>>1466991Kona is definetly redpill - they cheap out on equipment but get geometry right which is the most important and come out with good tires ready to ride instead of gimmicing it out like Cube. even on low end cheapoes Kona does good geometry, but they should do something about QC regarding end machining in frames.
>>1470645>2x8 mtb drivetrain isn't a thing at all anon.>2x came well after 8 spd>>1470798>Everyone cool replaced their big ring with a bashguard in the early 2000’sshoutout to all my cool boomer guys ITT that listened to 2000s skate-punk. more points if you switched to 36/24, instead of staying with 32/22 after removing the idiotic 42. Truvativ holzfeller came out from factory on bikes with 32/22 with a bash.
>>1470805>Have fun with ur bent chainringbashguards are super usefull, the only reason they arent used todayon mtb is because people munch too much on radavist d.
>>1470809>flanged pinsnot familiar with them, still ride the old stuff, but chains have been broken