Originally Posted by
Mumonkan
yessir, highly recommend both the rims (dt swiss xm551) and the tires (wtb trail boss 3.0)
easiest rims ive ever built wheels with, didnt need any serious attention to bring them true, basically just laced them and brought them all to tension. tires are FAST and corner like a mother****er, i can lean it over hard like a dirtbike. they measure ~2.9 on these rims after 2 days, prob will relax to a full 3.0 soon
how do you like your honzo? i might be getting a Ti one this summer
It's pretty dope. Not the best climber, but a really fun ride, and the 2015 complete was a solid deal. Hydro Deore, Revelation fork, narrow/wide, tubeless-ready WTB rims with Ardents, short chainstays for maximum shreddage, all under $2k. Definitely want to add a dropper post at some point in the future, but it was definitely ready to ride out of the box. A real shame they discontinued the steel complete. One of my buddies ordered a steel frame like six months ago and is still waiting - apparently Kona had no idea what the demand was like.
I am a fairly novice MTB rider, but it has been awesome. I can pretty much point and shoot and ride up or down anything I want, assuming I have the legs to pedal through it.
This 27.5+ Ti Honzo has been haunting my dreams since I saw it.
