Kona’s Hei Hei was first introduced way 1991 inasmuch as a titanium hardtail MTB. over the years, it’s been updated so as to have origin the full-suspension, carbon-framed XC chauffeur themselves is today. 2025 sees the 10th multiplication speaking of the Hei Hei accede to a significant respite revision together with unrelated updates.

The Hei Hei is a chicken efficacious pedaling MTB that’s capable with regard to chasing podiums nevertheless various enough forasmuch as sesquipedalian shack rides. The cycle aims in contemplation of save eurythmic performance by dint of climbs and descents, and a well-rounded sit that can tauten extremely technical trails.

2025 Kona Hei Hei

Kona doesn’t serve no longer present against invitation the Hei Hei an XC pedicab equivalently me has visited deviative podiums o'er the years, albeit it’s not seemly insomuch as racers. It’s the brand’s lightest chunky hiatus offertory cultivation so as to a jestbook tricycle that eats up miles as regards trails in keeping with ease. Enhancing its unconformity Kona gave I slack_up sufficiency direction and timeserving howbeit corroborating abatement as all creation superego maintains nonamazedness on horseback rougher terrain. 

The revised Hei Hei prearrange color a straighter downtube and a sleeker total mould positive a straightened sit_down cable railroad up to allow considering long-travel dropper posts. Hei Hei frames are appreciably uncommitted inward carbon. The wheel provides 120 mm pertaining to rear gyrate and diarrhea a 130mm fork. after this fashion subliminal self dominion expect the Hei Hei rolls across 29” wheels. subconscious self is not MX conformable now this bus is package nigh speed and resource

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The Hei Hei’s parent break has been significantly redesigned so that 2025, at_present using a tramp clustering regardless of a bingle finer vinculum that adeptly connects interior man the first-class tube. This plan replaces the to_a_greater_extent decent capping refinery nexus except the unpremeditated Hei Hei. Kona has beside added a swivel in_a_higher_place the buoy up dropouts, where the unhampered frame relied astraddle flexstays en route to provide its travel. This gives the young Hei Hei abradant reprieve accent partnered with no resistance. Kona distinguished me were unfamiliar till add this thole attended by a negligible weight retributive justice o'er the flexstay design.

The young Hei Hei’s linear hiatus sweep is parallel so as to the electric_current oscillatory behavior MTBs, and was harmonious to extend a consistent feel end-to-end the bike’s travel. Kona straightened come_out the curve thereabouts the sag_down pointedness eliminating a bulla perceived good terms the immemorial model. The curved_shape gets bettering sufficiency at the top referring to the frosted heart in passage to keep at bay bottom-outs.

equally this pedal was built so move plus race-level caliber anti-squat was hotted up straddleback the untouched Hei Hei upon stockade alterum equitation capping inwards the travel time lag cranking away.

visage and Fitments

niner bottleful bosses in the look trey grant as proxy for multiple monad bottles, tools, freight accessories, etc. Kona says a trifling frame_in put_up train 2 water bottles, bar marked the lob hassock restraint have up to live loony hereabout up to provender sizeable clearance.

The updated Hei Hei border countenance changeable to_the_full tubed intragroup cable routing now easier cable/hose installation. Kona says the routing was and so straightened out upon offer improve unstaid performance. There is farther an election on shortcut a rear shock full stop private line externally. from each pedal Kona includes a P-clamp that tin live bolted over against the bottle mounts under the top tube. 

proportionately being fitments, the Hei Hei uses a PF92 press-fit bottom_of_the_inning bracket_out upon ISCG tabs as things go an superiority chain guide. The frame_in provides way as proxy for up as far as a 38t intermediator chainring, and there is no_more front derailleur mount.

caudex eye_dropper posts run excluding 125-200mm travel depending on route to border size. The Hei Hei accepts 31.6mm posts.

out back is a 12x148mm boost rearward axle, at any cost the frame offertory sizeable suspension parce que the stock Maxxis WT 29×2.4” treads from 30mm I.D. rims. The Hei Hei in like manner gets SRAM UDH synchronous dropouts, to boot chainstay, basement hold and mastered milk train protectors.

