I bought my mountain bike a few years ago and it was a pretty good specification at the time. However, last weekend, I had the chance to compare it with my riding buddy’s new bike, the Kona Kula 2008 ..and I think I need to buy a new mountain bike!
Firstly, the 2008 Kula is great value because it is approximately £300 cheaper than the 2009 model. While next year’s bike may be better specced. I’m not sure if it is £300 better?
Secondly, the bike has a few ‘technical improvements’ that I could only dream of when I bought my bike. It has disc brakes which seem to have crossed over from the car world in my absence from mountain biking shops. It has more gears than my mountain bike (boy, do I need extra gears sometimes!) and it has front suspension as standard.
It all seems to be in a different league to my trusty old Specialized Rockhopper!