1997 Kona Hot Stars n Bars

[wadsy]

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Black Ops are top V-brakes ...Not cheap as you say, but very well made and work very nicely, I think you'll be happy with them.

 

[Skynet]

Hi Martin, They do look good and aren't costing a whole lot more than going out and buying XT V's and levers.

 

[wadsy]

Hi Martin, They do look good and aren't costing a whole lot more than going out and buying XT V's and levers.

Sounds good then; far superior (imho) to XT ...I seem to recall paying about £200 for the set I had, from Mike in the US...

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I had them on my Yeti ASR with Ceramic rimmed Mavic SLR wheels - a mate tried them (who had discs on his) and neally launched himself!

 

[Skynet]

I've ordered a custom top cap. I sent them a couple of designs and told them to choose which would work best. I had though a Captain America shield but the bolt section means that won't work so I simplified it.

Pretty sure you can't get white bolts, ordered silver, might have to paint it depending how it looks.

 

[Ernie]

I've ordered a custom top cap. I sent them a couple of designs and told them to choose which would work best. I had though a Captain America shield but the bolt section means that won't work so I simplified it.

Thats a nice touch ..please could you pm the company's name

Thanks

Ernie

 

[Skynet]

http://www.kapz.co.uk I'd not heard of them before, just stumbled across them whilst googling, but they've been around for a while. Not cheap but considering they sort the artwork out if necessary, you can do a rough sketch and they'll do it properly, it's not too bad. This is a full colour cap but they also do engraved. Would make a good present.

Just have to remember the centre's out when thinking up a design, you can "fill" it using the different colour bolts they offer though. A good example of this is the RAF roundel. There's a template you can download.

Some use it to put their emergency contact info on.

 

[Ernie]

http://www.kapz.co.uk I'd not heard of them before, just stumbled across them whilst googling, but they've been around for a while. Not cheap but considering they sort the artwork out if necessary, you can do a rough sketch and they'll do it properly, it's not too bad. This is a full colour cap but they also do engraved. Would make a good present.

Just have to remember the centre's out when thinking up a design, you can "fill" it using the different colour bolts they offer though. A good example of this is the RAF roundel. There's a template you can download.

Some use it to put their emergency contact info on.

Thank Marc

Ernie/Mark

 

[Skynet]

They sent me a pic of one they did for an American customer. Close to what I want except the centre extends past the outline of the star, my star will be larger. We'll see who made the best decision!

 

[Ernie]

They sent me a pic of one they did for an American customer. Close to what I want except the centre extends past the outline of the star, my star will be larger. We'll see who made the best decision!

Nice

Ernie

 

[DevonDave]

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Loving the build so far. Great choice of bits. The black-ops v-brakes are awesome.

I'm struggling to find a 27.0 seatpost for my LTS, the only ones which seem to turn up are new crappy ones or old road bike ones.

Can't wait to see the finished bike.