Kona Blast Mountain Bike 9/10 - Monday 2nd July, 2007.

Kona Blast receives 9 out of 10 for MBR Dirty Dozen Group Test.

"Fifteen years ago Kona designer Joe Murray started the whole sloping top tube thing. Ever since then, the firm's hardtails have been some of the best-shaped bikes around and this Blast is no exception..."

"All in all, a solid, splined chainset/bottom bracket junction, nine speed drivechain and the most balanced geometry on test combine to make a very, very well rounded performer that's much better than the sum of its parts."

MBR Kona Blast VERDICT: ...

"as it stands the Blast was the the boxfresh bike any of the test crew would be happy to ride round the woods for hours. For the money, it would be difficult to get a better overall machine"