At the moment you can get 2018 and 2019 models. That's gravel pathways, commuting, gravel roads and rail trails. The two Pacific Northwest companies partnered to blend color-matched bags by Swift with custom paint and details. Kona ROVE 2014 RRP £1,499. Kona is probably best known to some readers as a mountain bike brand (its skinny steel tubed Cindercone was an iconic bike in the 90s) but it also boasts a long history producing cyclocross and touring bikes, and this pedigree shines through in the updated Rove which boasts many practical and versatile design flourishes that should ensure it can be a worthy contender on any new bike shortlist. Price £100 more expensive; Kona ROVE 2013 RRP £1,399. A SRAM Rival 1 drive train and flat mount disc fork make the Kona Rove ST a staff favorite at both Cyclestore and Kona.
Show detailed specs Geometry. For 2018, Kona gets creative and fully embraces its Scrabble tray of letters, earning points for creating the Rove LTD, Rove NRB DL, Rove NRB, Rove ST, Rove DL and simple four-letter Rove.
There’s no bother about weight limits, aero efficiency or anything else. The Kona Rove NRB DL Bike is designed for gravel riding commuting adventure riding or touring. To me, the term ‘New Road Bike’ fits the Rove family quite well. Kona’s Rove is a simple bike that is designed for the simple task of being a bicycle. Kona says that the Rove is a multi-purpose, multi-surface drop-bar bike and that really does sum it up. The Kona Rove is proof there’s far more to a bike than how much it weighs. This year, Kona has added to the Rove range with the new Rove NRB. Read our review of the SRAM Apex groupset. Lighter than you might expect due to its posh tubing, it’s both comfortable and, thanks to its 12 mm … Kona Rove LTD Bike Review … First Look: Specialized Fuse and Ruze 27.5+ Hardtails Well, let’s do this! In today’s Rider and Rig, we chat with Ryan Santoski at Totem Cyclery, his small, service-oriented bike shop in Denver, and check out his dreamy Kona Rove commuter/light tourer. Kona believes in freedom and empowerment of the bicycle. Kona is an American bicycle company founded in 1988, with offices in Ferndale, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia. The Rove NRB (insert whatever acronym you want – Kona have left it intentionally vague) builds on the success of the original Rove with an all new alloy frame specifically designed around 650b … Select a size to see other bikes available in the same and similar sizes. I don't know who you talked to at Kona but the Rove ST frame has plenty clearance for 40mm/42mm tires, if you want to go even wider and consider bikepacking/touring or trail riding a serious option maybe the Sutra, the Marin Four Corners or a lightweight 29er Mountainbike may … For now I'm planning to go only for some tours in Europe, month, max 2 months.
Kona Rove ST vs Kona Sutra, 2019. This bike is first in line in the Kona Rove series. The Rove LTD is designed for executive-level mucking about. But I was shocked to see the Rove measure … It’s an alloy framed bike that uses a new all-carbon fork, shared with the updated 2018 Jake cyclocross range. We got to test the Kona Sutra (2018), and here are our thoughts. A gracefully sparkling reddish-brown Reynolds 853 tube set with big 650B wheels and a massive thru-axle carbon fork await us in Porto Santo.