Kona Explosif 1991 20”

[swannymere]

Apart from the horrific saddle, I’m very confused by this bike. Explosif?

 

[player]

It's the stem that makes it look far too upright.

The seller can't be the original owner with that description surely with no word on the components attached.

Ringle wheel skewers and Pace rings so someone's pride and joy once.

 

[M_Chavez]

My size

@swannymere - you reckon it's a lowed grade frameset resprayed and rebadged?

 

[TreaderSteve]

Neat little rear brake noodle's not original is it? Perhaps it's a Hot - repainted and downgraded to an Explosif?!

 

[mk one]

Looks like an explosif to me, and yes, the explosif did have a noodle

 

[M_Chavez]

Bugger. Way too far from me.
Will probably end up being too expensive too.

 

[al-onestare]

It's missing a few decals, including the TBG one on the seat-tube. A SN would help tremendously.

 

[Bullpup]

That looks to me like an 89 or 90 explosif.

 

[TreaderSteve]

Aah, I see. Nice - give someone a chance to restore with splatter!

 

[konacarl]

The seatstays seem to join very high up on the seattube. And the headtube seems very long for a 19'

I've just checked mine which is an 89 serial but 1990 and the seatstays are a little higher than I thought but the headtube is nowhere near the length of the listed one.