Ben has been testing the Kona Process 134 DL 27.5 through the winter to see if top spec can give the smaller wheeled, shorter travel Process the same fizz.

Kona’s Process range has long been a favourite on the trails, and the Kona Process 134 DL 27.5 sits at the top of the shorter travel, smaller-wheeled end of the spectrum. Can this £3,799.99 trail whippet stack up to the competition?

  • 6061 Aluminium Frame
  • Rock Shox Pike Select 140mm fork
  • RockShox Deluxe Ultimate shock
  • SRAM NX/GX 12 speed drive
  • SRAM Guide R brakes
  • Trans-X dropper
  • £3799

Slotting in between the modern classic Process 111 and the Process 153 enduro bike, the Kona Process 134 DL 27.5 aims to be a capable trail bike at home on all but the maddest of trails. I spent 5 months finding out how the green machine fared on some of the South West’s finest tracks.

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