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Drooled over these in MBUK back in the day. Still want one 😆

Thats going to be a fast bike :cool: Ive always had a soft spot for Kona hardtails and my last bike was year 2000 Kona Kula. It was surprisingly forgiving and not at all harsh, but still super responsive when pedaling.

Base colour applied followed by decals and satin epoxy clear. Final finish will be matte but as I had the satin clear going spare I decided to use it first to build up material that can be flatted back before applying the matt finish. I've applied about 4 coats over the decals and 2 over the...

Forgot to mention, after working on the frame this morning I was sat outside a local cafe by my house having a coffee and saw one of these go past.... 👍 :cool:

After drying for a couple of hours even the problem areas I mentioned have levelled off. Its amazing how this stuff does that.

This morning I gave the frame a good once over and masked up ready to apply the primer. Had a couple of areas where there was a bad reaction. So tomorrow I'll have to sort a few bits before I put the base colour on. Nothing ever goes smoothly with this f-in bike 😆 Onwards and upwards.

I just got a retrobike award because this thread has had over 250 likes. Thanks to all who have done so and commented 🫡

Good choice. I had a set of XC DUO a few years back with black rings and gold bolts. Looks super trick :cool:

Some beauties in here. Who said BOTM 98+ was dead? :cool:

Got a set of decals for a modern Top Fuel 9.8. Won't be using the full set, only the main Trek decals, headtube badge, and 'Top Fuel' minus the 9.8 bit 😆

I had a little grey primer left over. It's the Body Pro P961 which I really like as it levels off really well and sands nicely. I used it to spot prime a few key areas to give me a extra layer of material to level sand and make sure everything is smooth. Tomorrow I'll go over the whole frame...

Yesterday I gave the whole frame a good wet sanding down. First lightly with 180 grit followed by a more vigerous going over with 400 grit. Then filled where necessary followed by more 400 grit wet sanding.

Give TF Tuned a bell. Ive found them usually quite helpful with technical queries 👍 There has to be a way in there of they'd never have gotten the seal head/shim stack inside the shock body. Wonder if its under the sticker? 165 x 38mm is a common shock size so finding a replacement shouldnt be...

Your front is post mount so a +20mm post mount adapter is needed. Rear you need a 180mm 'Post-mount to I.S' adapter. I second the idea to just get bigger rotors. Also new pads. Sintered pads offer more power but can be noisy in wet weather. Either way new pads and bigger rotors should see a...

You'll be needing adaptors to run those bigger brakes my freind. https://magura.com/en/EUR/bicyle/original_spare_parts/adapters

I just spoke to a technician at TF Tuned about my forks... I noticed in the tech manual a note that said the compression damper I have is designed to work with a specific rebound assembly. However he told be the difference is so small between the models, just a couple of shims, that any...

Easy way to see if it's the pivots or eyelet bushings, place one hand on the back tyre, and lift the seat. If you feel any clunking then something's worn.

Quite like this colour scheme. A simple navy blue with silver decals 😎