Another Kapu for sale - same one as I had. And will have again, in a couple of days when it arrives ...
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Do you knoew how the geometry has changed with them?
Or were the 1997 made somewhere exotic? Not knocking your want of a 1997 but curious why retro hit such a premium when this looks identical apart from graphics?
I don't know the super detail, or the differences from retro to modern day. But, if you take a look and compare, there's little variation in my eyes. Sloping top tube, short stays - classic Kona.
What I'm more confident with is that, certainly for the 95 to 97 models, it's the same frame - Columbus Genius. I'm convinced many were all built at the same sort of time or in very small batches. Serial numbers would prove this except there are so few to validate! Anyway, the geometry for 3 years stayed the same. In 1998 it switched to Reynolds tubing so there may have been some slight tweaks but even then its looks almost identical.
Either way, I have found my 94 very comfortable to ride after getting used to the different positioning.