Mountain Bike Rider

KONA MAHUNA £948.99

With almost 35 years of experience, what Kona doesn’t know about making trail hardtails probably isn’t worth knowing. And that doesn’t just apply to its high-end bikes, the latest Mahuna 29er quickly proving to be the class act in the shop-bought category of our 2022 Hardtail of the Year test.

From the very first pedal stroke, the Mahuna felt dialled. And on closer inspection it’s easy to see why. It has the slackest head angle on test, so the steering feels calm

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