Greetings from California! I have finally dialed in this Kona frame (with the help of an enthusiastic local bike shop) as a light mountain/around town bike. It's super fun to ride and is an awesome complement to my 700C Black Mountain Cycles Monstercross that I have set up with drop bars.
Build list for anyone that cares:
1995 Kona Lava Dome frame/fork
Nitto 1 1/8" threaded to threadless stem adapter
Paul Component 90mm Boxcar stem
Velo Orange Seine bars
Blue Lug brass headset spacers
Nitto S65 seatpost
Vintage WTB Rocket titanium rail saddle
Shimano Deore XT M8000 11s derailleur
Shimano SLX 11-46T cassette
Microshift 11s friction shifter
Mavic 221 rims/Parallax hubs (borrowed from a '98 GT Avalanche LE)
Ultradynamico Mars Race tires
Shimano Deore XT BR-M739 v-brakes (I found these NOS locally on Craigslist)
Avid Speed Dial 7 brake levers
Blue Lug brass bell
Build list for anyone that cares:
1995 Kona Lava Dome frame/fork
Nitto 1 1/8" threaded to threadless stem adapter
Paul Component 90mm Boxcar stem
Velo Orange Seine bars
Blue Lug brass headset spacers
Nitto S65 seatpost
Vintage WTB Rocket titanium rail saddle
Shimano Deore XT M8000 11s derailleur
Shimano SLX 11-46T cassette
Microshift 11s friction shifter
Mavic 221 rims/Parallax hubs (borrowed from a '98 GT Avalanche LE)
Ultradynamico Mars Race tires
Shimano Deore XT BR-M739 v-brakes (I found these NOS locally on Craigslist)
Avid Speed Dial 7 brake levers
Blue Lug brass bell