Review: Kona’s Fresh Hei Hei Can Make Cross-Country Fun – Pond Beaver 2020

I’ve been mispronouncing this bike’s name for more than two decades now, and in that time it’s been everything from a US-made titanium hardtail back in ’98 to a race-focused, full-suspension cross-country rig in more recent years. All-new for 2020, the latest Hei Hei CR (say “hay hay”) is a 120mm-travel cross-country-ish 29er that’s intended to excel on both a technical course and a technical trail. Kona calls it a “Mid-travel cross-country bike designed for speed and fun,” which is a funny way to pronounce down-country, but whatever.

There are only two versions of the new Hei Hei CR, and I’ve been riding the top of the line, gorgeously green CR DL model that goes for $5,999 USD. Spending $4,499 will get you the standard CR, or you can pick up the wildly colored frame for $3,099 USD.

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