2011 BIKES

XC DUAL SUSPENSION

2+2

2+2 DL

TANUKI

TANUKI DL

CADABRA

ABRA CADABRA

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TECH FEATURES

New 2011 Kona model with 130mm front and rear wheel travel
New dual suspension design with shorter rockers for balanced all-mountain geometry
Simple and light, tuned for efficient climbing
RockShox Sektor fork with tapered steer tube and lockout
Fast Shimano MT15 wheelset with lightweight Maxxis Aspen XC tires

OVERVIEW DETAILED SPECS TECHNOLOGY REVIEWS GLOSSARY

It might not be the smartest thing we do: building a bike you'll never replace. But we can't help ourselves. Designed for riders needing a cost-effective, super durable, performance oriented do-it-all mountain bike that excels in trail conditions that run the spectrum, the new Tanuki DL features an air sprung RockShox Sektor fork with tapered steer tube and lockout. A simple, reliable, classic terrain craving Kona mountain bike.

Frame Material	Kona Race Light 7005 Aluminum Butted 130mm travel
Sizes	15", 16", 17", 18", 20", 22"
Rear Shock	Kona/Fastrax AF2
Fork	RockShox Sektor TK Solo Air 130mm
Crankarms	FSA Alpha Drive
Chainrings	44/32/22
B/B	FSA Powerdrive
Pedals	Shimano M505 Clipless
Chain	Shimano HG53
Freewheel	Shimano Deore 11-34 (9 spd)
F/D	Shimano Alivio
R/D	Shimano Deore XT Shadow SGS
Shifters	Shimano Deore
Brake Calipers	Avid Elixir 5
Front Brake Rotor	Avid G3 Clean Sweep 185mm
Rear Brake Rotor	Avid G3 Clean Sweep 185mm
Brake Levers	Avid Juicy 3
Headset	FSA No.57BP
Handlebar	Kona XC/BC Riser
Stem	Kona XC/BC
Seatpost	Kona Double Clamp
Seat Clamp	Kona QR
Grips	Kona Race Light LOG
Saddle	WTB Valcon Comp
Front Hub	Shimano MT15 Disc Wheelset
Rear Hub	Shimano MT15 Disc Wheelset
Spokes	Shimano MT15 Disc Wheelset
Rims	Shimano MT15 Disc Wheelset
Front Tire	Maxxis Ardent 26x2.25
Rear Tire	Maxxis Ardent 26x2.25
Paint Color	Metallic Silver
Extras	available as frame only

UNITS	SIZE	TTH	STA	HTA	RC	FC	WB	FL	OF	AXLE	BBH	SO	HT	BBS	FD
mm	381	571	74°	68°	427	683	1109	509	40	335	348	760	120	73	34.9
inches	15	22.5	-	-	16.8	26.9	43.7	20	1.6	13.2	13.7	29.9	4.7	-	-
mm	406	584	74°	68°	427	697	1123	509	40	335	348	755	130	73	34.9
inches	16	23	-	-	16.8	27.4	44.2	20	1.6	13.2	13.7	29.7	5.1	-	-
mm	432	597	74°	68°	427	710	1137	509	40	335	348	770	135	73	34.9
inches	17	23.5	-	-	16.8	28	44.8	20	1.6	13.2	13.7	30.3	5.3	-	-
mm	457	610	74°	68°	427	724	1150	509	40	335	348	785	140	73	34.9
inches	18	24	-	-	16.8	28.5	44.8	20	1.6	13.2	13.7	30.9	5.5	-	-
mm	508	635	74°	68°	427	750	1176	509	40	335	348	815	150	73	34.9
inches	20	25	-	-	16.8	29.5	46.3	20	1.6	13.2	13.7	32.1	5.9	-	-
mm	559	660	74°	68°	427	776	1202	509	40	335	348	844	160	73	34.9
inches	22	26	-	-	16.8	30.5	47.3	20	1.6	13.2	13.7	33.2	6.3	-	-


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

Kona Walking Beam 4-Bar Linkage System

Since Kona first introduced the platform in 1996, we've been refining and honing the most functional, durable and performance-oriented dual suspension platforms ever invented. That's why you see versions of our 4-Bar linkage on everything from the Hei Hei XC Race bike to our DH Stab Supreme.

