1994 Kona Explosif

[TIF]

Thanks for the advice I´ll buy this one....

and I`ll start the long search for a Kona Project 2 Titanium as my lift project That fork must be the nirvana of a fork for the bike

 

[Anthony]

Hopefully the fork you're buying is a 41cm P2 and nothing like the very unsuitable one in your picture. Compare the position of the brake posts with the correct-length P2 on the 95 Kilauea shown below.

As far as I'm aware, ti P2s were made only in 39cm a-c length, suitable for frames up to 1993. Unless you plan to use the frame as a road bike with a very long stem, 39cm is too short for a suspension-adjusted frame IMO.

Incidentally, the 1994 P2 was very similar in appearance to the 95, with the same orange flash, but it was more of a silver grey colour.

 

[TIF]

Thanks for all the help, this has been a steep learning curve for me in to the world of forks.

The fork I am want to buy is a 26/ 1-1/8 410MM RIM BRAKE. So it should fit the bikes geometry, but I really want to keep the old headset are the old a threaded headset? If so I probably have to get an old threaded fork?

Thanks again.

 

[Anthony]

Yes, the Control Centre headset is for threaded systems, but I expect that the modern P2s still have steel steerers, in which case it could be converted from ahead to threaded. A bike shop or engineering company ought to be able to cut a thread into it for you.

You'll need to cut it down to c122mm first - that should be the right length for your 90mm head tube plus the Control Centre, but check that the Marzocchi steerer is that length before you cut the P2!

 

[TIF]

More or less finished with the Kona as well... Just missing the racelight bar, but got hold of one yesterday and I am going back to the original wheels just havn´t had the time yet to restore them....

This bike have have used allot since I bought it, even on pretty tough single tracks...