Compare/Kona Big Honzo vs Honzo

Head to headMountain

Big Honzo

Honzo

Kona

Starting price

Big Honzo$900

Honzo$1,299

Claimed weight

Big Honzo—

Honzo—

Tire clearance

Big Honzo—

Honzo61 mm

Builds available

Big Honzo1

Honzo4

01 / Overview

Overview

03 / Specifications

Where the builds differ.

Comparing our editor's-pick builds side-by-side. Winners highlighted row-by-row — lower price and weight, and the better-spec component, each mark a point.

01Frameset

Big Honzo

Standard · $900

Honzo

ESD 36SR · $2,399

Claimed weight

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Frame material

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Kona Cromoly Butted (Chromoly steel)

Fork

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Marzocchi Bomber Z1, GRIP damper, 150mm, tapered steerer, 110mm Boost spacing

Tire clearance

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61 mm

02Groupset

Shift levers

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SRAM GX Eagle

Rear derailleur

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SRAM GX Eagle

Cassette

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SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed, 10-52T

Crankset

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SRAM GX Eagle crankarms with 30T X-Sync Eagle chainring

Brakes

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SRAM DB8 hydraulic disc

03Wheelset

Front wheel

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Race Face AR 30; Race Face AR 30, 110x15mm; Stainless black 14g

Rear wheel

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Race Face AR 30; Race Face AR 30, 148x12mm; Stainless black 14g

Front tire

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Maxxis Assegai, EXO TR, 3C, 29x2.5 WT

04Cockpit

Handlebar / stem

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Race Face Aeffect R 35

Saddle

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WTB Volt

Seatpost

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TranzX Dropper +RAD Internal, 31.6mm

03.1

Build variants & pricing

Big Honzo · 1 builds$900

Standard

$900

Honzo · 4 builds$1,299 – $2,399

ESD 36SR

SRAM GX Eagle · Race Face AR 30; Race Face AR 30

$2,399

ESD

Shimano SLX · Race Face AR 30; Shimano SLX or Formula

$2,299From$2,299

Shimano Deore 12-speed · WTB ST i30 TCS; Shimano

$1,599

Base

Shimano Deore · WTB ST i30 TCS; Shimano 110x15mm (Center Lock); Stainless black 14g

$1,299

04 / Geometry

How they fit, how they steer.

Reach × Stack · size —mm

Where the handlebar sits relative to the bottom bracket — the single most important fit pair.

Big Honzo

Honzo

size —

Reach—

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Stack—

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Head tube angle—

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Trail—

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Chainstay length—

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Wheelbase—

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Top tube (effective)—

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04.1

Which size should I buy?

Your height

5'8"173 cm

5'0"5'5"5'10"6'3"6'7"

Big Honzo

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Fits riders in this height range.

Honzo

5'7" – 5'11"

Fits riders in this height range.

→These are starting points. Flexibility, riding style, and preferred position all shift the answer — if you’re between sizes, a professional fit beats a chart.

05 / Reviews