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First alu hardtail by Kona AA circa 1994.

Hi! Yeah you are right about the correctness/ tone of the colors. I think it's important to keep it the same tone. Which IMHO for the American is 'Vietnam war' camo green that you see on their helmets... Other than the rear cover, I think the rest of the green and brown on the bike is...

... :roll: __________________________________________________________ "Form and Function are Finite. Class lasts Forever..". "You know you are old-skool when you leave your Tange Prestige steel mountain bike upside down the night before for fork oils to flow down the coils before hitting...

Not too many bikes at all if you work in SPIN ASIA These things happen when you see and try too much of the latest poisonous stuff... Riding retro bikes are pretty detoxifying :wink: __________________________________________________________ "Form and Function are Finite. Class...

Used to own both the Indian Fire Trail and the Nail Trail. Can't see the color of the purple from your flash photo. But IMHO I think if it's bright purple and the frame is satin painted/finished it is a Nail Trail. If frame is polished bare aluminium it should be an Indian Fire Trail. Marin...

Sent you a PM for the Parkpre Ti Note there is a tiny and slight shallow dent on the bottom of the downtube. You cannot see it but you can feel it. Good luck.

Yo Jeff! Nice to see you here. Yes I scored this off Eddie. And will you please stop hording all the good stuff!!!! My quest for ultimate Retro Creaminess continues... _____________________________________________________ OLD SKOOL ALL THE WAY! 2011 - American Comp Lite 1989...

Dangerously close to going FULL RAMBO on this bike... And transform from cool retro to corny 'what-the-hell-was-he-thinking' bike overnight??? ahaha....NEVER. But guess there was never a retro camo hubset before....still lookin' though sigh...

Bro you need treatment for an addiction... When you are cured...can I have one??? Nice. _____________________________________________________ OLD SKOOL ALL THE WAY! 2011 - American Comp Lite 1989 (Custom Camo Paintjob, Paul hubs) 2010 - Santa Cruz Superlight 1999 (1st edition...

Looks good... But for old-skool I would prefer these instead: Can't seem to put my finger on the association of an American with Nukes... Anyone got this in green pls give me a holla. I'll get it off your load! Cheers __________________________________________________________...

Yo thanks! Actually the bike's not complete yet. Anyone has a front hub shaped like a hand grenade? It has to be in green of course :wink: Cheers __________________________________________________________ "Form and Function are Finite. Class lasts Forever..". "You know you are...

Haha, high quality fishscale welds have made/ are making a comeback! Looking at the Taiwan welds on all metal types and you'll crave old-skool american welds - Ellsworth/ Titus anyone? Boardmans been getting stick for making their smooth-weld alu bikes looking like their carbon frames...

Hi I am curious how much value would an Amercian Comp Lite bike like this bring? Cheers. More pictures available here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1292042#1292042 _____________________________________________________

Thanks man. Guess other than a Klein Adroit Rainforest or a Nightstorm, this could be considered one of the 'funky wild ones' out there ahah... Cheers "Form and Function are Finite, Class Lasts Forever."

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Hello to All I've had my fair share of Rascals, Attitude, Marins, Cannondales, Merlins and Funk. However, as for my newly-acquired American Comp Lite, I'm a bit lost. Hoping some gurus here or guys in the know can assist me. My questions: 1. Is this an original factory custom paint? 2...