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Kona Taro

Model year: 2015 MountainTrail
Fork travel
130 mm
Wheels
29″
Drivetrain
1 × 10 32t / 11–36t
Gear range
327%
Frame
Aluminum
Brakes
Hydraulic disc
  • 16"
  • 18"
  • 18"
  • 20"

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

20 of 23 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    Kona 6061 Aluminum Butted Not identified

Suspension

2 parts
  • Fork
  • Rear shock

    None

Sizes and geometry

Size explorer

Complete rider-height ranges are not published for these sizes. You can still explore the geometry below.

Size 18"

Table
Reach 432mm
Stack 634mm
Wheelbase 1126mm
Head angle 68.0°
Seat angle 74.5°
Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 29″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.
Size Reach Stack

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Aluminum

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Hardtail
Front travel
  • 130 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 1
Smallest chainring
  • 32
Largest chainring
  • 32
Rear sprockets
  • 10
Smallest sprocket
  • 11
Largest sprocket
  • 36
Lowest gear
  • 25.8 in
Highest gear
  • 84.4 in

Technical analysis

3 measures

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

Front travel

130 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2015
Sample
155 bicycles with this information
Coverage
93.3% of the class

Lowest gear

25.8 gear inches

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2015
Sample
163 bicycles with this information
Coverage
98.1% of the class

Highest gear

84.4 gear inches

This value is below the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2015
Sample
163 bicycles with this information
Coverage
98.1% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
9.9 km/h
Highest gear
32.3 km/h

Total gear range 327%

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 2014

Changes since 2014
Specification 2014 Kona Taro This bicycle Kona Taro
Drivetrain
Rear sprockets 9 10
Smallest sprocket 12 11
Highest gear 77.3 in 84.4 in

No other published build is available in this family for 2015.

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