It’s black and it’s simple, Kona’s new Lacondeguy Inc. frameset
Andreu Lacondeguy is hands down, tats out, one of the best mountain bike dirt jumpers in the world today. Sweet style, balls out aggression, and no bullshit, giterdone attitude. “I really wanted a bike that was clean and simple,” says the 20-year-old Clump rider from Barcelona, Spain. “Something made specifically for really aggressive tricks.” Yes, Andreu’s English is getting better. Over the course of the last year, Kona designers picked Lacondeguy’s brain to come up with a bike design that could live up to the talent and punishment of one of the planet’s most psycho gifted riders. The result is a bike made entirely of high-grade Reynolds 835 cromoly steel tubing. Embracing the snap and shock absorption of steel, and applying it using a stiff, oversized front triangle design, joined with a short, snappy rear triangle, all in the name of epic standover and premium performance, we’ve crafted a serious gem.
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