KONA PROCESS 3 FOR XC PLUSWhile you do get a GX Eagle derailleur, which is a plus as it’ll work with the wider range 10-52t cassette should you decide you ever want to upgrade, Kona specs the cheaper 11-50t NX Eagle cassette. KONA PROCESS 3 FOR XC FULLConsidering the price and what the Process 153 is up against elsewhere in the market, I’d have hoped to see a full SRAM GX Eagle drivetrain rather than the mix of GX, NX and SX transmission used here. The Process 153 DL’s spec is decent but could be improved slightly in some areas. There’s 30mm of bottom bracket drop which leaves it sitting at 345mm off the floor – it’s not the lowest bike out there but not overly tall either. In fact, the reach of the Process 153 DL 29 is identical to both the Whyte and Nukeproof at 455mm (size medium), which is great for a medium-sized bike and certainly plants it towards the more progressive end of the geometry market.Ī slack 64.7-degree head angle should help with high-speed stability and confidence, while the steep 77.1-degree seat tube angle (measured with the saddle set to my pedalling height) is designed to keep climbing efficient but, more importantly, comfortable. Kona has designed the Process 153 DL 29 around a 160mm travel fork with a 42mm offset and it’s has done a great job with the geometry – it’s close to that of the Whyte G-180 and Nukeproof Mega, two bikes I’m a massive fan of. That said, after I spent all of two minutes fiddling with the cables, I had zero issues with them throughout testing. While this should help when it comes to that all-important maintenance, it doesn’t look the neatest as it criss-crosses just in front of the lower shock mount, and you’ll need to keep it in check to stop the cables from contacting the shock shaft or bulging out towards the cranks. Andy Lloyd / Immediate MediaĬable routing is nearly all external, save for the dropper cable and a small length of gear cable that runs through the driveside chainstay. External cabling does make maintenance a touch easier, but it’s not very neat down by the base of the rear shock.
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