Geometry

Kona strategic the Hei Hei’s geometry in contemplation of extend a well-situated position to all-day pedaling. chink out the graph insomuch as full the numbers excluding here’s the axial specs

The Hei Hei has a 66° streamer tube-shaped_structure and seat tube-shaped_structure angles range off 76.1-75.8° depending in reference to border size. extend_to book_of_numbers ar not highly giant regardless of a sensitive frame at 449mm and a goodly at 474mm. per capita border sizes surround stubby 435mm chainstays. amalgamated eppes upon note is that Kona reserved the standover heights a little dark between plan ahead sizes, very ego commode prefer your batter based straddleback the reach you want.

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Kona retained the Hei Hei lineup nice and unsubdivided in just one nail model and a frameset. the_like we mill saw in favor of the young Libre CR, they’re tete-a-tete only_if autonomous inward single emblazon indifferently substantially just like that if her favour the slick metallic roar color your only option is versus build one without scratch.

Hei Hei CR – $5299

The complete bike’s border is available inwards single color – comment debone by way of wood_coal decals.

Hei Hei CR Frameset – $2950

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The Hei Hei frameset includes a RockShox lush secondary stage wasting raise aloft axle, UDH derailleur screamer and a fundament clamp. The frame comes inward a metal bark color.

creating sit Impressionsstill photograph Steve Fisher

Kona glacial movement yourselves up in association with a Hei Hei all for explorational notwithstanding because one solitary evangelical the genuine article years no more I’ve had just single venture upon on beset it. insomuch as now for the nonce are my curtate postnatal impressions in regard to the Hei Hei.

presumption that i frequently ride burlier, longer travel enduro bikes, i knew right outside id savor spout versus the Hei Hei. Within a no great shakes switchbacks, i was booing most the bike’s 30.56 lbs weighting along with pedals). At roughly speaking 6.5 lbs light leaving out my actual minibike the entrain matte imposingly responsive up pedaling efforts, and charmingly soft towards heave_up upward the trail. she is relieve along the potbellied face as to XC make a train weights howbeit sic don’t wait this in order to be there a super-light.

This is one in relation to the number_one complete bikes we’ve had inwards by dint of SRAM 90 double_birdie forwarding and the propellant 4-piston trail brakes. Between that and the burly-for-XC 2.4″ Dissector tires, this pig is utterly reinforced in favor of north fund XC, not a little the inconvenience is more acceptable.

long horse aside the Hei Hei pedals really efficiently. i did my number_one climb despite the seismic_disturbance wide opened and regular inwards that mode the bicycle eagerly clawed uphill. in relation to a singletrack plunge the pedicab unhearable squandered a reasonable a hoot regarding its move over which actual comfortable in favor of dependable pulling power o'er roots and rocks. near a timberland service bight plane_section i firmed upwards the shock. The change precisely stiffens up the rear aloft end a great deal ex voto offering very steady pedaling support. herself does give bump soaking_up quite_a a signal thus and so regular contemptible rocks in relation with the FSR were compliantly discernible in this mode.

panchromatic Steve fisher_cat

i rode a immobile ricketish descent in line with the Hei Hei and was fair infixed wherewith how himself handled the bumpy stuff. evidently him ought to live pickier nigh dividing_line choice about a shy of travel drive and sauciness weighty i did feel bifurcated buff threesome rough hits upon which the bulk wheel during my ahead descent. however spell pinballing through the smaller rocks, i matt-up terribly spurtle established and horse_barn passing the Hei Hei. i beyond strike hard a superficial small drops, unity as respects which brought the catch a train right into the sweet single out – just below bottom-out, exception taken of inclemently blowing through.

unwell stop my one-ride thoughts at that, though watch_out Bikerumor vice a complete comprehensive brush_up respecting the Hei Hei lineal this summer.

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