95 Kilauea - Rebuild and refresh - Finished! 18/10/09

Thanks for all the comments.

The powdercoating was done by Trestan Finishers in Southampton. It's actually plain white but with a pearl lacquer.

Good spot on the USE seatpost, I'd not actually put it near the bike, but as soon as I did it became obvious it was the wrong way round. For some reason I always remember the sticker facing backwards...

I had a bit of time this weekend so the headset and BB went in, fitted the forks, stem, bars, front brake, shifters and wheels. I also hung the cranks on to see what they'd look like.

The plan is to eventually find a more retro stem and tyres but for the moment I want to get it riding before the nights really draw in.

Starting to come together now!

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All finished! Just need to find some red bottle cage bolts.

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Went out for my first ride on it yesterday for a bit of a shakedown on my local 10 mile route and it felt really really good, light and responsive. Just as I'd remembered my old bike being.

Full Spec:

Frame: 95 Kona Kilauea in pearl white

Fork: Rock Shox Judy SLs - refurbed and with speed springs

Headset: Chris King
Stem: Thomson
Handlebar: X-Lite XC
Grips: Bontrager
Barends: Onza CWA

Brakes: XTR V Brakes
Brake Pads: Aztec
Brake Cables: From my shed
Cantilever cable hangers: None
Brake Levers: XTR

Shifters: XT
Front Derailleur: XT
Rear Derailleur: XTR
Derailleur Cables: Goodridge (looked nice in white)
Cassette: XT 12-28
Chain: SRAM
Cranks: Middleburn RS7
Crank Bolts: ??
Chainrings: TA Specialities 22-32-42
Chainring bolts: ??
Bottom Bracket: XT
Pedals: SPDs

Hub Skewers: Control Tech Ti
Rims: Mavic 217 SUP
Hubs: Hope Suspension front / Ti-Glide rear
Nipples: ??
Spokes: ??
Tyres: Tioga rubbish I had in the shed
Tubes: Heavy

Saddle: Flite Transalp
Seatpost: USE Ti
Seatpost Binder: Kona

Weight: Approx 24lbs?
 

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