[Closed] old kona

Cotic Soul (Rigid of course)...

No actually I think any xc steel frame with rigid forks would get close to 23lbs with the right finishing gear (including xc discs)

Ive got a 96 steel kona with modern forks and front disk. Run a magura rim brake on the back and it never feels under braked. Superb bike and about 26lbs with a fox rl80 fork. Might be closer to 25, cant uite remember.

The Soul is a good call -just not the new HT model.

That said the tubes on my Soul had a larger diameter that my Kona.

For not a lot of money a late 90's Kona can be bought for under £100. I know of a 19'' Kilauea frame for sale for £90.

Could always take an older Kona and modernize it......

My owned from new 1999 Caldera fettled by Argos of Bristol.

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Set up for last years MM.

that looks exactly like it!
how much do argos charge to disk mod. and paint it?

@ Jamie - Mine was done a few years ago so prices may have changed. From memory the work and prices were (hope your sitting down 😆 )

Remove cantis - £16
Hydro cable guides - £8 ea (4 in total)
Disc tab - £40
ST/CS brace - £10
Paint - £100

Granted its a lot of money for an "old" frame but I cannot see me ever selling it and still enjoy riding it.

The same work could be undertaken at a much lower cost with powdercoat etc .

The finish work from Argos is excellent - IMHO the disc mount looks factory fresh

Cotic Souls are too heavy. The frame is about 1/4lb heavier than my 1993 Explosif.

This one:
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the lines of old konas are perfect. lovely

Mine, after a revamp

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I'm probably going to sell this if your interested £200?
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At PP - That said a Soul will be stronger without loosing the feel of a steel frame.

I have seen a number of the "Kona" stamped flat dropouts break at the CS dropout point.

Sadly gone but I did enjoy building and riding this:

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I do like old Konas and Bomber forks ..... 😳

PP, is that the original stem, looks very short for a '93 vintage? I'd quite like one that short, it might mean I'd use my '95 Explosif more.

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soma rich, what size it is?

Damn the lot of you ! This is for sale in Hong Kong,
anybody know anything about it ? Should I ? Works
out at about 70 GBP

www.28bike.com/classifieds/detail.php?id=424631

Thanks,
Jon

porter_jamie its a 19" frame 🙂
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The soundtrack to these Kona threads is "I touch myself".
Keep them coming 😀

Charge Skinny Duster got good reviews for having an retro feel.

Ooh, I love the old Kona's. Mine got stolen many years ago.
I did look for a modern equivelant myself to build up and settled on a Decade Virtue or Versa as they are called now. Nice light steel frame. I tried various fork lengths and settled at 120mm.

@PeterPoddy - Lovely bike mister. Not to say that the rest are mingers by a long shot.

I still find myself scanning ebay for old Kona's weekly but don't have the space for folly bike purchases.

might be a bit big for me, i'll try my mates to see how i fit

Yum, old Konas. I miss my Explosif.

I'm going to have a little quiet me time. Back in a minute.

On one inbred skinny, not too heavy and disk ready
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I find Kona's all come up a little smaller than other brands.

Heres my old explosif:
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21lbs of skinny steel.

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They do just look right don't they.

I've been using my 92 Lava Dome a lot lately as my road bike is out of action. Such a great ride, I would be very upset if anything was to happen to her.

You've got to love the Joe Murray Konas! Icon frame designs if there is such a thing.

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i bought it partly because it reminded me of the classic kona steel bikes 🙂

PP, is that the original stem, looks very short for a '93 vintage? I'd quite like one that short, it might mean I'd use my '95 Explosif more.

Not the one that came with the bike, no. But it is a proper Velocity stem, albeit a cheaper one of a Hahanah or similar lower specced bike of the same era. It would be too long for me with the OE 130mm stem. That's a 100mm one, with the brake hanger removed.

not that old (2007), but steel, Kona and 21lbs. The frame is 4.8lbs

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Here's mine, owned from new.