2011 BIKES

DIRT JUMP/TRAIL

SHRED

STUFF

FIVE-O

STEELY

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TECH FEATURES

Brand new Kona mountain bike/Sweet as chocolate Kona Cromoly Butted frame
Designed for true-to-the-trail, hard core singletrack aficionados
ISCG tabs for HammerSchmidt or chain guide compatibility
RockShox Sektor U-Turn 85-130mm fork
Powerful Avid Juicy 3 brakes with 180mm front rotor

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Here you go weirdo fringe steel people who like to keep their squish up front where they can see it. Brand new for 2011, the Steely is purposed specifically for that wild breed of rider who loves the compliancy and burliness of steel buttered up with a five-inch travel fork. We designed this bike to conquer technically demanding trails, either deep in the forest, or way up in the alpine. This is old school mixed with new school. A 67 degree head tube angle, 180mm front brake rotor, Avid Juicy 3 hydraulic disc brakes, ISCG tabs, an adjustable 85-130 U-Turn fork.

Frame Material	Kona Cromoly Butted
Sizes	14", 16", 18", 20"
Fork	RockShox Tora 289 U-Turn 85-130mm
Crankarms	FSA Alpha Drive
Chainrings	44/32/22
B/B	FSA Powerdrive
Pedals	Wellgo LU-C3
Chain	Shimano HG53
Freewheel	Shimano HG309 11-32 9 spd
F/D	Shimano Deore
R/D	Shimano Deore SGS
Shifters	Shimano Deore
Brake Calipers	Avid Juicy 3
Front Brake Rotor	Avid G2 Clean Sweep 185mm
Rear Brake Rotor	Avid G2 Clean Sweep 160mm
Brake Levers	Avid Juicy 3
Headset	FSA
Handlebar	Kona XC/BC Riser
Stem	Kona XC/BC
Seatpost	Kona Double Clamp
Seat Clamp	Kona QR
Grips	Kona G-LOG
Saddle	WTB Valcon Sport SE
Front Hub	Formula Disc
Rear Hub	Shimano M475 Disc
Spokes	Stainless 14g
Rims	Sun Estate
Front Tire	Maxxis DHF 26x2.35
Rear Tire	Maxxis High Roller 26x2.35
Paint Color	Matt Blue
Extras	Available as frame only

UNITS	SIZE	TTH	STA	HTA	RC	FC	WB	FL	OF	AXLE	BBH	SO	HT	BBS	FD
mm	356	559	72.5°	67°	425	651	1075	509	39	335	307	741	100	73	28.6
inches	14	22	-	-	16.7	25.6	42.3	20	1.5	13.2	12.1	29.2	3.9	-	-
mm	406	584	72.5°	67°	425	678	1102	509	39	335	307	772	120	73	28.6
inches	16	23	-	-	16.7	26.7	43.4	20	1.5	13.2	12.1	30.4	4.7	-	-
mm	457	610	72.5°	67°	425	705	1129	509	39	335	312	802	130	73	28.6
inches	18	24	-	-	16.7	27.8	44.4	20	1.5	13.2	12.3	31.6	5.1	-	-
mm	508	635	71.5°	67°	425	721	1145	509	39	335	312	828	140	73	28.6
inches	20	25	-	-	16.7	28.4	45.1	20	1.5	13.2	12.3	32.6	5.5	-	-


GEOMETRY LEGEND:	RC = Chainstay Length	BBH = Bottom Bracket Height
GEOMETRY LEGEND:	FC = Front To Center	SO = Standover
TTH = Top Tube Length	WB = Wheelbase	HT = Head Tube Length
STA = Seat Tube Angle	FL = Fork Length	BBS = Bottom Bracket Size
HTA = Head Tube Angle	OF = Fork Offset	FD = Front Derailleur Clamp Size

Note: All Specifications Are Subject To Change Without Notice

Steel is Real

We've never given up on the original mountain bike material. You'll find the simplicity, strength, comfort, resilience, and playfulness of steel sprinkled throughout our line of road, asphalt and mountain bikes.

Sloping Top Tube

Kona recognized the advantages of sloping top tube frame design right from the original models we made in 1988, designed by inaugural MTB Hall of Fame legend Joe Murray. As a company, we've stayed true to this philosophy, going so far as to pioneer the design in road bikes before the benefits were understood. Today, you'll find sloping top tubes in most high-end road race bicycles. We've since stayed true to all the many positives this design brings to overall bike performance and comfort.

