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Submitted by
maxligema
a Weekend Warrior
from England, cumbria
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | fort william 4X | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay (brand new thou | | Strengths: | Light, great for whips and hops etc. Love the forks (marzocchi drop off 4) , paint job best in the world! striking acid green. Can be used for all sorts of riding apart from maybe extreme downhill but i have used it down some very hairy trails! | | Weaknesses: | brakes are extremely unadjustable and the shimano rear derallieur is a bit iffy (alivio). Frame shape not brilliant for going uphill, but then agin it is a jump bike. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona scrap 07, Scott voltage, Kona cowan, Kona coiler | | Bike Setup: | Stock everything apart from new pedals and lizard skin. | | Bottom Line: | Great bike, thouroughly reccomend to all riders as it can take a godd beating and i haven't broken anything yet! Great value as well. Love the whole bike! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle Ferleman
a
from Bellevue, Washington, United States
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycles West | | Strengths: | very durable frame, decent forks | | Bike Setup: | White Transition Revolution Wheelset, Transition Temple Stem, Rockshox Argyle 302, Transition Stepdown pedals | | Bottom Line: | Very solid bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Downhiller
from Canada
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Sugar-Sun Peaks | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Cafe | | Strengths: | I was totally impressed with the front fork,they have changed it now but at the time it was a Drop Off 3, The frame is strong and the bike overall is great for whipping around corners or whipping mid air. The stock tires were great, I rode this bike really hard and didnt get a flat tire for 2 and a half years. | | Weaknesses: | The only weakness I saw wasnt really a big one, but me and everyone that tried my bike found it really hard to manual/catwalk for more than a short period of time, it must have been because of an improper weight balance | | Similar Products Used: | -Santa Cruize Jackal
-Kona Shred
-Kona Scrap | | Bike Setup: | Stock Set Up with new pedals, rotars,and brakes. All of my custom parts were only purchased because after about 2 and a half year obviously some new parts were needed. | | Bottom Line: | Bottom Line- Amazing Bike to learn on, I learned how to dowhill, uphill, freeride, dirt jump, XC... pretty much everything on this bike. This bike is suitable for almost everyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Solomon
a Weekend Warrior
from Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Backyard | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | CyclePath | | Strengths: | Solid frame. Easy to whip around. replaceable dropouts (only on the 07 stuff and cowan) good handle bar and stem setup | | Weaknesses: | Front derailler really has no use, Kind of the same with the rear derailler. I just run it single speed with a through bolt. Forks smash out on the rebound and sometimes get partially locked out | | Similar Products Used: | Cove Sanchez, Cannondale chase, Santa cruz Jackal | | Bike Setup: | Dmr rear Hub and singlespeed kit other that that it is pretty much stock except for a fork rebuild. | | Bottom Line: | I am reviewing the 07 stuff. A great bike to get into dirt jumping with once you take off the front derailler and get a better rear derailler or go singlspeed. Replacable dropouts are a major bonus. Its a shame they didn't put them on the 08. Overall a good bike on the jumps, whips easy, lots of room to get over feet over the top tube. It has the geometry of a dirt jump mountainbike, not that of a glorified BMX bike. It isn't to pricey to its a good bike to start out on. Once you get more into the sport than you might wanna upgrade to a steel frame, but it is easy to upgrade if you wanna stick with aluminum . | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joe boxer
a Weekend Warrior
from courtice
Date Reviewed: December 29, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | dont know the name of it | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$950.00 | | Purchased At: | northern cycle | | Strengths: | i love this bike its awsome strengths are frame brakes all the way they have these sick awsome black aluminum brake levers and i like everything eles fork is great but... | | Weaknesses: | the only weekness is with my fork inpaticular when i pull up i hear the fork smash the frame i think that the fork isnt tight to the frame but if that was fixed the fork wouold also be a strength | | Similar Products Used: | none like this bike | | Bike Setup: | stock 07 kona stuff [dark green alomost black] | | Bottom Line: | great bike so farhad it for one day and almost everything is great exept for the fork but if it gets fixed i will have no complaints | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Suolja Boy
