YogiBearington
Retro Newbie
Hey all,
Long time lurker, first-time poster...
So I picked up a 90s Kona Kilauea and am planning on rebuilding it. While I've fixed most things on my bikes over the years except tire truing, this will be my first rebuild. Before I begin, I have a few questions that I need your help with.
Can anyone confirm that this a 1994 Kona Kilauea? I found the 94 Kona catalogue posted to RetroBike (http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/d/1 ... g+1994.pdf) and while I'm pretty sure this is a '94, the model pictured is not the same colour so I have a modicum of doubt. My sense is that almost everything matches the 94 catalogue except for the handlebars, stem, shifters, seat tube, saddle and rubber, which may have been replaced over the last 16+ years.
Does anybody know where I can find a spec sheet with measurements for each part, specifically the stem and seat tube? Alternatively, can anyone confirm that I'm looking at a 1 1/8 stem & headset and either a 27 or 27.2mm seat post? My bike building experience has not yet required the purchase of a micrometer.
Does anyone know what is up with the rear brake assembly / tire? The cable pulls up at a slight angle. Surely it should pull straight up. Also, while the tire clearance is equidistant at the chainstays, the gap at the seatstays is not. Any clues as to why? I'm thinking the tire might not be true but that doesn't jive with the fact that the gaps are the same at the chainstays.
I'm a bit of a newbie but trying to learn as much as possible. Thanks for your help, oh wise ones!
Long time lurker, first-time poster...
So I picked up a 90s Kona Kilauea and am planning on rebuilding it. While I've fixed most things on my bikes over the years except tire truing, this will be my first rebuild. Before I begin, I have a few questions that I need your help with.
Can anyone confirm that this a 1994 Kona Kilauea? I found the 94 Kona catalogue posted to RetroBike (http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/d/1 ... g+1994.pdf) and while I'm pretty sure this is a '94, the model pictured is not the same colour so I have a modicum of doubt. My sense is that almost everything matches the 94 catalogue except for the handlebars, stem, shifters, seat tube, saddle and rubber, which may have been replaced over the last 16+ years.
Does anybody know where I can find a spec sheet with measurements for each part, specifically the stem and seat tube? Alternatively, can anyone confirm that I'm looking at a 1 1/8 stem & headset and either a 27 or 27.2mm seat post? My bike building experience has not yet required the purchase of a micrometer.
Does anyone know what is up with the rear brake assembly / tire? The cable pulls up at a slight angle. Surely it should pull straight up. Also, while the tire clearance is equidistant at the chainstays, the gap at the seatstays is not. Any clues as to why? I'm thinking the tire might not be true but that doesn't jive with the fact that the gaps are the same at the chainstays.
I'm a bit of a newbie but trying to learn as much as possible. Thanks for your help, oh wise ones!