I’ve bought a new bike for my commute. I had been intending to wait until next year. I had my eye on a Kona Sutra.
Last week a saw that Wiggle were having a 10th anniversary sale. I had a look and stumbled upon another Kona, namely the Kona Dew Drop. The Kona Dew is billed as a ‘fast commuter’ and the Dew Drop is the version with drop bars. Dew drop , geddit?
It has a similar geometry to the Sutra and also the commuter friendly disc brakes. Where it differs is that the Sutra is steel and the Drop is lighter aluminimum. There are other differences of course. The general components are better which is to be expected as the Sutra is a few hundred pounds more expensive.
The Drop also doesn’t come with a rack and mudguards, although I did a little research and discovered that they can be fitted contrary to the Q&A on the Wiggle website.
The original sale price on the Wiggle website was £470. I thought “that’s cheap” but not cheap enough to warrant the purchase. A week later the price has dropped to £412 which is a massive 35% off the list price. Of course I snapped it up. I am now waiting eagerly for the postman to stagger up the road carrying a bicycle shaped package for my delectation.