The extra length is something I'd consider for the Honzo/ESD and maybe even the Explosif. It was more to point out how many bikes out there on the trails use these dropouts. It would be cool to see a couple of different geo options aftermarket either from small manufacturers or from Kona themselves.
I've said it before, I love the Paragon swinging dropouts on my Waltworks; however, if I was a production bike company I'd use Kona's dropout system. Not a dropout system like Kona's - lots of examples out there - but the specific system they use. It works great and it's very well supported in terms of getting spares if you need them.
I mean, it would take a bike company without a huge ego to pull it off. But I could totally see a very rational actor like Marin or Brodie adopt the dimensions as a way of better serving customers globally with a very good design that's been around for ages. And, I mean, adding sliders to your hardtails at the same time.
March 18, 2022, 5:43 p.m. - Andrew Major
The extra length is something I'd consider for the Honzo/ESD and maybe even the Explosif. It was more to point out how many bikes out there on the trails use these dropouts. It would be cool to see a couple of different geo options aftermarket either from small manufacturers or from Kona themselves. I've said it before, I love the Paragon swinging dropouts on my Waltworks; however, if I was a production bike company I'd use Kona's dropout system. Not a dropout system like Kona's - lots of examples out there - but the specific system they use. It works great and it's very well supported in terms of getting spares if you need them. I mean, it would take a bike company without a huge ego to pull it off. But I could totally see a very rational actor like Marin or Brodie adopt the dimensions as a way of better serving customers globally with a very good design that's been around for ages. And, I mean, adding sliders to your hardtails at the same time.