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You should be charged two things at standard rates: An import tariff + VAT. These will vary according to the category of goods, but "should" be applied at standard rates, not some arbitrary amount. But they can quickly become very expensive. See here: https://www.bike-eu.com/laws-regulation ...

I'm glad it's not just me. Yeah, the rear triangle geometry seemed a bit weird. Long-ish stays, slack seat tube angle, zero bottom-bracket drop? Somewhat typical of a bike that's had an over-long fork fitted. But it can't be that, because the head tube angle looks normal. So I presumed it was...

The dropouts are wrong (neither the older plate-style nor the newer style with bullet end-caps). The top-tube cable routing should be on the top of the TT, not along the side. And a rear brake-stop/bridge welded to the seat stays? Nope. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273378471395 It has the...

Hi Tom, Yeah, they are very comfortable once you find a handlebar that raises your hand position upward (and usually backward, too, compared with a flat MTB bar). The front-end geometry is similar to other Kona MTBs of that period (the back end is looong and the bottom bracket is low compared...

Re: I have one (actually, the whole bike), but it's a few hundred km away (it's on long-term loan to a friend), so I can't give you exact dimensions on the bars. But you can see from the 1995 catalogue: They are chromed steel; No bulge in the center (you need to use a shim to fit the 254.mm...

@Swansta: Do you have any close-up pics of the Burls fork? Looks like the tubing is tapered? Very nice. The other posts: Good info and pics! As far as I know, the "factory" disk mount by Ti Sports always consisted of the two individual tabs, as shown in one of your pics.

Re: Re: Me too. I'm in!

Re: It looks great. Every time I get a chance to ride (any of) mine, I realise how great the geometry is, with the low bottom-bracket, shallow seat angle, and long rear end.

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Niiice. At least you've got the matching fork. I think Sunn varied the design over the years, but the segmented fork is a real stand-out.

Ah, the ebay lottery. Good luck! Any pics of your bike?

Re: The site has two Sunn catalogues, neither of which is any help :D http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/M ... atalogues/ There *was* a spec sheet online somewhere, but I can't find it now. Anyway, from these two pics, the original bars look slightly taller than 2 inches...

Re: Same here. * Subscribed. Giles Berthoud now does 700C in 60-mm cross-section. Supposedly, they fit tyres up to 2.35 inches. That seems a bit optimistic: a 50-mm tyre would only have a maximum of 5 mm clearance per side, and in practice the folded-under edges reduce the clearance. But they...

That was ridiculous indeed. It's good old gas pipe but still, that's the cheapest stars and bars you'll see for a while. Ouch. Some nice kit on that one; somebody got a bargain.

Hi Rob, I'm busy with work at the moment, but over the weekend I'll send you a PM to discuss. In the meantime: viewtopic.php?t=86348

Re: I might regret this, but... any interest in an A'ha? The only year that Kona did it right, IMO: looptail rear and and curved top tube. Basically a clone of the insanely awesome "Cook Brothers Cruiser". ...and a Stars & Bars paint job, if that's your thing

Re: A 1998 model would have stops for three cables on the top tube (rear brake plus both mechs). This one has the shorter seat tube extension above the top tube junction. So 1995-96 -ish? Maybe a 1995, as it doesn't seem to have a rear brake cable stop on the top tube (instead, using a...

Interesting that both Paragon Machine Works and Ti Sports (Washington) contributed to the production. http://cog.konaworld.com/ti-tuesday-dan ... o-ti-fork/

Re: Very nice! I rode mine to the beach last week. The A'ha and I are rarely in the same country, so it was a rare treat. After exclusively riding 29ers for the last 8 or 9 years, it was a very lively ride, not tank-like at all. Although TBH, I don't remember the last climb to home being that...

Re: Maybe this guy? :shock: