This year at the 2012 24 hours of Old Pueblo members of the media were given the opportunity to ride bikes from KONA's 2012 lineup of 29'er Mtbs. You can read the reviews here. 

http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/03/14/ride-reviews-kona-2012-29ers-hei-hei-supreme-satori-king-kahuna-carbon/