kona haole vs kona zing
 

I am looking to build a commuter and i cant decide between the ***** and the zing. The zing has has carbon front fork and rear triangle but is that what i really want for commuting . the ***** is all aluminum but is that what i really want for a commuter ???Anybody have any advice or experience with either bike .

So what are you really looking for in your commuter?

Might want to start off with what you want on your commuter... like racks, fenders, slim or fat tires...

really i just want a good commuter with a back rack for doing all of my transporting around town and to and from colledge um thats part of the reason i am here cuz i want to see what others use

If you want to go with a commuter from Kona, I would go with either the Jake line (Jake or Jake the Snake), the Dew line or the Sutra. I just went through this process and I ended up with the Dr Dew and the deciding factor for me was the disk brakes, which in Vancouver is a necessity in the winter.

I would have taken the Jake the Snake in a heartbeat if I could have put disks on it.

The Zing is not a commuting bike. I'm pretty sure fenders won't fit on it and you will have to 'jerry-rig' a rack for it as well.

If you are looking for a 'do-it-all' bike, then I recommend the Soma Smoothie ES - it can take racks and fenders and is built with a more aggressive road geometry.

Hope that helps

Did you swap out the bars on your Dr. Dew?

I put front discs on mine :)

Sheik: I haven't swapped out the bars, but I put bar ends on it. That gives me enough variety and I like the bar ends for when I'm out of my seat.

Jarery: well I stand corrected. I didn't think the forks allowed for disks. Very nice.

What about the Smoke?

-Rob.

well does anybody know where i can find these frames for sale

I've got a small Kona Smoke frame lying around that I've been meaning to fleaBay for a while. Would that be any use to you?

how much what size and any pics i might be intrested ... any other ideas as fars as commuters go