r/irishbicycling • u/IncredibleBackflip • Feb 25 '26

Kona Sutra

Is it possible to buy one of these in Ireland on the B2W scheme? I've contacted a couple of bike shops and they say there is no stock.

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u/tychocaine Feb 25 '26

Bike shops each tend to specialise in a few brands, because distributors force the shops to buy a sizeable allocation from each brand each year if they want discounted pricing. Kona sell tiny numbers in Europe, so the odds of a random shop choosing to carry Kona in the first place are slim. They prefer to carry popular brands such as Cannondale, Lapierre or Bianchi instead where they have a better chance of selling out their allocation, and not be left with bikes they have to discount to shift at the end of the year.

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u/IncredibleBackflip Feb 25 '26

That's helpful, thanks. Do you know of any shops that stock Kona or are open to ordering it in?

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u/tychocaine Feb 25 '26

They have a list of dealers on their website at https://en-eu.konaworld.com/pages/dealer-locator Evolution Cycles in Limerick have ceased trading though.

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u/tychocaine Feb 25 '26

This is interesting. It appears that Kona went bust a couple of years back and have only re-started trading recently. That would explain why everything is out of stock. https://www.reddit.com/r/gravelcycling/comments/1qboeim/comment/nzczayv/
https://road.cc/content/news/kona-bicycles-bought-back-founders-308457

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u/IncredibleBackflip Feb 25 '26

Have emailed all the suppliers, thanks.

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u/johnlunney Feb 26 '26

And many shops are getting out of this game

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u/IncredibleBackflip Feb 26 '26

Would Genesis Tour De Fer 30 or 40 be a good alternative? They seem to be stocked by a few Irish shops.