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Kona Explosif

Model year: 2017 MountainTrail
Last known price
$2,199
Fork travel
120 mm
Wheels
27.5″
Drivetrain
1 × 11 30t / 11–42t
Gear range
382%
Frame
Steel
Brakes
Hydraulic disc

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide
  • SM 152.4–170.2
  • MD 157.5–182.9
  • LG 175.3–195.6
  • XL 180.3–195.6

Components

19 of 22 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    Reynolds 520 Butted Cromoly Not identified

Suspension

2 parts
  • Fork
  • Rear shock

    None

Sizes and geometry

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Size MD

Table
Reach 427mm
Stack 605mm
Wheelbase 1124mm
Head angle 67.5°
Seat angle 73.0°
Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 27.5″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.
Size Reported by the manufacturer

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Steel

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Hardtail
Front travel
  • 120 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 1
Smallest chainring
  • 30
Largest chainring
  • 30
Rear sprockets
  • 11
Smallest sprocket
  • 11
Largest sprocket
  • 42
Lowest gear
  • 19.6 in
Highest gear
  • 75.0 in

Technical analysis

3 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Front travel

120 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2017
Sample
429 bicycles with this information
Coverage
95.7% of the class

Lowest gear

19.6 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2017
Sample
416 bicycles with this information
Coverage
92.8% of the class

Highest gear

75.0 gear inches

This value is below the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2017
Sample
416 bicycles with this information
Coverage
92.8% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
7.5 km/h
Highest gear
28.7 km/h

Total gear range 382%

Pedaling rhythm
80rpm
40
60
80
100
120

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Changes since 2016

Changes since 2016
Specification 2016 Kona Explosif This bicycle Kona Explosif
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring 34 30
Largest chainring 34 30
Lowest gear 22.3 in 19.6 in
Highest gear 85.0 in 75.0 in

No other published build is available in this family for 2017.

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