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YVC is Offering 10% OFF the RRP for Any Pre-Ordered 2014 Kona Bike...
Approx Prices: May Change due to AUD, but pretty accurate for now...
Operator Carbon: $4,799 (Less 10% for Pre-Order Discount, 10% Deposit Required)
Supreme Operator Carbon: $7999 (Less 10% for Pre-Order Discount, 10% Deposit Required)
Bikes Are due to arrive in September...
Check Out all the Info at http://www.yarravalleycycles.com/index.php/yvc-home/331-2014-kona-carbon-operator-a-operator-supremehttp://
All New for 2014, the Latest Operator has a Re-Engineered 4 Bar Walking Beam Suspension Platform (Beamer), New Geometry, New Look and CARBON... Wow, this has us all fizzing for the Arrival of 2014 Bikes, the Entire Kona Range will also be announced soon, with Carbon, Big Wheels, 27.5, 29er Carbon, Fat and a whole heap of New Suspension Platforms (Some Awesome New All Mountain Rigs).
For Now here's the New 2014 Kona Operator and Supreme Operator Carbon DH Bikes to Wet the Appetite...
Kona's goal with the new Kona Carbon DH Operator was to create an affordable, race-ready, modern downhill bike, and that meant using a unidirectional monocoque front triangle frame that represents the cutting edge of carbon bike manufacturing. To weather the brunt of crash and shuttle damage, the rear triangle features 6061 stays, hollow aluminum rockers with a carbon bridge, resulting in a rear triangle that’s three times stiffer than our previous Operator. We also changed the kinematics of the Operator’s Beamer Independent Suspension, making it more progressive off the top, helping the bike to stay up higher in the travel and recover from hits more quickly. With awesome spec, this is one of the best bang-for-the-buck downhill bikes on the market.
2014 Kona Carbon
To create our growing fleet of Kona Carbon bikes, Kona has partnered with some of the most reputable carbon manufacturers in the world. Our design team works intimately with our production facilities to ensure the desired ride characteristics, durability demands and weight stipulations are met to the highest standards possible. Kona Carbon Race bikes are feather-light, super-fast and very durable.
STEP 1: APPLICATION
At Kona, we are very selective when choosing carbon fiber for a given application. Every bike requires a different balance of weight, strength, frame damping, stiffness, compliancy and durability. With over 25 years experience making bikes for every known cycling discipline, the first step in the design phase is ensuring how carbon fiber can be optimized for its intended use.
STEP 2: DESIGNING AND ENGINEERING THE KONA RIDE
For the Kona Product Development Team, it’s imperative that key elements of the Kona Ride come to life in our carbon bikes. Like with all of our bikes, efficiency, agility, comfort, and overall strength are key considerations when we begin to work a carbon frame design. We work to leverage all the inherent properties of the material, which are markedly different than steel or aluminum, and it’s crucial that it still feels, rides and lasts like a Kona.
STEP 3: MATERIALS & FABRICATION
THE WEAVE: Kona Carbon bikes use TORAY fibers, what we have determined to be the most technologically advanced in the industry; this is the same carbon weave used throughout most Formula 1 racing cars. Our entire structure is always built with unidirectional prepreg carbon fiber underneath a UD frame finish. The result? Frames with industry-leading weight, stiffness and durability.
THE FRAME: Kona Carbon frames are built with a monocoque main triangle that allows continuous fibers at the tube junctures, resulting in a stronger and lighter overall structure. Our production process also eliminates as much bonded-in aluminum inserts as possible. When we do put alloy into the frame, we take very specific steps on their surface treatment and have special jigs for each step to ensure proper alignment. Kona Carbon frames are only molded with internal air bags, which are removed after the molding process. This means our carbon frames are made from only the best ingredients: carbon fiber and epoxy.
STEP 4: TESTING
During the prototyping process, our frames are tested for weeks at a time on veritable bike torture machines that push our designs through tens of thousands of cycles. What we learn from this directly translates into making strong frames, while eliminating unnecessary material. Kona Team athletes—experts when it comes to pushing the limits of our bicycles in real-world scenarios—are the next in line when it comes to testing our prototype Kona Carbon Race bikes. Even after the rigors of factory test rigs and pro-rider testing, our product team continues to abuse the same prototypes day-in and day-out to ensure we are building the best Kona Carbon Race frames we possibly can.
Frame Material Kona DH Carbon w/6061 Aluminum Stays 200mm Travel
Sizes S, M, L
Rear Shock RockShox Kage RC
Fork RockShox Boxxer RC 200mm 20mm DO
Crankarms Shimano Zee
Chainrings 36t
B/B Shimano Press Fit 104.5mm
Pedals Kona Wah Wah
Chain KMC X10
Freewheel SRAM PG1050 11-28t 10 spd
Chainguide The Hive SRS+
F/D n/a
R/D SRAM X9 Type 2
Shifters SRAM X7 (rh only)
Brake Calipers Avid Code R
Front Brake Rotor Avid G2CS 200mm
Rear Brake Rotor Avid G2CS 180mm
Brake Levers Avid Code R
Headset FSA Orbit 1.5B ZS No.57B-1
Handlebar Kona DH
Stem Kona Jerk
Seatpost Kona DH
Seat Clamp Kona Clamp
Grips Kona S-LOG
Saddle WTB Volt Sport SE
Front Hub Formula 20mm
Rear Hub Formula 157x12mm
Spokes Sandvik Stainless 14g
Rims Sun MTX33 Sleeved
Front Tire Maxxis High Roller II DH 26x2.4"
Rear Tire Maxxis High Roller II DH 26x2.4"
Paint Color Matt UD Carbon & Fluoro Green w/Matt Black Stays
