Gear Review
Kona Major One Cyclocross Bike
low initial build quality
By ZZD July 5, 2011
This may be a nice bike, but you have to check it out carefully before riding. I had two issues:
1. The freewheel was bad right out of the box, and I had to replace the defective part.
2. The rim strip on my rear wheel turned out not to be long enough to cover the entire rim. I found out about this when I had a blowout in the street. Two of the spoke heads were exposed because the rim strip was several inches too short, and this is where the tube failed.
Still, it's a cool bike and I got a great price on Bonktown. Just don't trust it straight out of the box.
View Details: Kona Major One Cyclocross Bike
Nailed It? 0 Yes
Tech Specs:
- Frame Material:
- scandium
- Dropout Type:
- sliding
- Headset:
- 1.125 in
- Fork:
- Kona Carbon Cross
- Fork Material:
- carbon fiber
- Fork Blade Shape:
- curved
- Rims:
- Alex R390
- Hubs:
- Bolt-on single speed
- Spokes:
- straight-pull
- Crankset:
- FSA Gossamer
- Chain Rings:
- 42 t
- Crank Arm Length:
- (56cm) 172.5 mm
- Bottom Bracket:
- FSA
- Brake Levers:
- Tektro
- Brake Calipers:
- Kore
- Handlebar:
- Kona
- Handlebar Drop:
- [56 cm ] 42 cm
- Bar Tape:
- cork
- Stem:
- Kona
- Stem Length:
- [56cm] 100 mm
- Chain:
- KMC Z
- Cassette:
- Shimano
- Rear Sprocket Range:
- 18 t
- Tires:
- Continental Speed King
- Tire Size:
- 700 c x 35 mm
- Seatpost:
- Kona
- Seatpost Diameter:
- 27.2 mm
- Seat Collar:
- non-QR
- Saddle:
- WTB Kona
- Weight:
- [56cm] 19 lb 1 oz
- Measured Effective Top-Tube Length:
- [56cm] 21.5 in
- Recommended Use:
- cyclocross
Change me.
1 Comments Last Reply: July 9, 2011 By: Joe Anderson
You think thats bad try working in a bike shop stuff is always messed up out of the box... You should pay for a pro build if you can't handle buildiing a single speed
Nailed It? 0 Yes