Function and Durability: Anytime you have a pivot in anything, there is side-to-side movement, or tolerance. It's what allows the pivot to move freely. When you have pivots that are close together, like in more complicated multi-pivot designs, the side-to-side movement in those pivots becomes amplified, what's called tolerance stacking. Kona's 4-Bar system keeps pivots as far away from each other as possible, thus minimizing tolerance stacking. Ultimately, it equates a stiffer rear end, as well a significant decrease in bearing and bushing wear.

Another benefit of our 4-Bar system is minimized side load on the rear shock. If you've got close pivot points and/or the shock positioned so that it is exposed to lateral forces, you've got side load on the shock. Side load causes resistance, which negatively impacts suspension performance. Side load also causes premature seal failures.

With our 4-Bar system the rear shock is protected from side-to-side forces. As a result, we have a super low rate of shock problems, as well as a very responsive feel to the rear suspension.

Tunability: 4-Bar allows for a rainbow of different suspension characteristics, after all, this is the suspension platform used for F1 racecars. For XC bikes, we can take an inherently progressive air shock and make the suspension more linear, allowing the rider to benefit from all of the bike's travel. For downhill bikes, like our Operators, an inherently linear coil shock can be set-up to be more progressive for big hits.

Plush Factor: Void of gimmicks, with pivots, bearings and the shock itself well supported, Kona's Walking Beam 4-Bar Linkage System delivers that beautiful, super plush feel we all crave as mountain bikers. Whether it's taking the edge of a technical XC race course, the burl out of a backcountry all-day epic, or smoothing the brake bumps at your local bike park, our 4-Bar suspension designs deliver bomber plushness, ride in, ride out.

Kona Race Light 7005

Kona Race Light 7005 is a lighter, more performance oriented fabrication of our 7005 Aluminum tubing. Designed to Kona's racing specifications, the biggest difference is custom butting. The tubing is thicker at weld areas and important parts of the frame, providing great strength and torsional integrity to the ride. We remove wall thickness in other parts of the frameset to lighten up the bike, providing the perfect balance between quickness and stiffness. The emphasis here is on performance rather than durability, for applications where speed is more important than longevity.

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.

Hydroformed Tubing

For 2011, you'll find formed tubing on a great number of our bicycles. Hydroforming uses water specifically, but we also use Superplastic formed tubing, shaped using air, or cold formed tubing. This not only allows a tube to be tuned for compliancy on specific planes but it also improves grain alignment and increases all mechanical properties.

Hydroforming is a tube shaping technology that uses super high-pressure liquid to form the shape of a tube and align its grain structure. Quite simply, the technology delivers a sound structure and ride performance like no other tubing in the world. The process results in a seamless, continuous, aligned piece of metal-right down to the fiber structure itself.

Hydroforming proves especially advantageous at weld points where it can be flared to increase weld areas, adding strength without adding weight in the form of extra gussets. The result is a strong, flawless frame with great lateral stability, durability and responsiveness. Not to mention, it looks real sharp too.

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.

Tapered Head Tube

For 2011, a wide variety of Kona bicycles feature tapered head tubes, meaning the top of the head tube is 1-1/8-inches at the top, while the bottom is 1.5-inches. From our cyclocross bikes to our cross-country mountain bikes, right through to longer travel dual suspension models, like our Cadabras and CoilAirs, a tapered head tube provides more support at the intersection of the top tube and down tube.

The design also offers a more solid interface between forks with tapered steer tubes and the bicycle frame itself. More girth at the bottom of the head tube better distributes shock force, prolonging the bearing life of the headset itself. The design also allows for a stronger steering position and improved balance, giving the rider more control in rough terrain.

Asymmetrical Chain Stays

When a rider puts force into the bicycles drivetrain (cranks, chain and rear cassette), not only are they propelling the bike forward, they're also putting a significant amount of torsion on the rear chain stays. Because the drivetrain is on one side of the bicycle, the frame wants to flex laterally. It is the one element of bike design that's not in perfect balance.

Used primarily on our dual suspension mountain bikes, asymmetrical stays help to stiffen the rear end by compensating for the offset forces of this imbalance. The drive-side stay is straight, while the non-drive takes advantage of no chain rings and chain, better able to deal with the torque, effectively countering the torsional forces in the rear triangle. By putting strength where it is needed, pedaling stiffness and rider efficiency is greatly increased.

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

Kona Walking Beam 4-Bar Linkage System

Kona Race Light 7005

Sloping Top Tube

Compact Rear Triangle

Hydroformed Tubing

Internal Headset

Tapered Head Tube

Asymmetrical Chain Stays

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