Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Mountain Biking
Reload this Page >

Kona Hardtails

Notices
Mountain Biking Mountain biking is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Check out this forum to discuss the latest tips, tricks, gear and equipment in the world of mountain biking.

Kona Hardtails

Old 09-22-06, 01:36 PM
  #1  
sherpaPeak
rider of the east
Thread Starter
 
sherpaPeak's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 722
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Kona Hardtails

so, Does the new kona hard tail design/frame better than their previous frame/design. by better, I mean better for cross country riding. I own a Kona 05 Cinder Cone, but I like the looks of the new 06 frames. Although they have down graded the specs. on this line quite substentially. but, if you just compare frame to frame, are post 06 frame better than the pre 06 frame.

thanks for your help.
sherpaPeak is offline  
Old 09-30-06, 01:36 PM
  #2  
WannaGetGood
B*ck From Th* D**d
 
WannaGetGood's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Lower Mainland, BC
Posts: 2,527

Bikes: 2015 Kona Process 153

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 23 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 8 Times in 6 Posts
I wouldn't say that they are.
WannaGetGood is offline  
Old 09-30-06, 02:06 PM
  #3  
CrashVector
Banned.
 
CrashVector's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: United States
Posts: 409

Bikes: Kona Dawg Deluxe, Cannondale Super-V DH, Cannondale Super-V Raven

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by smittyben
Konas are over priced thats all i have to say

overpriced?! I paid $1800 for my Dawg Deluxe. Find a bike with a similar level of components (all Deore and XT, Fox FLOAT R rear shock, Marzocchi GrandFondo 1 fork, hydraulic disc brakes by Hayes, etc etc) and see how much it will cost you if its made by TREK or SPECIALIZED.


Kona bikes always come with a very high standard of components for the price.
CrashVector is offline  
Old 09-30-06, 02:36 PM
  #4  
stevecaz
Senior Member
 
stevecaz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 212
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
All I know is my hand made Kona Hot is God's gift to hardtails.

Although I ride mostly road nowadays, I laugh everytime I hit the trails and all these newer riders, who have never ridden a hardtail, no absolutely nothing about finesse on the trail. Slam, slam, slam is all they do bashing their way around brain dead thinking the frame will handle it. In the end they're always slower on cross country trails. There is something magical about glacefully flicking a light steel hardtail around the trail that instinctively goes around, over, and through the obstacles, and lays down all the power from the crank.

Full suspension is incredible, but for pure cross country trail riding nothing beats a steel hardtail - a Kona hardtail.
stevecaz is offline  
Old 09-30-06, 03:03 PM
  #5  
TehEskimoHunter
Senior Member
 
TehEskimoHunter's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 90
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by stevecaz
All I know is my hand made Kona Hot is God's gift to hardtails.

Although I ride mostly road nowadays, I laugh everytime I hit the trails and all these newer riders, who have never ridden a hardtail, no absolutely nothing about finesse on the trail. Slam, slam, slam is all they do bashing their way around brain dead thinking the frame will handle it. In the end they're always slower on cross country trails. There is something magical about glacefully flicking a light steel hardtail around the trail that instinctively goes around, over, and through the obstacles, and lays down all the power from the crank.

Full suspension is incredible, but for pure cross country trail riding nothing beats a steel hardtail - a Kona hardtail.
Sounds a bit like a marketing scheme at the end there.
TehEskimoHunter is offline  
Old 09-30-06, 04:00 PM
  #6  
TrialGuy
Banned.
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Canada EH
Posts: 50

Bikes: Getting a Simtra ST-1 soon enough

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by smittyben
Konas are over priced thats all i have to say
+1
TrialGuy is offline  
Old 09-30-06, 06:35 PM
  #7  
Minesbroken
It is what it is...
 
Minesbroken's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 811

Bikes: Trek 6500 w/ stuff

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by CrashVector
overpriced?! I paid $1800 for my Dawg Deluxe. Find a bike with a similar level of components (all Deore and XT, Fox FLOAT R rear shock, Marzocchi GrandFondo 1 fork, hydraulic disc brakes by Hayes, etc etc) and see how much it will cost you if its made by TREK or SPECIALIZED.


Kona bikes always come with a very high standard of components for the price.
I just did alittle research in the Hardtail area in the price range of my Trek 6500 brand new with stock components and here, and this Kona is actually 30 dollars cheaper than the Trek. I think that there pretty competetively priced Kona Caldera msrp $899.00

Frame sizes 14", 16", 17", 18", 19", 20", 22"
Frame tubing Kona 7005 Aluminum Butted All Mountain
Fork Marzocchi MZ-2 100mm
Headset Aheadset STS
Crankarms TruVativ Blaze ISIS
Chainrings 44/32/22
B/B TruVativ ISIS
Pedals Shimano PD-M505 Clipless
Chain Shimano HG53
Freewheel Shimano Deore CS-HG50 11-32 9 speed
F/D Shimano Deore
R/D Shimano Deore XT
Shifters Shimano Deore
Handlebar WTB CXC Riser
Stem WTB CXC
Grips Kona Jack****
Brakes Hayes Hydraulic HFX-9 XC

Brake Levers Hayes Hydraulic HFX-9 XC

Front hub KK Disc
Rear hub Shimano FH-M475 disc
Spokes Stainless 15g fr & 14g rr

Tires Nokian NBT 26 x 2.1
Rims Sun Black Eye
Saddle WTB Pure V Sport
Seatpost WTB CXC
Seat clamp Kona QR
Color Gold


