It finally arrived... After some delays and change of vendor I finally got the Kona Sutra 2019 yesterday.
If you are interested in why I chose the Kona Sutra for my Stelvio 2019 (and hopefully other) adventure,
In this post I will cover the unboxing of the package as I received the bike from a Post Nord delivery point (seems very hard to find touring bikes in actual physical shops in Sweden). I will also go through the final assembly that I ended up doing myself.
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| A big box, 165 cm long and 80 cm wide |
The box that the Kona Sutra was delivered in was quite big, 165x85x30 cm, it just and just fit in my car (I could have chosen home delivery but then I would have had to wait another day....)
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| Box is open and you can spot this years Seafoam green in there. handlebar is not attached and the back rack visible. No saddle |
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| My first Brooks leather saddle, nicely packaged and already mounted on the saddle post. |
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| Stem needed to be redirected and fastened, shifters and brake leavers were already attached to the handlebars. |
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| Tools needed, 3, 4 and 5 mm hex keys... Here to attach handlebars to stem |
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| Saddle and handlebars in place, starting to take form and now able to attach to my workstand. Sorry for the clutter in the background, it's a crowded training/storage/workshop room! : ) |
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| The mud guards are plastic (only part that feels cheap). Front wheel attached. You will need a 5 mm hex for the through axle and 3 mm hex to fine tune the break pad distance.I.e. to remove scraping sounds.. |
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| With all parts attached (no pedals) the Kona Sutra 2019 weighs in at 14.5 kg for a size 58 frame. The weight of a Kona Sutra was impossible to find before buying the bike. So I hope this helps someone else in their decision making! |
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| Kona Sutra 2019 with all delivered parts assembled. I.e. no pedals but with a back rack |
At this point the bike is in its original state. All stuff from Kona attached. I recommend you to go through all bolts and nuts on the bike to tighten them before going for a ride. Found that half of them were not tightened.
Pedals
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| I chose the Shimano PD-M545 pedals for my Kona Sutra 2019. Mostly as I want SPD pedals but still have the option to use normal shoes on days when my feet are tired (or to ride to the store when home). |
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| Unboxed Shimano PD-M545 pedals. I was a little stressed when chosing, could have saved 100g and 100 SEK by selecting the rubber/plastic platform instead of the aluminium one... But bikester only had 1 bike left in store and I really wanted it! |
Racks
I removed the standard back pannier rack and attached my
Surly Cromoly Front Rack 2.0 Silver instead as my
plan is to only go with a pair of front panniers.
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| Finished. My brand new Kona Sutra 2019 with Shimano PD-M545 pedals and a Surly front rack |
First thoughts
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| Riding up and down the street with hex keys in hand to adjust saddle height and fork etc. |
At this point I've pretty much just done the final assembly and ridden the bike up and down the street to fine tune saddle and handle bar / fork angle.
But the very first thought was, yes this was a good choice!
Disclaimer
I bought this product myself and this is my opinion on them. I am in no way affiliated with the manufacturer of this product. Neither did I get paid to link to any site that is mentioned in this post.
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