2019 Kona

Satori

The Satori is a solid bike at its core. The frame is made of 6061 aluminum and sports a single-pivot flex stay design, which means there is no pivot above the axle. Kona calls this its Fuse Independent Suspension, and it’s also used on the Kona Hei Hei models. The rear seat stays flex a little bit. The hydroformed tubing looks bomber, and the welds are big and stout but not easily seen as the bike is just so dang bright. All you see is orange when this thing is between your legs.

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Even just a few years ago, the mountain bike industry was on a trend of “bigger is always better.”, Wheel size, travel, geometry… the list goes on. But thankfully, there’s been a recent curb of this shoot-for-the-moon attitude and companies are doing more with less. The reason for this: Not everyone needs—or wants—160mm of travel. Kona has an impressive lineup of bikes, but until this year their 29er offering was noticeably slim. To round out the whole roster, Kona brought back the Satori, a bike last seen in 2014. As a mid-travel (140mm up front, 130mm in back) bike, the Satori’s wheel size, aggressive geometry and suspension are aimed at creating an a do-it-all trail rig. The hiatus has done the Satori well, and with the 2019 model release, it’s pushing the limits of modern geometry. Most noticeably, the seat tube angle—78.3 degrees on a large—is steep. Like, really steep. At 68 degrees, the head tube angle isn’t revolutionary, but it’s nearing the aggressiveness of the Process. Thus, the Satori sits in a unique spot not just in Kona’s lineup, but the mountain bike world itself. Fully capable of climbing anything, big wheel rolling proficiency and a progressive geometry, the Satori is a proven, yet ambitious bike.

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The Satori is a bike that’s returned to Kona’s lineup after a lengthy leave of absence. It was originally released back in 2012 when longer travel 29ers were considered a...

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