07 Trek 6500 $920.00
Frameset
Sizes 15.5, 17.5, 19.5, 21.5"
Frame Alpha SLR Aluminum
Front Suspension Manitou Slate Comp w/preload, lockout, 100mm
Wheels
Wheels Shimano M525 disc hubs; Bontrager Ranger rims
Tires Bontrager Jones ACX, 26x2.1", 27 tpi
Drivetrain
Shifters Shimano Deore, 9 speed
Front Derailleur Shimano Deore
Rear Derailleur Shimano Deore LX
Crank Shimano M442 Octalink 44/32/22
Cassette SRAM PG950 11-34, 9 speed
Pedals Shimano 505, clipless
Components
Saddle Bontrager Race Basic Lux
Seat Post Bontrager Sport
Handlebars Bontrager Select, 25mm rise, 31.8mm
Stem Bontrager Select, 7 degree, 31.8mm
Headset Aheadset Slimstak w/semi-cartridge bearings, sealed
Brakeset Hayes Sole XC, hydraulic disc, 6" rotors
__________________
sign here so we can do stuff to your stuff...

myspace
myplace
my bike
Minesbroken is offline  
Old 09-30-06, 08:24 PM
  #8  
CrashVector
Banned.
 
CrashVector's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: United States
Posts: 409

Bikes: Kona Dawg Deluxe, Cannondale Super-V DH, Cannondale Super-V Raven

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
The kona has better:

Fork
cassette
saddle
Brakes
RD
Tires

yeah, i'd say the Kona is DEFINATLY not overpriced. If anything, the TREK is the overpriced bike in that comparison being as it uses components that are lower-grade and is a more expensive bike.
CrashVector is offline  
Old 10-01-06, 06:06 AM
  #9  
Minesbroken
It is what it is...
 
Minesbroken's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 811

Bikes: Trek 6500 w/ stuff

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I guess they changed it alittle because mine actually came with an xt rd and deore fd and camino rims with shimano hubs. In my opinion the axel fork was about as bad as it could be. It lived up to my expectations though and lasted a good 10 minutes. I think I'm gonna sell it and get a tora as a backup fork. With these two loadouts I would have to say that the caldera is better bang for the buck then.
__________________
sign here so we can do stuff to your stuff...

myspace
myplace
my bike
Minesbroken is offline  
Old 10-01-06, 06:21 AM
  #10  
LowCel 
Throw the stick!!!!
 
LowCel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Charleston, WV
Posts: 18,150

Bikes: GMC Denali

Mentioned: 14 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 176 Post(s)
Liked 92 Times in 31 Posts
Originally Posted by smittyben
Konas are over priced thats all i have to say
Name something in this sport / hobby that isn't over priced.
__________________
I may be fat but I'm slow enough to make up for it.
LowCel is offline  
Old 10-01-06, 06:29 AM
  #11  
Minesbroken
It is what it is...
 
Minesbroken's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 811

Bikes: Trek 6500 w/ stuff

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by LowCel
Name something in this sport / hobby that isn't over priced.
isnt that the truth lol. Just to build a decent bike on a budget I could afford I had to rummage through last years parts bin
__________________
sign here so we can do stuff to your stuff...

myspace
myplace
my bike
Minesbroken is offline  
Old 10-01-06, 01:22 PM
  #12  
mlts22 
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 998
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Depends... you can buy a decent '06 Kona for a good price right now, as the '07s are coming in.
mlts22 is offline  
Old 10-01-06, 02:17 PM
  #13  
stapfam
Time for a change.
 
stapfam's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: 6 miles inland from the coast of Sussex, in the South East of England
Posts: 19,913

Bikes: Dale MT2000. Bianchi FS920 Kona Explosif. Giant TCR C. Boreas Ignis. Pinarello Fp Uno.

Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times in 4 Posts
Originally Posted by smittyben
Konas are over priced thats all i have to say
Don't think they are for the quality of bike. And just put that cost over a 10 year period- which is how old my Explosif is- for a bike that rides better than most of todays equivalents.
__________________
How long was I in the army? Five foot seven.


Spike Milligan
stapfam is offline  
Old 10-01-06, 06:56 PM
  #14  
Flak
Flatland hack
 
Flak's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Nowhere near the mountains :/
Posts: 3,228
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I found konas in my price range to be more expensive than the competition. I ended up with the specialized because its comfy, and as an added bonus had a much better fork. Im not at all impressed with the MZ-2 or MZ-3. Marz or not, i think those 2 particular forks are junk.
__________________
My shop - www.spinbikeshop.com
My team - www.teampanther.com
Flak is offline  
Old 10-02-06, 03:09 AM
  #15  
Bikes'n'bundy
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Australia
Posts: 27
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Got my 06 Kona Hoss Deluxe for $1250 AUD rrp $1699 AUD ,bike is awesome and would recommend Kona to anyone .
Bikes'n'bundy is offline  
Old 10-02-06, 04:06 AM
  #16  
DKfix
Senior Member
 
DKfix's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: N.Y. State (for now)
Posts: 102

Bikes: 1 Fix,2 SSs-more to come

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by LowCel
Name something in this sport / hobby that isn't over priced.
"isnt that the truth lol. Just to build a decent bike on a budget I could afford I had to rummage through last years parts bin"

+1 twice!
DKfix is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.