a Weekend Warrior
from King County
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Exit 27 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | Singletrack Cycles | | Strengths: | Fork, Brakes, Pedals, handlebars, tires | | Weaknesses: | Cranks, Grips, seat post | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | I have the '08 stuff
the fork is awesome, you can adjust the stiffness and the rebound. The tires are good, High Rollers. The breaks are great, hydro's. The crank comes loose time to time, but thats a very easy fix(hex Wrench). The seat post is confusing, if you are going to adjust your seat, loosen(do not take out) both the skrews, then move the seat to where you want it, then tighten them. The pedals are good, nice and gripy(dug into my shin a centimeter). The handle bars let you control the bike, the clamp size is 31.8. If you like to jump and do slight freeride, this is the bike for you. Do not get this bike thinking you can ride XC and Freeride, the geometry sucks for XC. Great bike for the price | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
elliott lewis
a Downhiller
from bradford,england,uk
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | shop | | Strengths: | frame and its forks | | Weaknesses: | chain bottom bracket rims tyres | | Similar Products Used: | norco | | Bike Setup: | dirtjumpin | | Bottom Line: | that its is a good bike but i have had problems which i have sorted so if you do get a kona stuff make sure you change your rime to halo and your tyers n change your chain every 6 month | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mitch rowley
a Weekend Warrior
from strathmore alberta canada
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | dinosour hill dj's | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | pinkbike.com | | Strengths: | frame,fork, | | Weaknesses: | tires,pedals,cranks, rims | | Similar Products Used: | norco manik,saskwatch,bigfoot | | Bike Setup: | Axiom pedals,bomber fork,hussfelt cranks,gazz jr tires,kona dh bar & stem | | Bottom Line: | great for dirtjumping, great begginer bike, lite frame, very nice . I have to write 50 plus words so I am right now seven six five four three two one done | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joe donno
a Downhiller
from canada
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | donno | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1270.00 | | Purchased At: | the outside store | | Strengths: | tough bike, good fork, nice frame | | Weaknesses: | brakes dont work very well | | Similar Products Used: | 05 stuff jr | | Bike Setup: | stock 07 stuff, dj3s hayes 9 brakes, fsa crank | | Bottom Line: | its a good bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Leon
a
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$855.00 | | Purchased At: | Steveston Bicycles | | Strengths: | sweet colour, nice weight, easy to ride and do any tricks i love the rebound( very fast) | | Weaknesses: | the rims (ditch witch) are too weak, the grips wear fast, the tioga blue dragons blow, u have to watch the shocks and make sure the dont get too soft | | Similar Products Used: | kona shred, specialized p1, devinci d.2 | | Bike Setup: | 06 stuff, sun rim s-type on the back, kenda nevegal on the back, intense lock on grips | | Bottom Line: | awsome bike for dirt jumping and flat land tricks. the colour is awsome, after a few mods its incredible. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chool Whhwip
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria, Bc, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Skulls | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Russ Hayes | | Strengths: | Sick Burly frame with drop off fork action, 6 big whoppers of travel. Sick hydraulic disc brakes to make you stop well without major crash's. | | Weaknesses: | The handlegrips wear out really fast so you have to buy new ones within a month. Lots of the kona made parts are peices of crap. | | Similar Products Used: | 2004 Norco Sasquatch. Santa Cruz VP Free. Jaimis Crapity Crapper (it really sucked). | | Bike Setup: | Marzochi Drop Off, 6 inch Deor hydraulic disk brakes, Sunrims ditch witch (with built on spinners...ya i know gangster gangster) Kona parts, pedals, chain, seat, seat post, pretty much stock except for the brakes. | | Bottom Line: | After riding this bike really hard for about three years in the middle of the second season all the kona parts on my bike pretty much broke.
Pedals (fell off)
Stock Brakes ( I hit a rock on the disc part of the brake and the disc bent and ripped the front brake off and the wire holding the brake onto the bike got caught in the spokes and sent me flying)
Handlebars ( i was going through 2 tightly placed trees in the path on a steep downhill part of the trail and my handlebars got caught on both sides!!! the handlebars bent on both sides and when i hit it it sent me flying into the stem and i got sacked really hard my bike, also got stuck in between the two trees and i couldnt get it out for an hour.)
