How are Gary Fisher bikes over Kona for mountain bikes?

Question

Im looking at 2 choices for mountain bikes Gary fisher or Kona. I dont know too much about bikes and I want to make the right choice. I ride up in the open space trails. Was on a bad old bike and fell, now I realize I need a good bike if im going to keep it up. Any comments would be great. Thanks

Answer 1

kona is way better. if u dont do any jumping than you should get any of the dawgs. if you want some jumping get any of the coilairs. both of these bikes are full suspention. if u want only front suspention the caldera, cinder cone, and the deluxe.from $1000 to $5000 USD

if you r a women...its pretty much the same i guess

Answer 2

Kona blows away GF ... but GF are good bikes, too.   I own one, but my next bike will likely be a Kona

Answer 3

Kona and GFisher make good frames.

They do not make parts.

They both offer a good parts selection on thier bikes.

If one of the two has parts on it labeled as thiers then someone else made it for them.

If you are buying a bike used and older then the Kona may have Curve components on them.They made alot of good stuff,great brake levers.[For non-v cantilever brakes]

The old Kona headsets worked great but broke too frequently when not maintained and tightened properly.

Again,they both make good frames,but both Gary Fisher and Kona are most renound for thier steel frames.

I must also add to that the old Kona project two rigid forks are still sought out by rigid riders as they are awesome.The Kona titanium fork is my goal in life to own.

To my knowledge GFisher and Kona have never made a bad bike.

Over the years though,a few bad shocks have been offered in thier full suspension line.

Answer 4

Rosetta, on this, it's now a black and white answer.

Both brands generary deliver good bikes.  Kona bikes will, in my opinion, widstand more abuse than the GF, but that's just a guess and probably not a concern for you.

What I would look at is geometry and how you feel on both bikes.  Gary Fisher has it's own take on how a geometry should be.  For some people, it might feel spot on, but for others not that good.

If I were you, I would try to ride both bikes and see how they feel.  I think that both brands can be good options, just try them before deciding on one.