1994 Kona Kula lucky find!

[eric_james]

sorry I meant muck not much
yes, I was just looking for info on them myself

Would normal bearing grease have lasted longer? rather than the white paste
you know the LM2 stuff

 

[sparkybhp]

Would normal bearing grease have lasted longer? rather than the white paste
you know the LM2 stuff

I hope so - that’s what I’ve used when I put it back together.

 

[moonlite]

Could you post a pic of where you drilled the hole in your home-made dog collar? Am looking to make a similar doohickey.

 

[sparkybhp]

Could you post a pic of where you drilled the hole in your home-made dog collar? Am looking to make a similar doohickey.

Here you go:

Link:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/14481192...K-fOncFTvW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[sparkybhp]

Todays mission, make one correct rim out of three separate ones!

32H rear rim, spare hub (thanks @August Bicycles !), spokes from a spare X23 Specialized front wheel - rim now for sale btw!

 

[sparkybhp]

Better!

Drivetrain next..

 

[sparkybhp]

More progress this afternoon.
Crankset and mechs serviced/cleaned/polished and refitted with new chain.

Which meant I could actually ride it for the first time! Albeit carefully ‘cos no brakes..
MKS pedals it came with are nice, just took the toe clips off and cleaned them.

Shimano purists look away now…

Which meant I could put the cockpit together.

Just need some canti’s on it now and I’m good to go until correct parts show up for sale. Can’t wait to ride it properly!

 

[Markybeau]

Great find. Coming along very nicely.

With wheel and headset bearings I tend to used marine grease. It costs a bit more, but doesn't require replacing as often - so less maintenance - and provides better resistance to water ingress - so, for example, you can be more liberal with the hose when cleaning or less anxious about barrelling through deep muddy puddles!

 

[minor_LEGEND]

+1 on the Marine grease. Ditto the comments on a nice build, these alloy Kona's are easily overlooked.
I had a tub of eco/bio grease from Halfords, that set hard & was a proper pit-a$$ in the few places I used it. Binned the rest!

 

[minor_LEGEND]

Another thought, the original brakes for this were the cheap 'Kona' version of the Curve cantis & levers.