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#1 ·
I saw this bike on ebay that sold for winning bid of 842.50. It was fs and ad said frame is a fastrax, the same one used by KONA. They claim was they are same company that makes frames for Kona, but put their own name on it, I guess. They put it under the kona search. Below are items that came with the bike, I think it had no pedals at least picture showed no pedals. My question was this a good deal and if interested in this bike how much would you have bid. I only saw it when it was over.

ITEM
MAKER
MATERIAL
DESCRIPTION

FRAME
"KONA" OEM Factory
7005 Easton Aluminum
Surplus Kona Clump Race Frame

FORK ( Full Lock Out )
Rock Shox
Duke Race 100mm
Lock Out/ Hydra Air/ Climb Contrl

FRONT DERAILLEUR
Shimano
Deore 27SPD
31.8MM, TOP PULL

REAR DERAILLEUR
SRAM X7
SRAM 27SPD
W/O BRACKET, 27SPD

DERAILLEUR SHIFTER
SRAM X7
SRAM 27SPD
Impulse & 1:1® Actuation Ratio

BRAKE LEVER
NAVIGATOR TREK
27SPD/ Hydraulic Disc
6 Piston Haydraulic Disc Brake

FRONT/REAR HUB
SHIMANO
DEORE M510 AS/AZS
14GX36H, M9/M10 AXLE, W/QR

CASSETTE
SHIMANO
DEORE 27SPD
11-32T, 9PCS, CASSETTE

CHAINWHEEL
POSS
CR-03-FX-A2
22/32/44 TEETH

CRANK
POSS
CR-03-FX-A2
180MM

B.B. PARTS
TRUATIV
BB-04-SPL-SLLT-113
CARTRIDGE TYPE

CHAIN
SHIMANO
SHIMANO LX - HG73
110L

FRONT/REAR BRAKE
NAVIGATOR TREK DISC
MX-2 XC
Hydraulic Disc Brake

RIMS
CHENG SHIN (MAXXIS)
A-320 (ETRTO)
559x18, 26"X2.00", DBL WALL

TIRES
HUTCHINSON
F/C-1140N, R/C 1130N
MOSQUITO AIR LIGHT 26" X 2.00

REAR SHOCK
FOX
FOX VANILLA FLOAT
High Pressure Air Shock

HEADSET
AHEADSET
ACB ALLOY/ VP-A51A
INTERGRATED HEADSET, W/CP

SADDLE
SCOTT YZ
Racing Style
W/PROSTATE PROTECTION
 
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#2 ·
It's a poorly kept secret (at best)

That bunches of bikes are made in Taiwan, China, Malasia or some other far east country.

There are many companies who use the same few factories to make their brand of bikes.

If they really made the bikes for Kona is hard to tell. And even if they did make them, then did they have to alter the geometry to avoid Kona screaming and going to a competitor?

I'd be surprised if a warranty for one of these could be honored.

The parts that are on these bikes always look to be left overs from a much larger production run, and not always from the right type of bike. I've seen some supposed XC machines on EBay that had some very heavy duty (I'd dare to say even freeride-able) parts hung on them, and some heavy duty frames with some very light parts too.

Some of these might be great frames and bikes, but they are a bit of a gamble. If low cost trumps warranty and parts spec - it might be worth it to you. If not...

JmZ

Atomic300 said:
I saw this bike on ebay that sold for winning bid of 842.50. It was fs and ad said frame is a fastrax, the same one used by KONA. They claim was they are same company that makes frames for Kona, but put their own name on it, I guess. They put it under the kona search. Below are items that came with the bike, I think it had no pedals at least picture showed no pedals. My question was this a good deal and if interested in this bike how much would you have bid. I only saw it when it was over.

ITEM
MAKER
MATERIAL
DESCRIPTION

FRAME
"KONA" OEM Factory
7005 Easton Aluminum
Surplus Kona Clump Race Frame

FORK ( Full Lock Out )
Rock Shox
Duke Race 100mm
Lock Out/ Hydra Air/ Climb Contrl

FRONT DERAILLEUR
Shimano
Deore 27SPD
31.8MM, TOP PULL

REAR DERAILLEUR
SRAM X7
SRAM 27SPD
W/O BRACKET, 27SPD

DERAILLEUR SHIFTER
SRAM X7
SRAM 27SPD
Impulse & 1:1® Actuation Ratio

BRAKE LEVER
NAVIGATOR TREK
27SPD/ Hydraulic Disc
6 Piston Haydraulic Disc Brake

FRONT/REAR HUB
SHIMANO
DEORE M510 AS/AZS
14GX36H, M9/M10 AXLE, W/QR

CASSETTE
SHIMANO
DEORE 27SPD
11-32T, 9PCS, CASSETTE

CHAINWHEEL
POSS
CR-03-FX-A2
22/32/44 TEETH

CRANK
POSS
CR-03-FX-A2
180MM

B.B. PARTS
TRUATIV
BB-04-SPL-SLLT-113
CARTRIDGE TYPE

CHAIN
SHIMANO
SHIMANO LX - HG73
110L

FRONT/REAR BRAKE
NAVIGATOR TREK DISC
MX-2 XC
Hydraulic Disc Brake

RIMS
CHENG SHIN (MAXXIS)
A-320 (ETRTO)
559x18, 26"X2.00", DBL WALL

TIRES
HUTCHINSON
F/C-1140N, R/C 1130N
MOSQUITO AIR LIGHT 26" X 2.00

REAR SHOCK
FOX
FOX VANILLA FLOAT
High Pressure Air Shock

HEADSET
AHEADSET
ACB ALLOY/ VP-A51A
INTERGRATED HEADSET, W/CP

SADDLE
SCOTT YZ
Racing Style
W/PROSTATE PROTECTION
 
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