so a while back you saw my retro Kila Honzo, my retro aluminium O, these are really ticking boxes for me, modern bikes that look retro, to me at the moment this is the way to go, you're gonna hate me for saying but the older stuff doesn't ride that well, especially on modern trails, they're not that comfortable, especially if you're older, because of the agressive positions they have so to me it's all about the paint jobs, i know that sounds dumb but think about it, all the benefits of a modern bike but it looks as cool as your retro bike.
that's where i am at the moment, so i built this because i'd sold my fat bike which had been my winter bike, i have 2 sets of wheels available to it, 27.5 with 3" tyres and 29 with 2.6" tyres.
it's a Kona Unit, repainted as the alternate champayne gold option from 1992 kona explosif, i changed a few parts from stock, obvs the wheels in this pic, put on an XT mech, i had a thomson stem that gave me a better position i then added the Surly bar, i needed a more upright position, i wasn't going to go that high initially but i just thought i wanted comfort and initial spin feels really nice, the upright position is needed because of this cancer thing, the lump on my kidney means when leaning forward and pedalling i can now feel it being squeezed (it's the size of a tennis ball) so i decided to go higher than i would usually. quick spin and it feels great.
anyway, thoughts? love it? hate it?
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