People love their Kona Units and with good reason! Marcel breaks down his build for us in today’s Readers’ Rides…
Dear Radavist individuals.
I´m Marcel from Dresden, Germany and this should be no advertisement for my employer r2-bike ;) I want to share my Kona Unit with you and your readers. And yes, I know, it´s just one more Unit but there were a just few things and questions for that I don´t find helpful answers before:
Why not a longer lower slacker commuter bicycle?
… it fits very fine to me, I´m almost 2 meters tall but have short legs
Fit the Surly Porteur House Bag into a large Wald Basket #139?
… because there weren’t many options for bags here in Europe Mainland
How do spin 27,5+ x 2,80 tires thru SKS´s Bluemels 75 Long Set?
… fine, if you have stiff hand build wheels and straight spinning tires – sometimes not easy as much at Maxxis tires ;).
Btw: I use this tire size because my Nicolai Argon GLF (an enduro hardtail or so) use the same tire sizes and so I can use old tires to the end.
Btw two: it´s very comfortable on Dresden’s old town streets between many tram tracks.
Can I go with the light cable thru the fork leg? It looks sooo much better!
… and no one has informed you that the Kona P2 Fork is torque cap compatible
The thing with oval chainrings on singlespeed drivetrains?
… you? No sorry. I was a believer when I first rode it.
Part List:
Frame & Fork & Seatpost: KONA Unit X 2021
Headbadge: Jen Green
Fender: SKS Bluemels 75 U LONG
Tires: MAXXIS or old ones of your choice 27.5+ x 2,80
Rims: DT SWISS M 582
Spokes & Nipples: SAPIM Race
Front Hub & Lights: SON
Rear Hub: PAUL COMPONENTS Disk Word Boost
Cog: WHITE INDUSTRIES Eno 16T
Chain: should be actual a KMC 11speed
Chainring: GARBARUK Melon oval Direct Mount 34 T
Crank & Brakes: SHIMANO SLX (7100)
Discs & Pads: TR!CKSTUFF
Handlebar Endcaps: CANE CREEK eeBarKeep
Grips: WOLFTOOTH Fat Paw Teal
Handlebar & Saddle: SQ LAB
Bell: SPURCYLE + Wolftooth Remount for Matchmaker (fits well on iSpec EV)
Stem: SALSA
A-Head Cap & Sticker: SUICYCLE
Rack: BLB Brick Lane Bikes (silver & selfmade heat anodized)
Basket: WALD 139
Bag: SURLY Porteur House
Bottle Cage: ARUNDEL Loony Bin Cage
Helpful Piece: NEWMEN Torque Cap Adapter… each one cut into two pieces and stick around the drain holes
Pictures made by: Theresa Donath
Cups made by:
http://www.makolies-keramik.de/index.html
Coffee Shop:
https://www.instagram.com/kawa_espressobar/?hl=de
All about, it´s not that lightweight and/or high-end stuff at every end of this Unit and it´s not what´s maybe someone expects from an r2-bike colleague.
But after around one year, I can say it´s a really good daily work steel pony what do the job for what it is very well.
I hope you like it too and want to excuse if my English is a little bit humble.
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