KONA LAUNCHES THE ALL-NEW REMOTE 160 DL AND REMOTE X

(WORDS – KONA BICYCLES)

GO REMOTE: ALL THAT, AND THEN SOME

The Greek storyteller Aesop is credited with originally coining the phrase, “It is possible to have too much of a good thing.” But he was talking about flies and honey, not mountain bikes. The new Kona Remote X and 160 DL call BS on that jive. They take all the good stuff from our beloved Process family – sweet handling, progressive geometry, ripping trail prowess – and amplify those traits with the seamless assist of Shimano’s intuitive, dependable, EP8 motor. So go ahead, run the stickiest, meatiest tires you can find. Use ALL the plush suspension. Crush your favorite loops faster than ever before, then go back for seconds or thirds. Leave the shuttle rigs at home. Go bigger, do more. Rinse. Repeat. Too much of a good thing? Nah. Just enough.

REMOTE 160 DL

You know what would be really cool? If you took the Process 153 and turned it into an e-bike. Done! We combined the awesome off-road capabilities of the legendary Process 153 with the renowned durability and user-friendliness of Shimano’s EP8 motor, packed a beefy 612Wh battery in the downtube, and created a ride-every-trail, go anywhere, do everything, mountain-devouring machine. This is the Remote 160 DL.

160mm of terrain flattening travel at either end, suspension kinematics tuned to rail everywhere from mellow trails to jump lines with more speed than ever before. It’s as familiar and easy to get along with as the 153, is right at home on any kind of dirt, from green trails with the kids to big days full of black diamonds, and the addition of a little voltage makes it ready to chow down on singletrack for as long as your legs can turn the pedals.

Highlights:

• $4,999
• Shimano EP8 85Nm motor
• 612Wh batter: bigger battery, more laps
• Shreddy Sendy Process Geometry
• New suspension kinematics: more progression, better bottom-out resistance, and more small bump sensitivity
• 160mm rear travel
• RockShox Zeb forks
• Coil shock compatible
• Shorter seat tubes & increased post-insertion depth
• Maxxis DoubleDown casing tires
• Universal Derailleur Hanger (UDH)

REMOTE X

Taking the amplification of the Process X to a mad scientist-approved logical conclusion, we bring you the Remote X. For those times when “big enough” and “good enough” are not enough, the Remote X brings 180mm of travel and a Shimano EP8 motor assist to the gravity party along with an appetite for mayhem. Built for high speed and big hits in gnarly terrain, the Remote X is your invitation to leave the shuttle rigs behind and go hammer out the vertical without any middlemen.

Spend less time behind the wheel, log way more time on two wheels, or one wheel, or getting plenty of breathing room beneath your wheels. A 612Wh battery keeps the fun times ripping for lap after lap, the super composed handling keeps you in control no matter how hectic things get, and burly, highly evolved Kona construction ensures that everything stays in one piece no matter how hard you shred.

Highlights: 

• $4,999
• Shimano EP8 85Nm motor
• 612Wh battery: bigger battery, more laps
• Shreddy Sendy Process Geometry
• New suspension kinematics: more progression, better bottom-out resistance, and more small bump sensitivity
• 180mm rear travel
• Burly Fox 38 forks
• Coil shock compatible
• Shorter seat tubes & increased post-insertion depth
• Maxxis DoubleDown casing tires
• Universal Derailleur Hanger (UDH)

For more information on the new Remote 160 DL and Remote X e-bikes, head on over to the Kona website.