Hi folks,
Quick one - does anyone know the story behind ball burnished '99 Kona Chutes? My mate got one back in the day from Second Level Sport as a replacement for his knackered Fire Mountain (win!) and I picked one up from eBay last year. These are the only two instances I know of, I can't even find a picture of the damn thing on Google. Does anyone know what the deal was? I'd guessed they might be team issue but I remember we asked Scott Beaumont at Bike '98 and he'd just said he'd was trying to get hold of one.
Currently building it as and when I get a bit of money in the project fund. It's showing signs of being chucked about (which is fine with me, it's meant to be used) so it's going to be more of a workhorse than a sparkle pony. I managed to pick up some '97 Z1s fairly cheap, which I was pleased with. Will post pics when I fit them.
I've asked Kona directly and they've yet to get back to me. Figured I'd quiz the collective knowledge on here too.
Cheers!
-Mark
Quick one - does anyone know the story behind ball burnished '99 Kona Chutes? My mate got one back in the day from Second Level Sport as a replacement for his knackered Fire Mountain (win!) and I picked one up from eBay last year. These are the only two instances I know of, I can't even find a picture of the damn thing on Google. Does anyone know what the deal was? I'd guessed they might be team issue but I remember we asked Scott Beaumont at Bike '98 and he'd just said he'd was trying to get hold of one.
Currently building it as and when I get a bit of money in the project fund. It's showing signs of being chucked about (which is fine with me, it's meant to be used) so it's going to be more of a workhorse than a sparkle pony. I managed to pick up some '97 Z1s fairly cheap, which I was pleased with. Will post pics when I fit them.
I've asked Kona directly and they've yet to get back to me. Figured I'd quiz the collective knowledge on here too.
Cheers!
-Mark