Kona Bike Specs

Bike maker Kona produces hybrid, road, cyclo-cross and mountain-style bicycles. These bicycles are equipped with varying levels of Shimano and SRAM (static random access memory) components. Frame styles for men, women and children are available in the company's product line. Kona is based out of Washington state and distributes its products worldwide.

  1. Frames

    • Between Kona's mountain and road bike divisions, different metals are used for the frames. Higher-end mountain bikes use titanium tubing for the frame. Kona's road and cyclo-cross bicycle frames are made from aircraft-grade aluminum tubing, giving the frames light weight with rigid rides.

      Men's, women's and children's frames are made of aluminum tubing. Frame sizes range from children's extra small, small, medium and large frames to adult sizes between 13 inches and 21 inches.

      Mountain bike frames are available in front or dual suspension models depending on tiding style and terrain. Road bicycle frames are available between 48cm and 62cm.

    Components

    • Kona equips its bicycles with components from either American-based SRAM or the Japanese parts-maker Shimano. Road bicycles use Shimano 105, Ultegra or Dura Ace component groups, while mountain bikes are equipped with the Shimano Sora, Deore, LX, XT or XTR lines of components. These are all levels of components from the makers. For the road bicycles, 105 is considered the entry level and Dura Ace is the upper end. For mountain bikes, the Sora is entry level and the XTR is the high end.

      American parts maker SRAM sees Kona using its components on some of its free-ride and downhill mountain bikes. Free-ride bicycles are dual suspension rides designed for all-mountain riding, while downhill rigs are designed to go downhill at great speeds.

    Suspension

    • Kona uses Rock Shox, Marzocchi and Fox suspension forks and rear shocks. Travel -- the amount of rebound and compression -- in the shocks varies depending on the style of the mountain bike. For example, the Kona Stinky TL, a free-ride-style mountain bike, has 160mm of travel on the front and rear suspension while the Kona Lanai hardtail mountain bike has 100mm of front suspension travel.

      Kona's road and cyclo-cross models do not use suspension.