Retro Vs Modern Kona XC Mountain Bikes!

We've come a long way since those first Klunker bikes barreling down the American hills, but just how far have we come since the 90s? Has MTB tech developed drastically or have we only seen incremental steps? Join Neil Donoghue as he compares two Kona Mountain Bikes, one old & one new, to find the answer! In association with Kona - https://gmbn.eu/kona Useful Links: Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://upload.gmbn.com/ Join us at the Global Bike Festival! 👉 https://gmbn.eu/GlobalBikeFestival2022 Check out the GMBN Shop 👉 https://gmbn.eu/ArchiveCollection Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 https://gmbn.eu/newsletter Watch more on GMBN... 📹 Dropper Vs No Dropper 👉 https://gmbn.eu/DropperVSNoDropper 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gmbn.eu/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show - https://gmbn.eu/dirtshedplaylist 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound / Artlist 🎵 Funky Street - Mai Ligne Garage Door Opener - par I'm Not a Flower - par #gmbn #mtb #mountainbiking #RetroMTB #OldSkool #MTBHistory The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Every day of every month, our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/Canyon Nukeproof Bikes: http://gmbn.eu/nukeproof Orbea Bikes: https://gmbn.eu/Orbea Park Tool: http://gmbn.eu/ParkTool POC helmets and eyewear: http://gmbn.eu/POCsports Crankbrothers Pedals: http://gmbn.eu/crankbros Shimano Footwear: https://gmbn.eu/ShimanoShoes Dainese Protection: https://gmbn.eu/Dainese Ergon: http://gmbn.eu/ergon Vittoria Tires: https://gmbn.eu/Vittoria FSA: http://gmbn.eu/fsa e*thirteen: https://gmbn.eu/EThirteen Spank: https://gmbn.eu/Spank Topeak: http://gmbn.eu/topeak Garmin: https://gmbn.eu/Garmin Muc-Off - https://gmbn.eu/Muc-Off Wahoo: https://gmbn.eu/WahooTraining Komoot: https://gmbn.eu/Komoot Worx Power Tools: https://gmbn.eu/Worx CamelBak: https://gmbn.eu/CamelBak Watch our sister channels: GMBN Tech -    / gmbntech   Electric Mountain Bike Network -    / embn   Global Cycling Network -    / gcn   GCN Tech -    / gcntech   GCN Racing -    / gcnracing   Global Triathlon Network -    / gtn   GCN Italia -    / gcnitalia   GCN en Espanol -    / gcnenespanol   GCN auf Deutsch -    / gcnaufdeutsch   GCN en Francais -    / gcnenfrancais   GCN Japan -    / gcnjapan   GCN Training -    / gcntraining