Just bought a Kona Fire Mountain 2011

flappinganimal
flappinganimal Posts: 2
edited January 2011 in MTB general
Hi all :-)

I have been riding a GT XC2 for the past 4 or 5 years and Ive just purchased a Kona Fire Mountain 2011 through the cycle2work scheme. Hit the funds limit at £500.

I will be collecting the bike hopefully by the end of the week.

I have heard that the Dart 1 forks arnt up to much and am considering upgrading them.

I was just wondering what your views are on this bike and the Dart 1 forks, and what would you upgrade / change to get better performance out of it?

Found a few reviews for older Kona Fire models but none for the 2011.

Thanks very much :-) Cant wait to get out riding,

Pete.

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  • peter413
    peter413 Posts: 4,909
    Ride it and if you think something needs replacing, replace it, simple.

    I run some very simple parts on my bikes but don't replace them because they just work
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  • simowill
    simowill Posts: 56
    Hi flappinganimal,

    I have A Firemountain 2009, bought it last year new. I have swapped out the forks for some Rockshox revelation uturns, this has made a great difference oncthe down hills. The bike feels a lot more sure footed now.

    Regards


    Simon
    Canyon Nerve AM 6.0 2011
    Kona Firemountain HT

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