Kona Process 29 Carbon Review | 2019 Pinkbike Field Test

Kona deserves credit for embracing the new-school, long and slack geometry years before most other brands made the jump, but things have moved on since then and so has the Process lineup.

The Process 29er isn't a new bike this year, but what is new is this Carbon edition, making it lighter and the stiffest bike we tested!

Let us know what you thought of the Kona Process 29er in the comments below 👇

Filmed by Chris Ricci, Ryys Syryczyński, & Peter Wojnar
Edited by Chris Ricci
Photography by Trevor Lyden
Produced by Brian Park & Mike Kazimer

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[pinkbike]

What do you think of the Kona Process 29? Let us know 👇

[jasonj]

Wow! These are so much better than the Bible of Bike Test videos! Very well done!

[billvandusenmusic]

It's always funny to me how all these reviews talk about a steep seat angle helping climbing and every time they show a climbing clip they are out of the saddle. Every, single, time. lol! Love the vids though, keep up the great work!

[WorldwideCyclery]

Love these breakdowns! Great job boys.

[max_]

I mean Connor Fearon won every single stage of the recent Australian Enduro National Champs on one of these so I think it’s more than capable of racing

[Cakeborb]

Love how there's a clip of the suspension being squished in every video, I love to see it all work

[samcarney]

When Mike said I need a rockstar and a pack of cheese sticks STAT was what sold me on this bike

[LiveAeons]

that nose manual into the corner was awesome!

[buddyringo]

I bought a Kona Hoss deluxe ‘07 in like new condition, picked it up for $250 and I absolutely love it! 🤩🇺🇸

[drfishynoooo]

The Process platform brought me back to being a Kona fan.

I'd be really keen to see what Pinkbike think of the Process 165.

[andyboy]

I love this video series! Thumbs up boys!

[kyle]

love these quick bike tests! keep it up!

[corduroybandow]

I've got a 2017 process 134. I'll stay with that one.

[zmums]

I've had an alloy one for a year and a half. Super fun, super durable, super poppy. if jibs are ya thang, get one

[dirtburgalar]

Cool bike, I dont know about that fork flex. Holy noodles

[Stanley]

If they offered this white colour with the 27.5" wheel frame, I'd buy this immediately.

[matthiasschulze]

the fork flex was large at that bottom out slo mo

[Max-pttx]

Loving the format and breakdown of all these bikes.

Nowadays, Im beginning to wonder when what in the past/now is considered a good climber is gonna become the standard, with an overwhelming number of 160+ bikes being labelled as good climbers.

When will the 'average' climbers become 'bad' cause now a historically slack head angle is the standard and descending prowess is expected. I just wonder how long that shift will take till reviewers consider all these good climbers as normal. Otherwise fantastic ones may not stand out, and bad ones wont stick out so much.

Im sure someone will prove me wrong, but I dont think I can name a single 2018/2019 bike that is known within the bike review world as a typically bad climber.

In this bracket its expected they should at least be able to climb well enough to get you up stuff, but I dont remember hearing anyone say a fairly long travel 29er, or 27.5 was a real pain to climb.

Ive made it quite long winded but I think you get the jist of it. Anyway, cheers for another good vid.

[cwd]

Is the offering in this test? Very curious about it. Oh and vids are Very very well done! Killing it for sure!

[kaynjohnson]

Loving these reviews but are we going to get any for a 27.5, I'm not a 29er person.