Kona Explosif 199? 19"

[al-onestare]

Right then Kona geeks, what year is this beast?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kona-Explosif ... 2a3d35378a

First look you'd say 1996 with the decals but no-no, they are after-market jobs and the paint scheme / colour is not original. It's got a ribbed down tube, in-built seat tube bolt and rack mounts which would mean 1993. But then it's sporting 1995 stem and P2's. Then it's got 1996/7 LX cranks, XT rear mech, bar and seat post.

Whatever it is, it needs work that's for sure.

 

[iveto1983]

I'd say it's a '94 that's been modified before repainting. The rear brake cable stop and built in seat bolt clamp are not original.

 

[Bnjiman]

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Outstanding knowledge sir. Is the front collar original as well. To me it seems a bit harsh/angular.

 

[FluffyChicken]

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Its a deep Forest green colour under the rattle can black coating.

 

[watcyc]

the dark green was the '93 Explosif colour, ditto for the ridged down tube. cable stop for the rear brake looks off because it was designed for RH lever= rear brake

 

[iveto1983]

the dark green was the '93 Explosif colour, ditto for the ridged down tube. cable stop for the rear brake looks off because it was designed for RH lever= rear brake

The tubing was the same in 93 & 94. 94 was dark green, 93 was a silver front faded into a midnight blue rear end.

The project two's are from a 94 model. 93's weren't suspension corrected and had different decals.

 

[watcyc]

iveto- I have the US 93 Kona catalogue, spec may have been different in the UK version.

the Explosif was spec'd with a suspension (Tange Struts in the pic) but they hadn't changed the frame/fork geometry yet so you had to adjust via stem rise and tyre size if you changed forks

 

[iveto1983]

The two attached pictures show a 94 catalog Explosif and a 93 catalog Explosif. Note the different fork options and suspension corrected geometry in the 94 catalog.

 

[Splatter Paint]

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Hmm, studying the drop-outs it doesn't look like any Kona ones I've seen before.... anybody got a pic with similar ones?

SP

 

[FluffyChicken]

iveto- I have the US 93 Kona catalogue, spec may have been different in the UK version.

the Explosif was spec'd with a suspension (Tange Struts in the pic) but they hadn't changed the frame/fork geometry yet so you had to adjust via stem rise and tyre size if you changed forks

Get it (US 93 Kona catalogue) scanned so we can add it to the collection