1997 Kona King Kahuna SS

[haggis]

Here is my recently acquired King Kahuna. decals by Gil as usual and a fine job was done by the man yet again. As its titanium i thought it would be a shame to hide so much of it under the decals so asked for purely the outline of the lettering only plus they are also a combination of the '95 and '97 decal sets as well. This bike to me is the Ultimate Kona hardtail that i've wanted for a fairly long time. Probably since around the time of its first introduction to the range around '96 i believe which was not long before an idiot ran me over on my Kilauea and totalled it thus starting the drooling over the new bikes in catalogues stage. I couldnt afford one of these at the time as they were £1600 frame only so with the insurance money ended up getting a GT Lightning which i picked up for £1000 NOS with Judys,221s,XT/LX and Kore finishing kit. Anyway my dreams have been realised as i now have this baby in my stable (small cupboard) Comments and criticisms welcomed

Frame: '97 Kona King Kahuna

Fork: 2010 RockShox SID Team with Poploc

Headset: Ritchey WCS
Stem: FSA something (will be getting changed out as only on for sizing purposes just now)
Handlebar: EA70
Grips: RaceFace

Brakes: Avid Speed Dial Ti
Brake Pads: XTR Ceramic
Brake Cables: XT
Brake Levers: Avid Speed Dial Ti

Sprocket: 18t Titanium
Chain: Sram
Cranks: Middleburn
Chainrings: Middleburn Uno
Bottom Bracket: Real Crankcase
Pedals: Eggbeater C

Hub Skewers: Mavic Ti
Wheels: Mavic Crossmax
Tyres: Bontrager Jones Mud X

Saddle: WTB SST Ti rails
Seatpost: ControlTech
Seatpost Binder: Kona
Weight: Lighter than anything else i own

 

[haggis]

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[BobCatMax]

v jealous

might comment a bit more after i've had a good sulk

 

[lewis1641]

^

looks really good. decals are a nice touch

 

[letmetalktomark]

I like this a lot - not jealous in the slightest :evil:

As above ^^^ nice touch with the decals.

It must weigh naff all in that guise?

Good choice on tensioner too - Its the best I have found for bikes needing one.

I loved my Hei Hei but never rode it SS.

I have a new Joe Murray Ti project on the way though

 

[haggis]

cheers guys am really pleased with the decals and it is very light but i'm pondering making it 1x9 at the moment just to make it a bit more capable. What i really mean by that is i'm not capable enough on it to take it the rides i want :roll:

and so by Joe Murray Ti project do you mean Kona?

 

[johnnycos]

Very nice

 

[stubbsy]

that is awsome

would be very interested in the weight

looks like a rocket

stubbsy

 

[haggis]

going by my bathroom scales its around the 20lbs mark :shock: am quite happy with that as i know i could make it a bit lighter if i wanted to

 

[stubbsy]

20lb is very respectable and it looks amazing

love it

stubbsy