great price, well balanced frame, bullet proof fork .

altus rear deraileur, mechanical brakes lack adjustment/power (upgrade to hydraulic or some bb7's would be great) non lock on grips.

This reveiw is on an 09 so may be slightly outdated, Anyways ive ridden 05 and 06 shreds in the past which also lacked braking power, lock on grips, and a dirt jam fork that liked to blow seals . also always found that the frame was unbalnced and kept all the weight to the rear wheel . however on the newer 09 kona has a more balance frame and a solid dj3 fork. For a bike at this price you cant go wrong though . its got all the goodies to satisfy a progressing rider yet it has the entry level price for begginers . defiately a bike i would recomend to the weekend warrior who wants to do it all.

It works great for all types of ridding and handles jumps and minor downhill trails very well.
Priced great,
You defenily get more than you paired for

Doesn't change gears very well.
And the derailer bends of a day of hard riding

This bike is great but once you become a serious rider you will want to agust or replace the retailer and gears.
Bikes components other wise are good and you won't have problems with, besides normal wear and tear.

Strong frame
Good grip

A little bit heavy

Great bike overall. Really fun for trail and jumps. Easy to get used to. Great for a begginer

The entire bike......

None.... Would be more stoked if it were a single crown.

I bought this bike 2 years ago.... Haven't had a problem with it yet. I come froma bmx background so i wanted to be able to ride DJ/Street but still go pedal around with my Am/XC friends.... i completely scored. Couldn't be happier with my decision.

Smooth gears, nice shifters, good colour range, nice brakes, suspension, frame, seat, rims, grips, pedals, and everything else.

Heavy (only a tad though), pedal crank keeps falling off.

I've owned this bike for a good few yers now, and Its been a great bike. Gears are smooth, brakes are smooth, seat is comfy, handle bars are prefect. It Is good for intermediate - pro level riders, I'm not sure what its like for doing tricks and stuff, but its good for everything else, an all round exceptional bike. Oh and Its very good value for money.

Everthing

nothing yeet

This is a great bike, light agile and tuff as f!#k! If you want a bike to go from a mountain to trail to a park GET THIS BIKE !

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Norco bigfoot, sasquatch, 125 . kona scrap and shred .

frame, disk brakes, wheels, gears, suspension

weight but can be easily removed

amazing proformance ! yet to heavy !

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kona cowan

frame, fork....did't have a problem with them

The pedals, wich suddenly broke down, the hubs needed replacement with Novatec because they broke down too. It don't have an ISCG5 mount

It's a verry good bike, because you buy it for the frame and fork, you don't care about the others....it feels soo smooth an flow in the air, on on a trail, you can do anything with it. I see that kona offers now a lifetime guarantee wich is a great value for money. I will remain on kona because i love it's feeling, how you don't like it at first, but only after you ride it you can really see what it can do and then fall in love with it. Try this bike and you won't be disappointed

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UMF Hardy 1 2010

great bike,i ride every sunday night,and keep up with friends on there regular mnt. bikes,,rides easy on road,and on trails,,front forks are great,very smooth,,mill be looking into getting a 2011 shred soon

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great bike,,highly recommend