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Category Archives: Review
MBR Rides the Tanuki: “if you live for long, epic rides, the Kona (Tanuki) would be your best companion”
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Bike Radar Tests the Honzo: “Loads of fun to ride”
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The Honzo bridges gaps, literally and metaphorically. Kona describe it as a “balls-out, aggressive all-mountain 29er chromoly hardtail”. We won’t beg to differ, although you’ll need to be fit to haul its 30.5lb ‘built for knocks’ heft up the steepest climbs with just a single 32-tooth chainring up front; even the 36t sprocket out back isn’t always enough. Read more
Mountain Bike Action (Italy): “The Operator Open Up new Horizons!”
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Bike Magazine Rides the Satori: “it’d be tough to go wrong with the Satori”
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Kona Unit “Lekker Simpel” (Netherlands)
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“Stalen frame, starre, stalen voorvork, geen versnellingen, geen hydraulische remmen. De Kona Unit is anders dan anders. En dan hebben we het nog niet eens over de kleur. Testrijder Joris Birnie voelde deze bijzondere Amerikaan aan de tand en ontdekte wat écht mountainbiken is.”
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Momentum Magazine: “The Kona Roundabout is a good choice for cyclists who want both style and substance.”
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Bike Radar: “Stable and predictable, the Entourage corners as if it were on rails. This results in a package that’s ridiculously fun to ride”
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The Operator downhill bike fired Kona straight back into the gravity bike scene when it was launched last year to high acclaim. The man behind that comeback, Chris Mandell, has been working on the Entourage since the Operator was let loose, and we headed to Crans Montana, Switzerland to give it some tough love.
Ride & handling: Unusual ride position pays off on the trails
When you first get on the Kona Entourage, the short top tube and chainstays make it feel like you’re sat over the rear wheel. The overall impression is one of sitting on top of the bike, rather than down into it. That feeling translates onto the trails, where the ride position is further forward than you’d normally expect of something aimed at downhill riding. Read More
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Freeride Magazine (Germany) Rides the Entourage – Operation Well Done!
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VVT (France) Rides the Entourage DL: “A great handling bike in the air or on the ground”
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