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Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from Québec, CanadaDate Reviewed: June 18, 2006
Strengths: Light, stiff, unbreakable, nice set up.Weaknesses: Tioga 1.8 tiresBottom Line: Best fast rolling and climbing I ever had. Did many of trails in Utah more suited for all mountain or dual suspension bikes, but this bike and all its components never failed.
No way i'm gonna get rid of it, will eventually upgrade for disc brakes, and replace weared out parts, but the frame is priceless.
Favorite Trail: 2 many to mention
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$1600.00
Purchased At: Le Pédalier
Similar Products Used: Never had such a good bike before
Bike Setup: All stock except tires replaced with Michelin semi slicks and IRC Serac/Mythos, and FSA headset. Replaced the weared out cassette for a lighter SRAM.
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curtis p
a Weekend Warrior
from bc canadaDate Reviewed: November 6, 2002
Strengths: its a tough frame i should know because i use it for anything but cross countryWeaknesses: its very light and it worries me if im gonna brake the frame or not but i havent done it yet...when i say very light i mean itBottom Line: this bike can take any beeting you give it i dirt jump 30 footers on this bike and its still in primo shape.
also if your interested in buying a kula email me im selling my bike.
its nov5/2002 pearson_pearson_pearson@hotmail.com
Favorite Trail: wheelchair
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: wild ways
Similar Products Used: norco wolverine, kona fire mountain done up
Bike Setup: masive 2.5 crazy muds on mammoth fat rims, magura hydro pads, dannys stem,sram 9sl drive train with xt front
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Martin Hillbrand
a Cross Country Rider
from Graz/AustriaDate Reviewed: September 5, 2002
Strengths: geometry, very nice component-mix, excelent handlingWeaknesses: 1.8 TiogasBottom Line: i replaced the tioga tires with conti´s vertical pro 2.3 and it is perfect hardtail for cross country and even marthon races - low pressure makes it feel like a fully!
Favorite Trail: graz periphery
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$1800.00
Purchased At: Bicylcle Graz
Similar Products Used: Specialized Stumpjumper M4 Comp
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AdAm Blake
a Cross Country Rider
from IowaDate Reviewed: August 20, 2002
Strengths: super light, xtr/xt drivetrain, tubeless system, did i mention super lightWeaknesses: skinny tires (but they are the tioga superlights so you be the judge)Bottom Line: this bike is sweet, no doubt about it. you can fly on this. and based on my other experiences with kona, this bike will take a hell of a lot of punishment on the trails... bottom line, this it the best racing bike i have ever ridden
Favorite Trail: peterson pits
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$1200.00
Purchased At: connecticut yankee pedaller
Similar Products Used: trek y-22, trek stp 200, trek fuel 98, schwinn homegrown
Bike Setup: all stock besides rear cassette.... i put on an ultegra cassette for different gearing
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Nate
a Racer
from Rapid City, SDDate Reviewed: May 30, 2002
Strengths: This thing rocks it corners awesome and is way more aggressive on the climbs and down hills than my Rocky Mountain. It is supper lite infact it's so light people like to make fun of me because it's so lite.Weaknesses: Zip-zero-zilch but that only if you think that 21 pounds isn't a weaknessBottom Line: Foget looking around this is the bike for you it's fast nimble and aggressive.
Favorite Trail: bonecollector
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At: Acme Bicycles
Similar Products Used: Rocky Mountain Oxygen, Schwinn Moab, etc.
Bike Setup: Every thing is stock on my Kula except for a carbon fiber handle bar, Race Lite wheels with an XTR Ti Cassette, and WTB tires, with Time pedals
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Joost
a Racer
from Sydney, AustraliaDate Reviewed: April 1, 2002
Strengths: Light weight, good mix of components, good handling.Weaknesses: The skinny Tioga tiresBottom Line: Great bike as soon as you lose the skinny 1.8 tires, replace them with something bigger and you see a great improvement in cornering speed. The bike is not nervous but goes exactly where you point it to. This bike is one of the best race bikes I have ever tried. It really flies up the hills and does great in the single-track stuff. I replaces the Avid brakes by XTR ones to get a bit better modulation.
I would have give it 5 starts if not for the tires
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: Cannondale Super V 700, Cannondale CAD3 hardtail, Rocky Mountain The Edge, Giant carbon hardtail.
Bike Setup: I only changed the brakes for XTR, the rear casette for a XT 11-32, and the tires for Conti's Explorer Pro's
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