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Kona Kula

Advantages: Great handling, climbs like a mountain goat
Disadvantages: Can be a handfull on rough, fast decents

To date I've owned three Kona Kulas, spanning a perod of nearly ten years. I've ridden 100km marathons on one, ridden the trails of South Wales on one, and commuted on one, so from that you could surmise that I like the bike. Well yes I do, but as technology has moved on is there still a place for the Kona Kula in todays market place? When it comes to riding fast, smooth singletrack, either up hill or down, the Kula is superb. The bike climbs very, ...
...Leith Hill in Surrey. Real Kona Kula territory. Smooth trails with lots of technical singletrack. Just the sort of place this bike was meant for. Now I'm living in South Wales, where the trails are a lot rougher. Guss what, I bought a full suspention, the Kulas brother, The King. I still take the Kula out around Afan Argoed now and again, just to remind me what it's like to ride a "real bike", but I have to admit that the rocks have to a degree ...

Greasylake 22.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Kona Kula

kona firemountain

Advantages: exelent value for money, very strong can take some abuse
Disadvantages: the overall bike is quite heavy, and has bad saddle

I bought the 2005 model Fire Mountain in the beginning of last year. I rode it XC for a good 3 months after purchase. The bike performed well, has a good gear ratio (has capability to go extremely fast, and get up the steepest of hills). But the comfort was not great, especial on longer rides. I found myself having to stop not because I was tiered or out of breath, but because I was in so much pain I had no choice. In the summer I rode some slightly ...
...trails the bike seemed to handle it ok. The only part of my bike that didn't was my bars when I stacked it going to fast and bent them. I've gone back to Xcing now and all the components are still going strong. componaents: the fork make this a smooth ride for the price but the adjustability is not efective the disk brake do not need much wearing in and can still lock my weels today no matter how fast im going, and I've still not changed the pads. ...

090pete6000 09.04.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Kona Fire Mountain

Bombproof hardtail from Canada

Advantages: Robust build and a superb frame
Disadvantages: Average forks brakes and cranks. Also not the lightest

...the ride more than makes up for all of that. Kona have managed to make the handling agile and yet stable with good stand over clearance. Add to that good Canadian build quality with components that are built to last and good mud clearance and you cannot go wrong. ...

bobbit139 25.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Kona Cinder Cone

Specialized FSR XC 2007 Mountain bike

Advantages: Good mulit-tasking bike
Disadvantages: Only supplied with summer tyres and brake system is pain in the neck to service

...kit, of course being a specialized it will be and over the last thousand miles which have been a mix of off roading fun and simple on road commuting i can say this bike is a good mulit tasker. its lock-out suspension makes a world of difference for when you need to climb a hill on the road and when your off road with the lock-out off, provided you have the correct inflation in the suspension its a strong firm ride and you can feel whats happening ...
...surfaces you can feel, etc. now although i rate this bike to be very good, and worth the money like all cycles it has its bad points. the brake system prooves a pain in the neck to bleed, re-fill, etc when your using the hayes bleeding kit, i found that the filling bottle kept braking and this resulted in brake fluid going everywhere! Many people from my cycling club agree that the kit is very bad quality. my other bad point is that the bike only ...

pistonfire182 12.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Specialized FSR XC Comp

Special Specialized Rockhopper Comp Disc 2007

Advantages: Top quality kit
Disadvantages: Nothing at all

...combine the brakes with the specialized tyres and you have some great control. OTHER BITS FRAME New for 07 M4 manipulated alloy frame, butted ORE DT, disc only, forged dropouts w/ replaceable 98954020 derailleur hanger FORK RockShox Recon 335 SL, 100mm, 32mm alloy stanchions, alloy steerer, disc only, Turn Key damper, lockout w/ rebound adjust, coil spring HEADSET 1 1/8" threadless STEM Specialized 3D forged alloy, four bolt, 31.8mm, 7 degree rise ...
...degree back/6deg upsweep GRIPS Specialized Enduro, dual density, Kraton FRONT BRAKE Avid Juicy 3, hydraulic disc, 6" G2 Clean Sweep rotor REAR BRAKE Avid Juicy 3, hydraulic disc, 6" G2 Clean Sweep rotor BRAKE LEVERS Avid Juicy 3 hydraulic FRONT DERAILLEUR Shimano Deore M-530 REAR DERAILLEUR Shimano XT SHIFT LEVERS Shimano Deore SL M511 CASSETTE Shimano HG-50, 9-speed, 11-34t CHAIN Shimano HG-73, 1/2" x 3/32" w/ missing link CRANKSET Shimano FCM-540, ...

skrg28 23.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Specialized Rockhopper Comp Disc