Kona recently released preview images of its new Raijin titanium 29er hardtail frame via the tongue-in-cheek blog of Team Seagal. While the blog is focused on fun, the bike looks to be all business.
Built in Tennessee by Lynskey Performance, the Raijin looks to be a thoroughly modern and thoughtfully versatile chassis. Key features include a conventional double-diamond layout with a slightly curved down tube for fork crown clearance, a 44mm-diameter head tube for use with straight 1 1/8" or tapered 1 1/8-to-1 1/2" steerers, a PressFit 30 bottom bracket shell, slider dropouts for geared or singlespeed use, and a 27.2mm-diameter seatpost for a little extra flex.
A 44mm-diameter head tube will accept either straight 1 1/8" or tapered 1 1/8-to-1 1/2" steerer tubes
Cables are routed along the top tube with neatly welded zip-tie style mounts for full-length housing. Projected release date is apparently around late spring and according to Team Seagal, there will be five frame sizes: 16, 18, 19, 20, and 22".
Kona is otherwise mum on additional technical details such as pricing, geometry, weight for now but plans to release information within the next few days. We'll also be on hand at the product launch in mid-February where Kona says it will have prototypes available for ride testing.
The non-driveside is reinforced with a short, welded-on strut. Threaded adjusters allow for precise rear wheel positioning
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