My New Kona Sutra Commuter Is Finished! Woo Hoo!!
07-20-05, 07:36 AM
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After a year of scrimping, saving, researching, and searching- my new commuter is finshed! What do you think of my new ride?
Frame: Kona Sutra
Fork: Kona Project 2
Headset: FSA Orbit XLII
Hubs: Hope XC
Skewers: Pitlock locking
Rims: Salsa Delgado
Tires: Schwalbe Marathon Plus
Crankset and BB: LX FC-581 48/36/26
Cassette: SRAM 970 12-23
Chain: SRAM 950
FD: 105
RD: SRAM X.7
Shifters: SRAM X.7
Brakes: Avid BB7
Levers: Avid SD7
Brake cables: Avid Full Metal Jacket
Bar: Sette
Bar ends: Trans X
Seat post: Sette
Saddle: Brooks B17
Rear rack: Jandd Expedition
Horn: Air Zounds II
A big thanks to all who help to answer my many questions!
Frame: Kona Sutra
Fork: Kona Project 2
Headset: FSA Orbit XLII
Hubs: Hope XC
Skewers: Pitlock locking
Rims: Salsa Delgado
Tires: Schwalbe Marathon Plus
Crankset and BB: LX FC-581 48/36/26
Cassette: SRAM 970 12-23
Chain: SRAM 950
FD: 105
RD: SRAM X.7
Shifters: SRAM X.7
Brakes: Avid BB7
Levers: Avid SD7
Brake cables: Avid Full Metal Jacket
Bar: Sette
Bar ends: Trans X
Seat post: Sette
Saddle: Brooks B17
Rear rack: Jandd Expedition
Horn: Air Zounds II
A big thanks to all who help to answer my many questions!
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07-20-05, 08:20 AM
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That's one mean machine! Have fun!
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Looks great. I am searching for my all around, do everything bike: Commuter/day tripper/touring and looked briefly at the Sutra. Did you buy a frameset and build up the rest yourself? Your set up is pretty much along the line as what I am planning.
Any problems with toe strike on the front wheel? How do you think the bike would do loaded front and back on an extended tour? What is your frame size and how tall are you?
Questions questions...
Any problems with toe strike on the front wheel? How do you think the bike would do loaded front and back on an extended tour? What is your frame size and how tall are you?
Questions questions...
07-23-05, 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by sth
Looks great. I am searching for my all around, do everything bike: Commuter/day tripper/touring and looked briefly at the Sutra. Did you buy a frameset and build up the rest yourself? Your set up is pretty much along the line as what I am planning.
Any problems with toe strike on the front wheel? How do you think the bike would do loaded front and back on an extended tour? What is your frame size and how tall are you?
Questions questions...
Any problems with toe strike on the front wheel? How do you think the bike would do loaded front and back on an extended tour? What is your frame size and how tall are you?
Questions questions...
As for heal strike I haven't had any issues yet. While turning I bumped the fender once, but I've done that on every bike I've ever had with fenders.
As for stability I would recomend moving the adjustable dropouts all the way to the back to increase stability. I've loaded my Sutra up with about 15kg on one side and felt that it was rather stable. As for a front rack it's hard to say, I've never used one.
The geometry is like no other bike I've ridden before. At first it felt very strange, not like a standard road bike which I'm used to. After about 10km I fell in love with it. I think the strange geometry is due to Kona's heritage as a mountain bike maker, as it leans a bit towards MTB geometry.
All in all it think it's a wonderful ride.
EDIT: I'm 183cm and the frame is 58cm.
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08-01-05, 10:40 PM
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Nice.
I was really looking at one of these and got talked out of it which I really regretted tonight on the way home. I could have used some touring gearing.
Can you comment on whether you had any issues fitting the rack and what the overall weight ended up as (if you know or care)?
Great to see a Sutra out there. I may still end up w/ one someday.
CPW
I was really looking at one of these and got talked out of it which I really regretted tonight on the way home. I could have used some touring gearing.
Can you comment on whether you had any issues fitting the rack and what the overall weight ended up as (if you know or care)?
Great to see a Sutra out there. I may still end up w/ one someday.
CPW
08-01-05, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by CPW
Nice.
I was really looking at one of these and got talked out of it which I really regretted tonight on the way home. I could have used some touring gearing.
Can you comment on whether you had any issues fitting the rack and what the overall weight ended up as (if you know or care)?
Great to see a Sutra out there. I may still end up w/ one someday.
CPW
I was really looking at one of these and got talked out of it which I really regretted tonight on the way home. I could have used some touring gearing.
Can you comment on whether you had any issues fitting the rack and what the overall weight ended up as (if you know or care)?
Great to see a Sutra out there. I may still end up w/ one someday.
CPW
As for weight I have no idea. It's a touring bike; weight, schmeight!
08-12-05, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by psykelnut
i just got the 06 sutra and soon to tour i will go... need a rack tho you say a blackburn? any other sugestions?
