cycling

Kona Major Jake Cyclecross Bike 2011 Spanking new for 2011, Kona's first full carbon cyclocross race bike. Featuring a zero stack tapered head tube and BB30 bottom bracket, the Major Jake is a super stiff, incredibly light (2.2lb frame, 1.1lb fork) precise handling full carbon CX racer-the new weapon for our beastly cyclocross team-the Orange Crush. Components include 10-speed Ultegra shifters, Mud Wrestler tires, WTB Valcon saddle, and an FSA cockpit. Never before has such a sweet ride been this easy on the bank account. Available as frame/fork or complete bike.

Compact Rear Triangle:
Short chain stays and seat stays provide a perfect balance of stability and power transfer when out of the saddle and pedalling hard. Shorter seat stays also have less deflection during braking and accelerate quicker than longer stays. The shorter rear triangle also helps the bike to negotiate tight twisting sections of trail.

Kona Sizing and Fit:
Sizing and fit have always been one of the main strengths of the Kona range, with more stock sizes available than any other bike company. With our range of bicycles expanding significantly over the last couple of years, we felt it was time to overhaul our size scale.
We started with the overwhelming request for longer top tubes on our XC mountain bikes. The average increase is ½-inch (15-20mm), which we coupled with shorter stems and slightly shorter headset stack heights. The steps between sizes were evened out to ½-inch or 1-inch increments, and there are still up to 7 sizes: from 14-inch to 22-inch on many models.
In the asphalt range, top tube lengths were marginally lengthened, with the size gaps revised to even 15 to 20mm steps. There are still up to 6 sizes" from 46cm to 61cm on most models.
When it's called for, seat posts are either offset or straight to maximize the reach and power output of the rider. More importantly, the overall sizing on mountain bikes and road bikes allow Kona dealers and riders to determine their fit more easily from model to model and category to category.
The net result is better fit on the entire range, with a simplified system that allows easy fine-tuning and a perfect marriage of bike and rider throughout our entire 2011 range.

• Frame Material: Kona Carbon CX
• Fork: Kona CX Carbon Race/Tapered Steerer
• Crankarms: FSA Gossamer Compact BB30
• Chainrings: 36/46
• B/B: FSA BB30
• Pedals: N/A
• Chain: Shimano 105
• Freewheel: Shimano 105 11-28 10 spd
• F/D: Shimano 105
• R/D: Shimano Ultegra SS
• Shifters: Shimano Ultegra
• Brake Calipers: Kore Race Plus
• Brake Levers: Shimano Ultegra
• Headset: FSA No. 57-CX
• Handlebar: FSA Gossamer
• Stem: FSA OS150
• Seatpost: FSA SL250 w/offset
• Seat Clamp: Kona Clamp
• Grips: Kona Cork Tape
• Saddle: WTB Valcon Team
• Front Hub: Mavic Ksyrium Equipe Wheelset
• Rear Hub: Mavic Ksyrium Equipe Wheelset
• Spokes: Mavic Ksyrium Equipe Wheelset
• Rims: Mavic Ksyrium Equipe Wheelset
• Front Tire: Maxxis Mud Wrestler 700x35C Kevlar
• Rear Tire: Maxxis Mud Wrestler 700x35C Kevlar Product Size(s): 59cm