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  1. al-onestare

    Kona Explosif 1997 team edition

    Summer saw Ryder back on show at the Malverns, along with a few other stars. Always nice to see 👍 I'm always on the look out for pic's of Roland on his Hei Hei, and this popped up today in one of my feeds. It's from the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Cross-Country - Château-d'Oex...
  2. al-onestare

    Am I so out of touch with modern cycling?

    Take it as a compliment. Wolf in sheep's clothing 👍
  3. al-onestare

    Kona Ku Serial Number List - update 04/11/24

    That's a very logical point 👍
  4. al-onestare

    Kona Hot Serial Number List - update 14/11/24

    Blimey....what to say? I've had a go: TET 799 - 16" 1993 Orange frame with turquoise top tube pattern, green "cactus arms" design seat tube, white (or faded paint) undercarriage. Triangle cut-out Dropout. Original decals. Tange Ultrastrong Ribbed Downtube. Lovely to see a sequential SN as...
  5. al-onestare

    Today's Ride

    A picture tells a thousand words... Dank, dark, wet. Cool 10 degrees, slight 7-8 mph ESE breeze. Still, any day in the saddle is a good day 👍
  6. al-onestare

    Kona Score 2000 18"

    No wall hangers in my collection. Bikes are meant to be ridden 👍
  7. al-onestare

    Kona Score 2000 18"

    You know the drill! Big-up @Classiker for spotting it and sharing the details for the SN list. One of the very limited, later batch, never advertised 18" models...
  8. al-onestare

    Kona Ku Serial Number List - update 04/11/24

    Great question and one I've pondered for some time. I guess it was different dealer to dealer. All I've consistently heard third and forth hand is folks were told "you can have whatever you want" 🤣 What I've found interesting is that the Ku's seem to have a more varied, unique paint schemes...
  9. al-onestare

    Kona Titanium Serial Number List - update 05/11/24

    What a beaut, and with some nice kit. You could buy it and ride it immediately 👍 This makes it another of the 18" that didn't exist but did exist 😂;), the 4th on record in fact. I wonder if it really was as low as 10, running from #160 to 170. It could well be... KS18164 - Original Decals...
  10. al-onestare

    Kona Caldera Serial Number List - list updated 04/11/24

    Lighter fluid seems to work well, try it on a small patch, then rub gently with a cloth. You can have the bottle cage rivets sorted with some replacements hopefully.
  11. al-onestare

    Sale in Glasgow

    Your Cinder Cone is the 1997 model not 1994 ;)
  12. al-onestare

    Kona Ku Serial Number List - update 04/11/24

    What a frame, what a colour scheme. It's no Klein but it must have been an influence. I've never seen any Kona of this era with a paint-job like this, a true one-off (for now at least). Wise to keep it as a wall-hanger, like you I fear it'd start shaking if you approached it with a bottom...
  13. al-onestare

    Kona Titanium Serial Number List - update 05/11/24

    Simply stunning. Duly updated: B55077 - Bullet, Seat Post Binder. Painted purple head-tube to beginning of top/bottom tube, white line, then pink with white line for exposed half rear triangle
  14. al-onestare

    Kona Hot Serial Number List - update 14/11/24

    Awesome stuff! Absolutely insane 🤯 Thank you for clarifying the SN as well. Duly updated on the list: H8A2 5608 - 17” 1998 in 1997 livery with Rasta Green and Yellow Flames, and 1998 Cable Routing – claimed to be a Demo frame. No Opposite Oval Downtube, which is a feature of the Hodaka built...
  15. al-onestare

    Kona Hot Serial Number List - update 14/11/24

    Blimey, what a state that's in. Still, only the third TET from the 700s. TET 725 - 19" 1993 Grey? (resprayed) - Triangle cut-out Dropout. No original decals, re-badged as a Rock Lobster.
  16. al-onestare

    Kona Caldera Serial Number List - list updated 04/11/24

    Beautiful! Corrected and updated: CA 9609126 Molotov Red, 19" (murphy79) Well done for removing the decals without damaging the original decals. Buried on my build thread is the fact that as you've encountered, the decals were adding on top of the clear/coat. This was on purpose in the custom...
  17. al-onestare

    The big sales slowdown

    That'd be ace, I've accumulated a pile of stuff that needs to go 👍
  18. al-onestare

    Today's Ride

    Sunday morning, very light ESE breeze 5-6 mph, touch cooler at 10 degrees. Solid grey skies. Took a side road I'd forgotten about and remembered The Bunker was nearby. We might need to knock on the door and hope we can use it later this week...at least they've unlocked the padlock 🤣 This...
  19. al-onestare

    The big sales slowdown

    @raidan73 are we doing this again in a few weeks? It seemed to work pretty well last year...
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