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Very very nice, all of them. Sweet steel Kona's from the happy days of mtb'ing. They do look better with gears as well.
Btw H Lloyd for Kona transfers.
618 ceramics? Check your bling!
One day my 2000 Kula will become a desirable thing... Untill then I'll keep razzing it around with no gears on...
My Kilauea in one of it's last incarnations before it died. Did everything on this bike - raced it in xc, dh, trials (NEMBA days), duathlon, commuted on it, kiddy seat on it, then it became my first SS. God, it got some hammer.
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This is my Mercian resprayed '94 Kilauea out in the wild last month:
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Nice to see some many retro Kona fans.
Those Hots look incredible. I've seen pics of a couple, probably the best looking MTB ever made IMO.
I think I agree with you there.
that's the same model as mine up there Mr sparkle. how did yours die? mines been rewelded at the DS dropout twice.
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Some lovely old Konas on here. Here's mine, still used 2 or 3 times a week after 15years in my care! I will get it repainted when I can find some '97 "mountain shock" decals.
I am linking those gold rims, Kerv! 🙂
I'd be raging about that to this day if that was my Hei Hei,I've got a USE on my Kona Kapu, with a shim let hope it doesn't go the same was as yours.
What did you do with the frame and was there no way of repairing it?
Well, I'd sold it on eBay before the tiny crack came to light, so I ended up refunding 2/3 of the purchase price on the basis of that. It might still be going as it was, dunno really.....
618 ceramics? Check your bling!
Yeah. I did well with those. I bought this off eBay for £250 delivered:
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The seaport fetched £68 to a guy in Germany. The cranks went for £55, mechs £11, computer £5 so it only owes me £110 right now for these wheels, the Maguras and the Gripshifts. (I've still got the frame set and saddle and tyres to sell) but it was those wheels that made me realise I HAD to get the frame sprayed up!
My '95 Hahanna frame, forks, stem and assorted bits is hanging up in the garage. It's too new and too low down the range to be really desirable, but it's lovely and it's mine.
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One day, I'll have some money and it'll get rebuilt as a SS with [url= http://www.paulcomp.com/ ]Paul Component[/url] kit and skinwall tyres.
Aah I hate these retro Kona threads! I had a 94 explosif and sold it for a 95 hei hei, man I wish I'd never got rid of that one, it was awesome!!
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I don't know if I am a bit late but just wanted to say that is a really fantastic looking bike PP.
I had alimited run model of a 93 cinder kone....all black!!!
Sold it and got a 94 klein fervor
both bikes.....lovely!!!!
oh and yours too
For all the wannabees there is an old skool kona on eBay in the FoD that I spied today.
peter that bike is heaven on earth well done mate awesome!
Anyone mind if I through in my tuppence? Here's my 1997 Cindercone owned from new that's been in my garage since about 2000. I've taken the brake bosses off and this week will get Argos to weld on a disc mount followed by powder coating by another company in original colour and stickers from Gil_M. Fox Float RL's will be reduced to 100mm and all the other bits and pieces to be used are hanging about in the garage (the current stem's from a road bike and for illustration purposes only).
I remember it being great to ride and I imagine that with non-knackered kit and brakes that work it'll be awesome. This was meant to be a hack about bike but it's developed into a proper restoration project!
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