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2017 Kona Operator DL

Kona Operator 27.5 (Product Review)

The Good

Playfully fun park bike, Capable race machine, progressive linkage system.

The Bad

Weight, pedal efficiency

Overall Review
Kona as a company has been around for a long time and has been known to build a quality bike. This year they took a turn from carbon and went aluminum across their whole DH line. The differences to note are the 27.5 wheel size with a frame built around the 27.5 platform, as well as a more progressive linkage system. Right off the bat I noticed that pointing the operator downhill or toward anything resembling technical steep and rocky sections was easy. The 27.5 operator rolls through rough downhill better then the 26 inch model of previous. I also noticed that the more progressive linkage...
Posted by MTBcanuck on 6/17/2017 6:55pm
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2017 Kona Operator DL
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Tested: 2017 Kona Operator DL - Park Friendly, World Cup Approved (Product Review)

Overall Review
With their roots first sprouting in Vancouver, BC, and now hailing from Ferndale, WA, Kona has a reputation for building burly, durable bikes intended to be pushed hard over the often adverse conditions throughout the Pacific Northwest region. With a goal of redesigning the Operator to be both a bike park slayer as well as a capable World Cup race bike, Kona went back to the drawing board as the market shifted from 26-inch steeds to the modern 27.5 standards. Development began in 2014 with Connor Fearon and his mechanic, Mathieu Dupelle, with a modified rear triangle to swap over from 26-inch...
Posted by FredLikesTrikes on 5/18/2017 1:36pm
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