First, this design allows the top tube to be lower, providing more room for correct positioning and free body movement, enabling more standover clearance, which is particularly useful on dual suspension bikes that have higher bottom brackets. Riders have a more secure riding position, which is especially beneficial when riding downhill sections.

Also, the top tube is longer and more compliant. As the top and down tube become more parallel, there's less triangulation, resulting in more compliancy. So not only is the frame stronger and more responsive, but it absorbs more shock than frames with horizontal top tubes.

Compact Rear Triangle

Short chain stays and seat stays provide a perfect balance of stability and power transfer when out of the saddle and pedaling hard. Shorter seat stays also have less deflection during braking and accelerate quicker than longer stays. The shorter rear triangle also helps the bike to negotiate tight twisting sections of trail.

Internal Headset

By having the headset bearing located inside the headtube (what's sometimes called zero stack), rather than the top and bottom, we are able to achieve a wide array of advantages when it comes to front end stiffness and overall riding performance. With an internal headset, the head tube is able to take the stress directly, resulting in less play and less wear, with strong ride characteristics, and better bearing performance.

An internal headset also reduces stack height, enabling the height of the stem and bars to be more adjustable, the bike has more setup options, resulting in the best fit possible.

Kona Sizing and Fit

Sizing and fit have always been one of the main strengths of the Kona range, with more stock sizes available than any other bike company. With our range of bicycles expanding significantly over the last couple of years, we felt it was time to overhaul our size scale.

We started with the overwhelming request for longer top tubes on our XC mountain bikes. The average increase is ½-inch (15-20mm), which we coupled with shorter stems and slightly shorter headset stack heights. The steps between sizes were evened out to ½-inch or 1-inch increments, and there are still up to 7 sizes: from 14-inch to 22-inch on many models.

In the asphalt range, top tube lengths were marginally lengthened, with the size gaps revised to even 15 to 20mm steps. There are still up to 6 sizes" from 46cm to 61cm on most models.

When it's called for, seat posts are either offset or straight to maximize the reach and power output of the rider. More importantly, the overall sizing on mountain bikes and road bikes allow Kona dealers and riders to determine their fit more easily from model to model and category to category.

The net result is better fit on the entire range, with a simplified system that allows easy fine-tuning and a perfect marriage of bike and rider throughout our entire 2011 range.

Lifetime Warranty

Kona warrants to the original owner that the frame of this new Kona bicycle purchased from an authorized Kona dealer shall be free of defective materials or workmanship for the lifetime of ownership by the original owner. Carbon frames have a 5 year warranty. During this warranty period, Kona shall repair or replace, at its sole option, the bicycle frame if Kona determines the frame is defective and subject to this limited warranty. The original owner shall pay all labor and shipping charges connected with the repair or replacement of the bicycle frame. Please see the Kona Owners manual provided with your bicycle for additional information.

TECH FEATURES

Steel is Real

Sloping Top Tube

Compact Rear Triangle

Internal Headset

Kona Sizing and Fit

Lifetime Warranty

ARCHIVES

1.5-inch Head Tube

2-9 or 29er

4X/4-Cross

AfricaBike

Air (Sprung) Shock

All-Mountain (aka Backcountry)

Aluminum

Asphalt

Backcountry (aka All-Mountain)

Bash Guard (Chainring Guard)

BB (Bottom Bracket) Height

Bike Platform

Butted (Tube Butting)

Carbon Fiber

Cassette

Cast/Casting

Chainguide

Chainstays

Chromoly

Clydesdale

Coil (Sprung) Shock

Commuter

Competition (Bikes)

Components

Compression Dampening

Cross-country Race (XC Race)

Cyclocross

D.O.P.E. System

Derailleur

Derailleur Hanger

Dirt Jump

Disc Brakes

Downhill Race (DH Race)

Drivetrain

Dropout

Dual Suspension

Enduro

Fixie/Fixed Gear

Floating Caliper (Rear Brake)

Forged

Freeride/Freeriding

Front Triangle

Geometry

Gusset

Hardtail

Head Tube Angle

Hydroformed

Integrated Headset

Internal Headset

Kevlar

Klunker

Leverage Ratio

Linear (Suspension)

Lugged

Machined

Magnesium

Mountain Bike

North Shore

Offset

Out-of-Bounds

Pannier Racks

Panniers

Pedaltarian

Post-Mount

Preload

Progressive (Suspension)

Pump Track

Purpose-Built

Race Light

Rebound Dampening

Rear Triangle

Rim Brakes