Video: A Process for Smaller, Lighter Riders

 MSRP is $3999! Most bikes on Pinkbike these days are double that. I'd put this up against any of the superbikes out there as far as ride quality goes.

 There are lower priced versions of the Process. In order to get this specific bike's weight down for this specific version, the price went up. There is the regular $2800 process 134. And Kona DID make a process for lighter wallets, called the Precept and Precept DL for $1900 of which they said, "(The Precept shares) many of the same angles and ride performance characteristics of our popular Process 134 model. The Precept DL is perhaps the best bang-for-the-buck dual-suspension mountain bike on the market."

So really, Kona has gone out of their way to offer a bike in each wheel size, a bike in each travel category, a bike specifically for shorter riders, as well as a budget version. Pretty awesome.

 Aw gawd the whingeing about the price of everything is getting pretty boring, you don't need to buy it

 aw gawd, the whingeing about my lighthearted comment

 Haha @riftzonexc8,actually despite my comment above I honestly agree with you! I know technology has come a long way, but I bought my 2006 Kona Coiler brand new for $1500 something. It would be pretty hard to buy a bike like that these days with everything seeming to start around $2500. I've looked into buying a new bike and honestly just won't be able to so I just keep throwing parts on my Coiler haha. At the same I appreciate that Kona has come a little closer than other brands to offering a range between "budget" and high end, short and tall etc. But I don't think I'll ever be able to get a brand new "freeride" bike for $1500 like I used to - I mean frames alone are going for more than that now.

 Does the SE stands for "SHORT EDITION" ?

 29ers....?

 Probably get neg prop'd for this, but a 6'5" friend of mine rides an XL WFO and looks exactly right on it. That thing is f-ing big, but so is he.

 The XL Process 111 has a reach of 485mm - that's pretty damn big.

 exactly Alias530... had to listen to comments that I (tall) needed a 29er for years. Nonsense. All the early 29ers had the same cramped geometry as 26ers and rode even worse. The new generation trail bikes with long front ends are a blessing for tall riders, finally some proper reach with short stems. Very happy with my XL Banshee Spitfire.

 You aren't looking very hard... Trek puts out XXL 23" frame sizes in their fs bikes..

 27.5.. Check Kona website

 I'm 6'4 on a process 153XL and it's pretty big. Maybe I'm not the "tall" you're referring to tho

 Broncoilover above said 28 lbs with out pedals.

 Same here but with a medium and small! Just makes for mandatory demo rides I think!

 @rzhaaang I'm 5'10" between sizes too and it's a little weird. If you check out a Kona fit chart, at 5'10" we'd actually fall into fitting a small, medium, OR large haha! I was able to test ride a medium Process and it felt pretty good..

 Cry me a river. In between sizes means you have the most options. I'm 6'5" and usually there are very few options, although it's getting better.

 @MmmBones ya you're right haha, like I said I could technically get away on their small medium or large so really we shouldn't be complaining..