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Kona Stab Supreme Downhill Full Suspension
Product DescriptionIn the span of five years, the Stab Supreme won the World Championships twice, and added a silver and a bronze, while grabbing 10 World Cup wins and one overall World Cup Championship. That must be why it's one of the most imitated designs on the World Cup circuit. Hell, someone even borrowed the name. For 2010, we reduced frame weight, added tapered headtube and internal headset with oversized bearings for lower stack height, better rigidity, and more surface area to attach to downtube. Tighter cluster. D.O.P.E. System to eliminate brake jack. Adjustable BB height, geometry and ride characteristics. Shimano Saint, Rock Shox Boxxer World Cup fork, Sun rims. Basically, the lightest, fastest, raddest Stab we've ever made.
User Reviews
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Emlyn Shepherd Date Reviewed: May 1, 2012 Strengths: Probably the best downhill bike ever made and you'll always get complimented on it Weaknesses: Weighs an absolute tonne and takes an army to load it to the roof rack but that's the only weakness Bottom Line:
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WestCoastWins
a Downhiller
from Santa Cruz Date Reviewed: November 30, 2011 Strengths: Weight, flickable, adjustable geometry, unique Weaknesses: I with it came with a direct mount stem, but that is a personal choice. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Can't tell ya Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $4000.00 Similar Products Used: Demo 8, Devinchi Bike Setup: Full saint group. 888 forks, 
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badbadleroybrown
a Downhiller
from Escondido, CA USA Date Reviewed: February 20, 2009 Strengths: Simple design without a lot of ancillary pivots to develop play, super stiff laterally. Takes a beating and keeps asking for more. Weaknesses: Weight, Stinkys & Stabs could both use a serious diet. I've pretty much run out of places to trim anymore weight and I'm stuck at 43.88 lbs. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: It's a secret... Similar Products Used: SC Bullit, SC V-10, SC VP-Free, Intense 6.6, Norco A-Line, Rocky Mountain Flatline, Specialized Demo 8 Bike Setup: Marz suspension, Roco WC with 500# Ti Spring & 888 RC3 WC with 7.7k Ti Spring. Monkeylite DH bar, Avid Code brakes, X0 shifter and mech, WTB RocketV SLT Ti Saddle, Kona BC post, Saint 810-1 170mm Cranks, 38t E13 ring, e13 LG-1 Chainguide, PG990 11-32 cassette, Jumping Flea hubs on EX823 Rims with UST 2.5" High Rollers.
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Patryk
a Downhiller
from Warsaw, Poland Date Reviewed: July 1, 2008 Strengths: Fast, pedal great (much, much better than V-10), stable in the air and much better jumper the my former bike. Really good racing mashine. Weaknesses: Weight! Put him on diet and you will have extra DH racing bike. Also I do not like Maxxis 3C. I do not know why but I do not feel it. Maxxis 40a or 42a are much better for me and tried Intense Light DH FRO and see extra, extra improvement. Intense tyres are great. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Zakopane, Zar, Wierchomla, Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Marek Jodko, Rzeszow Bike Setup: Most stock but I put him on diet, exchanged wheels, saddle and some other little parts
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Eugene Kara
a Downhiller
from Rotorua New Zealand Date Reviewed: June 26, 2008 Strengths: Good looking Bike, Good geometry, Quality parts, takes a good thrashing. Good DH bike for the price. Weaknesses: Frame strength, top tube has a crack in the same place as two other 07 stabs in town. Total bike weight(Pretty heavy if you like light bikes but i"m not fussed) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: National DH Taniwha track Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $2500.00 Purchased At: Bike Barn Hamilton Similar Products Used: 06 Kona Stinky (Frame craked on that one too) Bike Setup: Set up for DH, changed chain ring to 42 and dropped off some rings on the rear cluster. Medium size frame pretty much kepted everything else on it
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Patryk
a Downhiller
from Warsaw Date Reviewed: January 21, 2008 Strengths: Great bike. Suspension is great and better jumper then my V-10. Feels lighter on the trail Weaknesses: Have not found yet but I am thinking to exchange brakes into Avid Juicy 7 or codes. Shimano XT is not good enough. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Zakopane, Szymoszkowa Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Purchased At: Marek Jodko, Rzeszów
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Bill P.
a Downhiller
from Redding Date Reviewed: January 15, 2008 Strengths: Beefy frame, bottomless suspension, coolness factor, stiff suspension. Weaknesses: Brake jacking, even with the floating brake arm. Very heavy. Weird center of gravity (can get sketchy sometimes, and that's why Fabien Barel has been using a custom lower shock mount to lower the bottom bracket height for a few years now). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Southfork, 'Tainer, Five-Pound Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $3500.00 Purchased At: Built it m'self Similar Products Used: Haro DHR (Intense welded 4-bar style), Rocky Mountain RM7 DH, Commencal Supreme DH, Big Hit, Santa Cruz V-10. Bike Setup: Marzocchi 888, Avid J7 (used to have Hayes El Camino, but they SUCK), SRAM X.0, Holzfeller OCT, MRP System 1, Mavic tubeless 823's, Ringle' Abbah Hubs, Michelin tires... etc. 