Grips (wore off)
MAKE ONLY THE FRAME AND NOT OTHER PARTS THEY"RE PEICES OF CRAP IF YOU WANT A GOOD BIKE GET ONE WITH NO JONA PARTS EXCEPT FOR THE FRAME!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig Stevenson
a
from North Van, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | Cove Bikes | | Strengths: | Tough bike that is an all around dirt jumper, freeride, street and race bike. I've used this bike for lots of challenging trails, it handles amazingly on anything, technical, bombing, jumps or whatever you throw at it. Once you take this thing on a ladderbridge I have confidence in it's balance and control. | | Weaknesses: | I pumped up the fork to it's hardest and it's perfect. Used to bottom out until I made it harder. | | Similar Products Used: | 2004 Kona Stinky | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Stock, Kona log grips | | Bottom Line: | I love this bike. Its amazing. I use this bike on XC races and it was light enough to pedal up hills and strong enough to decend at high speeds. This bike is a cool dirt jumper that can handle a ton of air. I would reccomend this bike too anybody that bikes anything. No matter what kind of riding your doing it will work great for it. If you like a bit of everything, don't buy an all mountain bike, buy this. One last thing, the 2006 paint job (green) is soooo cool. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dane
a Weekend Warrior
from Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bike Shed Mortdale Australia | | Strengths: | Frame is bomb proof, good brakes, good tires, ajustable forks. Love the horizontal drop-outs. Looks good. feels awesome to ride. Even better in the air. | | Weaknesses: | rims bend way to easy. bent rear axle and cranks within 3 days of getting it. Front and rear derailer are both break real easy. pedal seize up real easy if they get wet (due to the fact that they are unsealed bearings) | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Scrap, cowan and norco sasquatch, manik etc. stp's. P1-P3 | | Bike Setup: | its an 07 model. I converted it to single speed which solved alot of the problems. got a free set of cranks and axle due to warrenty which hav been totally unreal. | | Bottom Line: | If you dont want any troubles with a bike then DONT get this bike. If u do happen to purchase this bike upgrade ASAP gears and cranks asap. Generally the bike would be totally unreal if it had better gears and cranks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brett G
a Weekend Warrior
from Behind those jumps there!
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Good Frame, solid yet lightweight-ish design, good price, practical for possibly everything, DH,DJ,street,park etc | | Weaknesses: | crap pedals- pins had all fallen out and rims- bend easily, paint chips stand out like dog's ball with the green paint | | Bike Setup: | 06 kona stuff - singlespeed, syncros mag pedals, argyle 409's, sun mtx's laced to ns hubs, deity bars stem and seat, avid bb7 (back only) | | Bottom Line: | Rather good beginner bike, very versatile parts wise, i like the set up as it's not heavy yet can take a beating, i bought this bike stock as a beginner bike, and have since upgraded almost everything, i'm close to replacing the frame itself but for the time i've had it it's rode beautifully. OVERALL very good bike, looks perdy!!! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
victor
a Weekend Warrior
from Guelph, Ontario
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | THE PITS | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | Epic Ride | | Strengths: | This bike is one of the nicest bikes i've tried because the components on this bike are amazing;the breakes are very responsive,the fork is very ajustable,and the FSA crank and handle bars are amazing. | | Weaknesses: | i am probably going to change the gaer system besause there not fast enough for my biking. | | Similar Products Used: | p2 and p3 | | Bike Setup: | stock for now. | | Bottom Line: | this bike is flaming hot i love the frame and the preformance is outstanding!!!! people should buy it for dirt jumping only! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dylan
a Downhiller
from guelph ontario canada
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | hacanhim | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | speed river | | Strengths: | The fork is very good except for the fact that u could bottom them out on a larger jump grips are good frame is solid disk brakes arent a hassle and shifting is smooth in most cases | | Weaknesses: | One of my peadles has lost 1 of its reflectors tires make weird noises when brand new(although that is the case on all bikes) | | Similar Products Used: | kona scrap and kona shred | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | A very good bike very happy with choice and looks like ill be with this bike for a long time>><< | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nate
a Weekend Warrior
from Barrie Ontario
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike land | | Strengths: | Good strong frame.
