Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 Review

Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 Reviews

Review score: 8.3/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £899 (RRP: £899)

Take a look now to discover what makes Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 worthy of a review score of 8.3 out of 10.

Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 Review


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Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 features

Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 specs

Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021
Spec 1

Colour: Gloss Metallic Alpine Blue

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 1

Spec 2

Frame Size: S, L, M, XL

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 2

Spec 3

Wheel Size: 29″

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 216

Spec 4

Gender: Unisex

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 2527

Spec 5

Speed: 12 Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 225

Spec 6

Material: Aluminium

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 762

Spec 7

Fork Travel: 100mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this Spec: 61

Feature 1

Material: Kona Race Light 6061 Aluminum Butted

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Fork: Rockshox Recon Silver Rl Solo Air 100mm Tapered 110mm Spacing

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Crankarms: Shimano Deore 12-Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Chainrings: 32T

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 2

Feature 5

Bottom Bracket: Shimano 73mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 3

Feature 6

Pedals: Kona Js2

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 9

Feature 7

Chain: Shimano Deore 12spd

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Cassette: Shimano Deore 10-51t 12-Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 9

Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore 12-Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 10

Shifters: Shimano Deore 12-Speed

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 11

Brake Calipers: Shimano Mt401 Hydraulic

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 12

Front Brake Rotor: Shimano Rt10 180mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 13

Rear Brake Rotor: Shimano Rt10 160mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 14

Brake Levers: Shimano Mt401 Hydraulic

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 1

Feature 15

Headset: FSA No.57b

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 7

Feature 16

Handlebar: Kona Xc/bc Riser

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 5

Feature 17

Stem: Kona Xc

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 4

Feature 18

Seatpost: Kona Thumb W/offset 31.6mm

Other Mountain Bikes found with this feature: 3

Price

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Mountain Bikes. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Mountain Bikes. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Mountain Bikes. Brands like Kona are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Mountain Bikes category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Mountain Bikes.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £899 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.3 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Mountain Bikes

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Mountain Bikes.

We found 124 in the Mountain Bikes category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £1985.77, making it below average at £899.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Mountain Bikes. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £5849.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £379.99.

With 124 products available we worked out that 90 cost more than Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 and 32 were cheaper.

Cost of Kona products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 21 products from Kona, of which 10 were in the Mountain Bikes category.

For now though we’re looking at Kona branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £1372.81 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Kona product we found was £549.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £4159.00.

Of the 21 from Kona, 10 were more expensive than Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 and 10 were cheaper.

How much are Kona Mountain Bikes?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Kona products that are listed in the Mountain Bikes category.

The average price of the 10 products that match this search was £1381.00, with the cheapest coming in at £549.00 and highest price was £4159.00. With the average being £1381.00, Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 comes in below average.

5 products that meet this search were more expensive than Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 and 4 were cheaper.


Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.2 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Mountain Bikes category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021 or another similar product, like Kona Lana’l Hardtail Bike 2021 reviews or Kona Process 134 AL 29 Suspension Bike 2021 reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Mountain Bikes.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Mountain Bikes. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Kona, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Kona Kahuna Hardtail Bike 2021. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.3/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 27167565673
  • Product ID 2: 805260UK
  • Brand: Kona
  • Model number: B21KH05
  • RRP: £899
  • EAN: 841073139514
  • Description: Kona Kahuna Hardtail BikeThe Kona Kahuna is a great value, top-performing 29er hardtail MTB that’s ideal for trail, enduro and all-day epics. It features a Kona Race Light aluminium frame, a Shimano Deore 12-Speed drivetrain and trail-smoothing RockShox Recon Silver suspension. Plus, it’s equipped with Shimano hydraulic disc brakes, Shimano Boost hubs, WTB Tubeless Ready rims and Maxxis Forekaster tyres. Shimano Hydraulic Disc Brakes and WTB Rims and TyresThis hardcore hardtail is fitted with Shimano hydraulic disc brakes that control your momentum in all weather conditions. Plus, this bike travels aboard stable WTB ST rims wrapped in grippy Maxxis Forekaster 29×2.35″ tyres, while a quality finishing kit ensures you travel with comfort and style. Kona Race Light 6061 AluminiumKona’s Race Light 6061 Aluminium is lighter, more performance-oriented fabrications of their 7005/6061 tubing. Designed to meet Kona’s discerning race specifications, Race Light 7005/6061 is custom butted to create thicker tubes at weld areas and important parts of the frame, providing incredible strength and torsional integrity to the feel of the ride. Kona removes the wall thickness in other parts of the frameset to lighten up the bike, giving the perfect balance between quickness and stiffness. Exceptional Stability and ControlMore material at the bottom of the head tube better distributes shock force, prolonging the bearing life of the headset itself and eliminates brake shudder, while providing confident steering performance. The inherent strength of its triangular design also means a stronger steering position and improved balance, giving the rider more control in rough terrain. A zero-stack, tapered head tube also puts strength where the load is going, into the lower headset cup and maximises bearing durability. Features: Material: Kona Race Light 6061 Aluminum Butted Fork: Rockshox Recon Silver Rl Solo Air 100mm Tapered 110mm Spacing Crankarms: Shimano Deore 12-Speed Chainrings: 32T Bottom Bracket: Shimano 73mm Pedals: Kona Js2 Chain: Shimano Deore 12spd Cassette: Shimano Deore 10-51t 12-Speed Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore 12-Speed Shifters: Shimano Deore 12-Speed Brake Calipers: Shimano Mt401 Hydraulic Front Brake Rotor: Shimano Rt10 180mm Rear Brake Rotor: Shimano Rt10 160mm Brake Levers: Shimano Mt401 Hydraulic Headset: FSA No.57b Handlebar: Kona Xc/bc Riser Stem: Kona Xc Seatpost: Kona Thumb W/offset 31.6mm Seat Clamp: Kona Qr Grips: Kona Key Grip Slip On Saddle: WTB Volt Front Hub: Shimano 110x15mm Rear Hub: Shimano 135x10mm Spokes: Stainless Black 14g Rims: WTB St I27 Tcs 2.0 Front Tyre: Maxxis Forekaster 29×2.35″ Rear Tyre: Maxxis Forekaster 29×2.35″Easy AssemblyWhen you order a bike, one of our trained mechanics will carefully prepare and pack your bike for shipping. Upon delivery, the assembly is simple and all necessary tools and plastic pedals are conveniently included in the box.Depending on the delivery service and destination, bikes will either be delivered in a large or a small box. Below is a guide as to how your bike will arrive: All bikes for delivery within the UK and Republic of Ireland will be delivered in a large box, except for kids’ bikes and BMX bikes, which are always delivered in manufacturer’s boxes. All bikes for delivery within the EU on a standard service will be delivered in a large box. If an express delivery option is chosen, your bike will be packed into a small box. Again, the exception is kids’ bikes and BMX bikes, which are always delivered in manufacturer’s boxes. All bikes for worldwide delivery outside the EU will be delivered in small boxes.This video demonstrates assembly from a SMALL BOX.This video demonstrates assembly from a LARGE BOX.Buy Kona Bikes from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Bikes > Mountain Bikes
  • Size: L
  • Unisex
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  • Adult

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