Submitted by
Darren Toombs
a Weekend Warrior
from N Ireland Date Reviewed: May 14, 2008
Favoriate Trail:
Bigwood Warrenpoint
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$1500.00
Purchased At:
Revolution Newry (Frame Only)
Strengths:
Excellent all rounder. If you can only have one bike for all types of riding then this is it. Build quality and strength superb as you would expect from Kona. RP23 shock suits the bike well. Climbs very well and descends pretty well too. As good a downhiller as you will get with 5 inches of travel. Very easy bike to throw around. Beef it up with some Pikes and an e-thirteen as I have and it makes an excellent all mountain bike.
Weaknesses:
Front end can wander on technical climbs. Fairly expensive if you buy within the current year model. I waited and bought a 2007 going cheap.
Similar Products Used:
Kona Dawg Primo, Iron Horse 6 point, Mountain Cycles Fury
Bike Setup:
Pikes, Juicy carbons, Sram X0, Mavic 721's on Hope Pro II, Maxxis High Rollers, Raceface AM Cranks 36-22 with e-thirteen DRS and guard, Easton stem and risers, ODI lock on grips
Bottom Line:
If you can only have one bike this is a superb all rounder.
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