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Hugh Wundke
a Downhiller
from Australia Date Reviewed: October 27, 2007 Strengths: iordered "the lot" but i got a supreme and i ordered it with extra rst's. But i didnt like the marzocchi topping so i took it off. Weaknesses: CRAP PIPPEEEEEEE Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Eagle Quarry Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $290.00 Purchased At: the pizza shop Similar Products Used: PIPEEEEEEEEEEEE Bike Setup: PIPPEEEEEEEEEE (with lots of yummy rst's)
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Patryk
from Warsaw Date Reviewed: September 15, 2007 Strengths: Just great if set up the suspension right but it more difficult than on VPP bikes. If set up right glue to the ground like best DH bikes and better jumpers than V-10 Weaknesses: I do not know. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Wierchomla Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Similar Products Used: my own V-10 Bike Setup: 888RC2X
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Jeff Thornton
a Racer
from Suncook, Date Reviewed: August 30, 2007 Strengths: If you like standing around with your hands in your pockets watching other peaple ride there downhill bike.Buy one. If you like getting jerked around buy some guy in kona usa warranty dept. Buy one. Don't buy a kona they do not stand behind there frames!!!!! Weaknesses: Kona does not stand behind there frames. Do not buy a 2007 kona. There frames are hard to ride with 5 cracks on the head tube and 1 on the bottom bracket. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1800.00 Similar Products Used: Buy any downhill bike that the company stand behind there product. Bike Setup: Big brown box with parts all piled up in it. The kona frame completely failed.
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Bill
a Downhiller
from Redding, CA Date Reviewed: July 12, 2007 Strengths: Bulletproof frame, tracks well off the brakes, steady in the air, inspires confidence, and people dig the looks. Weaknesses: Still noticable brake chatter even with the floating brake, noticable brake jacking, and the frame is pretty heavy. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The Entertainer, Mt. Shasta, CA Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $3900.00 Purchased At: Built it from several retailers... Similar Products Used: Haro DHR (Intense), Rocky Mountain RM7 DH, Older Kona Stab, Karpiel Disco Volante, Commencal Supreme DH Bike Setup: Marzocchi 888RC, Marzocchi ROCO, SRAM X.9, Mavic 823 Tubeless, Michelin, Holzfeller, Sunline, E.13, Formula Bianco...
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TA
a Weekend Warrior
from New Zealand Date Reviewed: May 17, 2007 Strengths: Mine is a 2007 Stab Supreme - Handling, Adjustability, this one has too shock mounting positions and this really changes the ride style of the bike, I have it mounted in the rear position for a more neutral ride, the forward position lowers the BB a bit much for me and requires a very committed ride style no braking just let it haul, more fabian than me. Bike seems strong and bullet proof I have no prob hucking this or DH this bike its very confidence inspiring and a major strength allot of fun Weaknesses: Can't find any so far, for some it may be feel soft but I pedal this bike very easily and I like the active feel the bike tracks the ground amazingly, for me no weaknesses Im not a fan of Shimano but after new cables and me setting things up I'm even liking the Saint, thankfuly the triggers not sti style Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: Ellsworth Dare, Santa Cruz VP Free, Intense VPX I rate this bike up there for DH application its faster than any of the other bikes Ive ridden, to be fair the comps are way better too though, fork and shock esspecially. Bike Setup: Medium Frame, 2007 Marzocchi 888 RC2x VA, Marzocchi WC Rocco Shock, Sun MTX rimms Sun Abbah Hubs DT spokes, Race face Diablous cranks, LG1 chain guide, Saint brakes 203/203mm f&r Saint rear D and shifter, RaceFace cock pit Marz integrated stem, RF Diablous Seatpost and bar, Oury lock on grips, maxxis minions 2.5 triple compound tires DHF/DHR Funn saddle, DOPE BT system.
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Geoff
a Downhiller
from P.A Date Reviewed: May 7, 2007 Strengths: Very bombproof loved the whole bike. Strong, quick, and fast. Weaknesses: The rear shock has be bottoming out for me but thats because i might just need to put air into it Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Duryea Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1500.00 Purchased At: PinkBike Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: 06 stab supreme le 888rc race face diabolus headset and the rest is stock
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Mals
a Weekend Warrior
from Christchurch, New Zealand Date Reviewed: February 8, 2007 Strengths: Really well balanced bike, well specked (except for the crap hand grips) and handles beautifully Weaknesses: None that I'm aware off so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $3265.00 Purchased At: Penny Cycles Chch Similar Products Used: Coiler deelux Bike Setup: Stock Standard
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Kyle
from New Zealand Date Reviewed: December 12, 2006 Strengths: Heavily underated due to the 'kona' name Weaknesses: frame lacks pedal efficiency of other top of the line bikes, but this is countered by the great price Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
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