jbrown15
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New Kona's.
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Kona Releases 2 New e-MTBs - Across the Pond Beaver - Pinkbike
A 29er Remote 160 and a new 130mm E-MTB from Kona.
I just dont get how anyone can put an e7000 motor in a bike and charge more than 5k
I feel the same way, call me bias because I own a Devinci but personally I would rather get a Devinci EP, simple build with same suspension travel and a 29er and I’m pretty sure it comes with the new EP8 motor. Same price point, actually a little lower I think.
I understand why Kona is ask $7000 for the Remote 160 DL, it has all the latest motor, battery and fork on the market. But I don't get pricing on the Kona Remote 160 and 130. The Remote 160 has the Zeb, but is using E7000 motor, so should be like a $5500 price and the Remote 130 is running a lower end Fox 34 fork and the E7000 motor price should be like $5000 tops.
Yep U R right the Kona Remote DL only come with the 504Wh batteryCheck again. New DL only has the old 504 battery. If you compare it against the latest Commencal Meta Power SX where, for £5K, you get the EP8, the 630 battery, a Zeb 180mm and an integrated speed sensor, it makes the Kona, at £6.3k, pretty poor value by comparison.
True the 504 has plenty juice for most riders that want to do a trail ride. I figure it about another 8 ~ 10 miles more distant with the 630 battery over the 504. I was checking the Darfon website and the spec on the battery weight, the 504 = 2.8Kg (6.2) and 630 = 3.4Kg (7.5lbs), so about a 1lbs more in weight for the 630. Personally an extra 1lbs for another 8 ~ 10 miles is a good trade off to me![]()
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