exactly
plus the fact that kona's quality seems to have decreased over the years, i remember i had a super old cinder cone that was so sick and now their xc line is crap. im not speaking for dh or dj but in terms of xc they're getting crappy
if you have the money, santa cruz or titus ftw
my 07 coiler has held up quite nicely. never had any issues except for a few component upgrades i had tu make but other than that it tears shit up at my local xc and dh trails.