Gravel all day, pavement whenever you want.

Somewhere between the stable but often sluggish beast of burden world of touring and the highly strung, tightly focused realm of road performance, there exists a need for a drop bar bike that can grind out mile after mile of washboard gravel and still snap to attention when you stomp on the pedals. It needs to be fast, with geometry relaxed and composed enough to eat all that gravel without a twitch, but still sharp enough to carve turns on pavement with authority. Build it out of carbon fiber, so it’s super light, but plenty strong as well. Festoon it with bosses for lots of water bottles and bento mounts, but don’t go crazy. Lots of tire clearance, just in case. Sharp, but smooth. Fast, but comfortable. 

Kona

Libre CR

$3,699.00

Size Guide

Height/Inches Height/Metric Inseam/Inches Inseam/Metric MTB/XC Trail/Fat All Mountain/Enduro Splice
4'10"-5'1" 147-155cm 24”-27” 61-69cm XS XS Small
5'0"-5'3" 152-160cm 26"-29" 66-74cm Small Small Small
5'2"-5'7" 157-170cm 27"-30" 69-76cm Small, Medium Small, Medium Small, Medium
5'6"-5'10" 168-178cm 29"-31" 74-79cm Medium Medium Medium
5'9"-6'0" 175-183cm 30"-33" 76-84cm Medium, Large Medium, Large Medium, Large
5'11"-6'2" 180-188cm 32"-35" 81-89cm Large, XL Large, XL Large, XL
6'1"-6'5" 185-196cm 33"-36" 84-91cm Large, XL Large, XL Large, XL
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SKU: B37LBC48

Gravel all day, pavement whenever you want.

Somewhere between the stable but often sluggish beast of burden world of touring and the highly strung, tightly focused realm of road performance, there exists a need for a drop bar bike that can grind out mile after mile of washboard gravel and still snap to attention when you stomp on the pedals. It needs to be fast, with geometry relaxed and composed enough to eat all that gravel without a twitch, but still sharp enough to carve turns on pavement with authority. Build it out of carbon fiber, so it’s super light, but plenty strong as well. Festoon it with bosses for lots of water bottles and bento mounts, but don’t go crazy. Lots of tire clearance, just in case. Sharp, but smooth. Fast, but comfortable. 

SPECIFICATIONS

The Kona Libre is a performance-focused gravel machine, featuring a lightweight carbon frameset paired with the modern SRAM Apex AXS 12-speed wireless electronic drivetrain.

Frameset

  • Frame Material: Kona Carbon
  • Sizes: 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58
  • Fork: Kona Libre Carbon Flat Mount Disc
  • Rear Shock: N/A

Drivetrain & Brakes

  • Rear Derailleur: SRAM Apex XPLR AXS, 12spd
  • Shifters: SRAM Apex AXS
  • Cassette: SRAM XPLR PG1231, 11-44t, 12spd
  • Chain: SRAM Apex Flattop, 12spd
  • Crankset: SRAM Apex 1 DUB Wide, 42t X-Sync
  • Bottom Bracket: SRAM PF86.5 DUB Road Wide
  • Brake Calipers: SRAM Apex (Flat Mount)
  • Brake Levers: SRAM Apex
  • Rotors: SRAM Centerline 160mm (Front & Rear)

Wheels & Tires

  • Rims: Easton ARC Offset 25
  • Front Hub: Formula 100x12mm
  • Rear Hub: Formula 142x12mm
  • Spokes: Stainless Black, 14g
  • Tires: WTB Vulpine TCS Light DNA, 700x45c (Front & Rear)

Cockpit & Finishing

  • Handlebar: Ritchey Butano Comp Internal
  • Stem: Ritchey 4-Axis 44 Comp
  • Seatpost: Ritchey Link 20 WCS
  • Saddle: WTB SL8
  • Grips: Kona Cork Tape
  • Headset: FSA No.57E
  • Seat Clamp: Kona Clamp

Product Details

  • Paint Color Options: * Gloss Mauve w/ Dark Crimson DecalsGloss Slate Blue w/ Metallic Gold and Black Decals

Note: Pedals are not included with this build. Includes SRAM AXS battery and charger.

GEOMETRY
Size 48 50 52 54 56 58
1 ST Length 440 460 480 510 540 570
2 TT Length 527 542 556 573 590 610
3 Reach 380 385 390 395 400 405
4 Stack 550 565 580 600 620 650
5 Standover 733 752 770 799 825 855
6 HT Angle 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.5
7 HT Length 109 125 140 165 186 218
8 ST Angle 75 74.5 74 73.5 73 72.5
9 CS Length 435 435 435 435 435 435
10 BB Drop 75 75 75 72 72 72
11 BB Height 285 285 285 288 288 288
12 Wheelbase 1030 1040 1050 1064 1076 1092
13 Front Center 606 616 626 639 651 667
14 Fork Length 410 410 410 410 410 410
15 Fork Offset 50 50 50 50 50 50

See the Libre CR in Action