good over all bike.
hasn't let me down yet | | Weaknesses: | Grips wear out fast
Pedels tend to lose their "studs" | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | The bike will be great for you first few months.
depending on how hard you ride.
i recommend new grips
and new pedels as well
and maybe a new derailler | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan
a Downhiller
from Mount Shasta
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Hosab | | Strengths: | Frame is burley, comes with nice cranks and bash guard. | | Weaknesses: | My b/b is going out after 2 years but thats probably just from abuse. The stock brakes are crap, and the shifters work for about 6 months of solid riding then the bottom pod falls out. The rims are a little weak I usually need to true them about every ride. Which can get annoying when you ride every day. | | Bike Setup: | 2006 66 vf2 marzocchi fork, Hayes hfx 9 brakes, Outlaw front rim with 20mm through axle, and the ditch witch rear rim. | | Bottom Line: | The frame is super tough, and handles our shasta phat to flat landings fine although stronger rims are essential. Great bike to start freeriding and downhilling on. I reccomend to anyone getting into the sport. I ride big drops on it and take it through some of the meanest single track it can take it all. My frineds all want me to get a dual suspension but i dont see the point if I'm just as fast or faster than them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Darren Steels
a Racer
from cochrane Alberta Canada
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | dls (dirty little secret) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | bow cycle | | Strengths: | 2005 was a good year for kona they had very strong frames all around the bored and good paint scemes and very good geometry.This was my first good bike and its still my every day bike it is only now being replaced by a dh bike. its great at whats its deseighned for which is street dj and light free ride. | | Weaknesses: | the stock wheels could be a bit better. this isnt a problem with the bike its just that the brakes brake easily in falls were u go nose heavy. | | Similar Products Used: | kona shred, varrious hts and bmx | | Bike Setup: | 2005 kona stuff frame dropp of forks haro stem .243 bars shimano alivio shifter and derailer avid juicy 5 brakes sun rims single tracks v racing stout tire ect | | Bottom Line: | a great bike for the weak end warrior or beginor dirt jumper and is a way better bike when parts are upgraded to better stuff ie argyle with 243 bars and haro stem. if you can find a good deal on one get it !!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a
from Auckland New Zealand
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | big momma | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | very strong bike !! awesome as ! | | Weaknesses: | the rims are a bit weak... but overall pretty good | | Similar Products Used: | kona shred, giant full susp | | Bike Setup: | single speed with a godspeed chain tesioner. new lockon grips. | | Bottom Line: | a really really strong and good bike . did some big bails and still working great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dalton Pike
a Downhiller
from Australia, Queensland
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | dead dog | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$950.00 | | Purchased At: | Anacoda | | Strengths: | i have the 07 stuff, which has the cowan frame, so its light and strong, the hayes hfx are awesome | | Weaknesses: | the weight... but dont worry if you go fast enough over a jump it just launches | | Similar Products Used: | norco bigfoot, norco sasquatch | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | the bike comes strong as stock.. you might need new rims after a while | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sik ule
a Downhiller
from australia
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1050.00 | | Strengths: | I have an 05 stuff and it is very very good | | Weaknesses: | most of the stock parts exept for the brakes arent too good | | Similar Products Used: | specialized p.3, avanti derelikt limited | | Bike Setup: | avid code,rockshox argyle 409,sram XO,sun MTX rims,truvativ holzfeller bras cranks stem and BB | | Bottom Line: | the bike was alright stock for someone beter than a beginner, but i haverode the adidas slopestlye course in germany and that didnt to it too good but i upgraded jst about everythin so its now all gooD! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Antonio Fiore
a
from England
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | antfiore_26@hotmail.com | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | mitchells | | Strengths: | the bike as a whole is strong. it takes as much as u can throw at it. | | Weaknesses: | definetly the wheels, buckled in first crash! grips are reli annoying so replaced for lockons, saddle stays soaked for days after cleaning the bike, tyres-soft sidewalls and very thin tyres had a handful of punctures already. | | Similar Products Used: | kona scrap, p2, felt straight shot (all 06) | | Bike Setup: | stock + the lock on grips green, gold sas wheel sets, blackspire ds1 chain guide, xt rear mech, | | Bottom Line: | awesome bike, takes as much as u got the bottle to give it, good for everything but it aint easy taking it up hills. no probs a definete thumbs up for any one considring one. just only wished i waited few months and got the 07 one with the same frame as cowan but, this one gr8. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Reed
