus no wide loaders, no footsies, etc. I think they made a big mistake not making it compatible with xtracycle accessories. I would have paid $150-200 extra if they had done that.

Maybe the ute will be a smash hit and third party vendors will step up with compatible accessories. I just don't want to wait around for a year or so until that happens (if it ever does).