Kona KING ZING (2012)

For those looking to quicken their pace, Kona has partnered with renowned Italian road frame manufacturer Dedacciai to create a custom carbon fiber road fiend, the all-new King Zing. To design the bike, we've taken everything we've learned about riding road and put it into an exacting, no-frill frame set that's light, fast and responsive but stable at the same time. Using a monocoque frame construction that features a tapered headtube and integrated headset, with a full-carbon monocoque fork, we've created a magical, feather-light ride. Designed to excel at everything from Cat 2 crits to long and arduous GranFondos, we've worked hard to ensure the features, shapes and geometries of the Kona ride come out in their true colors. With Kona custom-designed spines on the chainstays and the seatstays for a more vertically compliant rear triangle that still effectively reduces side-to-side deflection, the King Zing is a comfortable, confident, classic road-angle racing bike suitable for any age and ability.