Kona’s Process 29er features 111mm of rear suspension travel and is the range’s true singletrack trail bike.

Lightweight, racy and fun to ride, the 111 in fact loves, and is capable of taking on, burly terrain for a bike of its figures. Test riders in Fiss were loving the bike to bits even when riding the lift-accessed bike park trails and the only complaints came from a lack of suspension travel – definitely not something to worry about as the bike was being truly pushed to its limits on downhill tracks! This goes to show what a confidence inspiring ride the 111 is though, and when ridden on mellower singletracks its versatility and fun ride character really does shine. It’s one of those bikes on which you don’t ‘notice’ you are on bigger wheels.

Process 111 vitals

Four sizes: S, M, L, XL
29-inch wheels
6061 Aluminium butted tubing
111mm rear suspension travel
13.94kg (13.19kg DL version)
68º head angle

Component highlights

120mm RockShox Revelation RL Solo Air fork
RockShox Monarch RT rear shock
Shimano SLX brakes
WTB rims on Shimano SLX hubs
SRAM X9 mech with Race Face Turbine 1×10 crank
KS Lev Integra dropper post
Maxxis Ardent EXO tyres front and rear

Price: £3,199
More information: Kona Process 111

Process 111 DL

The DL (deluxe) version of the 111 features a jump to the king of drivetrains, SRAM XX1, Hope hubs laced onto Stan’s Flow EX rims, a RockShox Monarch RT3 rear shock and Revelation RCT3 forks and Avid XO Trail brakes for the princely sum of £4,599.