It's gonna get Explosif
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With this being an Explosif thread and i've just finished getting the 89 Explosif from hibernation, let's have a couple of pics of it. I built this with the black Deore ll brake levers, Cantilevers and U-Brake because if i'd ordered one back then that's the look i'd have preferred over the silver. Also gonna swap the wheels over to the original silver RM20's at some point when i get some time to see what that looks like. Can't wait to get out and put some miles on it now.
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Well the 89 Explosif will be off to its new owner on Monday but in a perfect one in one out way a 19" original spec 93 Explosif arrived yesterday (cheers Shaz) my holy grail Kona 
Now, what should i do with the other 93 Explosif
Now, what should i do with the other 93 Explosif
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You don't that's why it's took me bloody years to find an original spec 19 inch one lol The black is actually a blue on the original bike and for years i thought it was either black or a very dark green.
With the full bike all i plan to do is change the saddle, grips and tyres and just enjoy it.
The other 93 Explosif will get a respray as will the 92 into something special for my collection
It's always good to see original shops still going,up my way though sadly Denton Cycles and M.Steels have falling by the wayside they were my go to shops back in the day especially Dentons who stocked Konas.Just clocked the Mike Cookson supplying shop decal. ... their a stone's throw from me and still in business
Had time to change a few things over on the 93 Explosif to get it how i want it for the time being.
Normally i would strip the bike down have retro ocd and clean polish etc before even riding a bike when i get it but with this i've waited that many years and everything is working i just want to ride it, the ocd bit can wait
So all i've really done is switched a couple of things and shortened the excess length on the cables.
Tyres were swapped to Darts and Smokes but i do have some original spec A&B drive tyres to use for originality, pedals were changed to my favourite Tioga Surefoots, grips to ODI's and with the seatpost scratched i put the Easton carbon post in and put the Flite saddle on until i can find a Race Lite saddle and good condition Race Lite seatpost. The quick releases were swapped for Deore XT ones but really want to find an XTR rear with the hub being XTR. And that is really it for the time being now to start racking up the miles on it.
Next is to start work on the other 93 Explosif and the 92 one they should be good
Normally i would strip the bike down have retro ocd and clean polish etc before even riding a bike when i get it but with this i've waited that many years and everything is working i just want to ride it, the ocd bit can wait
So all i've really done is switched a couple of things and shortened the excess length on the cables.
Tyres were swapped to Darts and Smokes but i do have some original spec A&B drive tyres to use for originality, pedals were changed to my favourite Tioga Surefoots, grips to ODI's and with the seatpost scratched i put the Easton carbon post in and put the Flite saddle on until i can find a Race Lite saddle and good condition Race Lite seatpost. The quick releases were swapped for Deore XT ones but really want to find an XTR rear with the hub being XTR. And that is really it for the time being now to start racking up the miles on it.
Next is to start work on the other 93 Explosif and the 92 one they should be good
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Had time to change a few things over on the 93 Explosif to get it how i want it for the time being.
Normally i would strip the bike down have retro ocd and clean polish etc before even riding a bike when i get it but with this i've waited that many years and everything is working i just want to ride it, the ocd bit can wait
So all i've really done is switched a couple of things and shortened the excess length on the cables.
Tyres were swapped to Darts and Smokes, pedals were changed to my favourite Tioga Surefoots, grips to ODI's and with the seatpost scratched i put the Easton carbon post in and put the Flite saddle on. The quick releases were swapped for Deore XT ones but really want to find an XTR rear with the hub being XTR. And that is really it for the time being now to start racking up the miles on it.
Now to start work on the other 93 Explosif and the 92 one they should be good
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