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Thanks Matti. I know that a mid tier, mid school Kona will never hold a candle to a titanium Merlin or a titanium rektek but its nice to hear that there is appreciation for my mid school-modern mix builds. Great ride yesterday. Fall is in the air

Parts list - 19" frame - Thomson elite seatpost - Selle Italia Flite saddle - Nitto b903 bullmoose handlebar - Nitto quill to threadless adapter - Kona Impact headset - Odi Vans x Cult grips - MicroShift thumb shifters - Velo Orange shifter and brake cable set - Paul Love brake levers - Shimano...

Besides quality and the Nitto brand, it was the only 1 1/8 threaded to 1 1/8 threadless adapter I could find at the time

☝️I second this. I used a Nitto adapter for my 95 Cinder Cone with threaded fork and couldn't be happier

SimWorks The Homage by Panaracer 26x1.95. Semi-slick so best of both worlds with nobbies on the corners and smoother tread in the center

One of the most underrated brands. Choice tubing, great geometry and nice paints in the higher end of the catalogue

- Made in Taiwan

This is my kinda restomod. Well done 👍

The 3x10 drivetrain shifts nice an smooth with the 10spd Deore M610 rear, XT M780 3x10 specific front derailleur. MicroShift thumbie's finish off the controls

I'm pretty sure that Dr Zocchi has scanned service manuals on his website. Good source for seals and parts as well if you need them

Rear V-brake works just fine with the stock dog collar in its proper position. I just used a lined Jagwire ferrule to run through the dog collar and a smaller v-brake noodle

New n' shiny Shimano DXR V-brakes and cables came in. Ice cold Kona's on ice... its time to build

I see a future BOTM

I have a set of forged cranks that I'm about to mount on my Kona. I ride mostly gravel with some light mountain biking trail riding. I have no hesitation riding with the Kooka Forged. If you're 200lbs and under and aren't planning on hitting the drops and jumps, I say ride em and inspect for...

I have run a 1x using a Surly chainring. They are tough stainless steel rings without narrow-wide teeth which will be fine if you just want to cruise around in. I mated it to an XT M737 rear derailleur and 8 speed cassette and never had a chain drop even with some light off road riding

I've only seen a yellow set one once. You could paint another colored set of Bombers and lay down some new decals if you want to go the buttery smooth Marzocchi route

I like the white, but if its going to be a respray, maybe go all out to make us drool and to increase the desirability if you choose to resell someday...A Stars & Bars Kilauea! My two cents ;)

Slow progress waiting for parts. All that's left is the brakes that are on order. Just got back from a DIY media blasting place. I used glass bead media to blast the Kooka Cranks after stripping the anodizing (thought it was powder coat... WRONG) and they came out beautiful. The finish looked so...

As someone whose flown over the bars more than I'd like to admit, riding without a front brake is nice. The cruiser is for having nowhere to be and all day to get there ;)

1997 Norco Mocha with custom decals to resemble Norco Freestyler BMX decals (I have a spare NORCO downtube decal if anyone is looking to do a Norco MTBMX project) Before pic of bike in thumbnail