Abe's Kona Blast

Here again, we welcome once more the newly mtb rider in the house. He's been secretly felt on love to the mtb scene and try to gather bit of info's on what bike to purchase. It begin when out of bloom, which one fine morning, he pop the question. " What bike can i buy for beginner?". As experience mtb cyclist yet realistic adviser, usually i advised to look for low budget rig which is the price is between rm1-rm2k. Usually i will struck with this answer .." that's expensive!!!". The beginner usually don't realise the price of basic mtb, they will compare it to mtb which sell in big hypermarket Giant or Carrefore. It is common to educate the public and the beginners to purchase the most affordable yet function for the rides. We usually met of see advertisement which say " Wanna Sell mtb - rode for 2 -3 times only",that indicate the person realize of buying the wrong cheap unreliable bike. So you all now know, why it is expensive.

So I'm very happy to assist him on getting his first baby. Firstly i took him to local bike shop to have an idea what kind of bike for the big day. The is various kind of rigs such as XC, DH, DJ and Freeride. It just like buying a new car and i will tell you you gonna get an headache..i personally took me 6 month to purchase the right rig. About a month after that, after seeking second, more opinion, he decided to go with Kona Blast All mountain hardtail. For me, he did a right choice for a beginner to spent about Rm1.9k for his first bike. Kudos to you " Abe". Hope your rig wont be a "tukun".

So here is the spec of the bike


Frame sizes 17"

Frame tubing Kona All-Mountain Aluminum Butted

Fork RockShox Dart 2 w/Turnkey 100mm

Headset TH

Crankarms FSA Alpha Drive

Chainrings 42/32/22

B/B FSA Powerdrive

Pedals Wellgo LU-A9

Chain Shimano HG40

Freewheel Shimano Alivio (11-32, 8spd)

F/D Shimano Acera

R/D Shimano Deore

Shifters Shimano Acera

Handlebar Kona XC/BC Riser

Stem Kona XC/BC

Grips Kona Race Light

Brakes Hayes MX4 Mechanical Disc

Brake Levers Avid FR-5

Front hub Formula Disc

Rear hub Shimano M475 Disc

Spokes Stainless 14g

Tires Maxxis Ignitor 26x2.1

Rims Alex ACE-18

Saddle WTB Speed V Sport SE

Seatpost Kona Thumb

Seat clamp Kona QR

Color Black Metallic