a Downhiller
from Tennessee
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Southshore jumping Co. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | wheelworld.com | | Strengths: | everything | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | stuff frame, holy roller tires, maguira hydralic discs, ditch witch rims, sram x7 shifters rear de, marzocchi shiver, husselfelt stem, headset, handlebars, husselfelt crankset, dh bb, crank bro's 50 50 pedals | | Bottom Line: | awesome for a die hard dirt jumper, i've attemted some backflips wrecked once and bike was fine and wrecked a whole bunch on tailwhips bikes' a beast solid great | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Szamer
a Weekend Warrior
from Warszawa, Poland
Date Reviewed: September 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Brodno | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | skiteam.pl | | Strengths: | For 2006 model. Everything. Its really amazing bike no matter u prefer dirt jumping or just plain freeride. Frame is awesome, brakes and fork are very good. Overall great bike. | | Weaknesses: | Maybe tires and grips arent so great for me. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized P2, Norco Bigfoot | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Great stuff for quite good price. If you are looking for hardtail which can handle high dirt jumps and also quite big drops this one is for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Trev Simpson
a Weekend Warrior
from Hamilton
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Downtown | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Works | | Strengths: | Its a freakin' Beast, awesome frame, fork, breaks its all spot on | | Weaknesses: | The rims, I've actually lost track of how many times Ive gotten a flat 10 min into a ride as soon as I can afford it they're gone! | | Similar Products Used: | kona Caldera, Muni mula, and Hahhanna. once a Kona rider always a Kona rider | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | amazing bike! It will go anywhere, the most versitile bike. Ive tryed the specailized chase, cove foreplay, specalized endreo and I always come back to Kona. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle
a Weekend Warrior
from Houston, TX
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Cypresswood | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$699.00 | | Purchased At: | EBay | | Strengths: | Frame, brakes, stem, handlebar, fork | | Weaknesses: | Grips, wheelset, derailleur | | Similar Products Used: | Haro Escape 8.2 | | Bike Setup: | e.thirteen sts, Shimano LX rear derailleur, 9speed cassette, singletrack rims, random back hub | | Bottom Line: | This bike is a good starter bike. The only thing that performed poorly were the derailleurs. I removed the front for an e.13 sts, and changed the rear with a Shimano LX. If you're on a budget, this is the perfect bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pat
a Downhiller
from Victoria, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Jimi Leg | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | Russ Hays | | Strengths: | for the 2006 model. Handles well. Really beefy. Alright set of components. Looks pretty sweet. | | Weaknesses: | Tires (wear way too fast) , Grips (generally suck) , Saddle (big, uncomfortsble and ugly), the rear changer, and the pedals. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Stuff with Maxxis holy rollers, ODI ruffian grips, WTB Pure V saddle, Wellgo B-37 Pedals. | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for beginners and intermediate riders. I would reccoment a higher-end rig for serious riders, though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andy vickers
a Weekend Warrior
from torquay devon
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | haldon forest | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | simply the bike | | Strengths: | most of it | | Weaknesses: | grips and too much black, possibly wheels didnt give them a chance changed them after 3 weeks, not sure about cranks mine has single ring all pictures seem to have double and bash. the blue dragons are a bit crappy sidewalls seemd a bit soft | | Similar Products Used: | none but i have had other konas (caldera &stinky) | | Bike Setup: | diety white handle bars ,r/f diablous stem, kona chain guide, halo sas rims, dmr revolver front hub, halo spindocter rear, maxxis high roller tyres, white 24/7 slack pedals | | Bottom Line: | now that ive broke up the colour with some white and im getting used to only having 1 chainring i cant fault the bike she gets used for everything trips to the shop the local bmx track and some freeriding and performs great in all areas the sand colour is awsome and very hardy the only scatch is from not setting up my chainguide properly and at £650 you wont find a better bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daryn
a
from Canada
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | The Don | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$949.00 | |
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