Originally Posted by
ColonelSanders
What kind of Kona did you have?
2008 ish Kona Jake with commuter tires. Its a great bike but pushing it much past 12 MPH for more than a few miles seems like work to me. Even when I was in good shape its average would end up being about 10.5 MPH for anything over 10 miles. My guess is a combination of the gearing and the overall not aerodynamic nature of the bike really limits it for speed. For urban cycling where your going to be forced into potholes and otherwise banged around its great though.