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Over a decade ago, Kona helped spark The Mountain Bike Geometry Revolution. Their Process line of aggressive full-suspension models were some of the first to get the “longer, lower, slacker” treatment that is so ubiquitous today. And although the 2024 Kona Process 134 harbors the same rebellious spirit as its ancestors, Travis found it was uniquely approachable.
Since posting our first look back in April, John’s been putting in miles on the Kona Ouroboros Supreme and finally wrapped his head around not only how to classify this bike but also what its best use case is. Is this the next stage in the evolution of gravel bikes?
As Kona exhaled a sigh of relief and regained its footing under the founders, the brand just announced the new Process 153 and Process 134 models. The Process lineup has been lauded as legit do-it-all machines for a decade and this third generation further solidifies their legacy. Read on for the updates…
Kona Bicycles went through a rough patch around Sea Otter classic and like we predicted, the brand isn’t dead, in fact it was purchased from Kent Outdoors by its original founders, Dan Gerhard and Jake Heilbron. In 1988 Jake Heilbron, aka “Jake the Snake,” founded Kona Mountain Bikes with Dan Gerhard, so it’s amazing that the brand is returning to its roots. Read the full press release, written by the Kona team, below.
