So, im picking up kona Hei hei in a couple of weeks that looks to be somewhere between a 97-99 period and has sonly seen life as aroad bike, just wondering what sort of abuse it will take. My first "proper" mountain bike was a Kona lava dome back in 1994-5 which even with a rigid fork held up to quite a lot of abuse (regular 4-5 drops and a bit of dirt jumping and also a bit of street riding).
Im thinking of building the hei hei up a bit tough and causing a comotion with it (no street riding this time, im far to old and un-skilled), will it be as tough as my old steel kona though?
And before anyone tells me to build it up fairy light or buy something more modern/hardcore for that, I already have a morati/sunn exact that im building for mincing around on and I have my more modern bike thats built for abuse. I just loved the geometry and handling of my old kona and thought it would be nice to have a piece of that action once again.
Im thinking of building the hei hei up a bit tough and causing a comotion with it (no street riding this time, im far to old and un-skilled), will it be as tough as my old steel kona though?
And before anyone tells me to build it up fairy light or buy something more modern/hardcore for that, I already have a morati/sunn exact that im building for mincing around on and I have my more modern bike thats built for abuse. I just loved the geometry and handling of my old kona and thought it would be nice to have a piece of that action once again.