Kona Explosif 1997 team edition

[al-onestare]

Re: Kona Explosif 1997 team edition: building & collecting

wow al, thats coming together very nicely

did you gave the frame a bit of TLC ? It looks very shiny

Cheers, yes I did. The usual deep clean, then some intense and careful white spirit application to remove some stray white wall paint (I'm guessing someone decorated their garage / house and didn't put a dust-sheet over the bike), another clean, then some turtle wax. It's come up lovely.

 

[magas]

Re: Kona Explosif 1997 team edition: building & collecting

great job on the frame - thats how it should be done

 

[Adam_S]

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That's proper nice. The green Bombers really suit it too.

 

[enc]

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Lovely build so far ! What will you do about the long scratch on the down tube ?

 

[al-onestare]

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Lovely build so far ! What will you do about the long scratch on the down tube ?

Cheers Absolutely nothing, it's a proper battle scar along with the paint loss on the rear triangle. Touching it up would make it look like a botch job in my opinion.

Here's another shot of Roland (and Chris Sheppard behind on a Haro). If you're wondering what race this was, I think this was the 1997 nationals at Harwood Hills where he came 2nd. I think Andreas Hestler won (on a Rocky Mountain also sporting slime green Z2's).

 

[wadsy]

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lovely jubly!

 

[al-onestare]

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lovely jubly!

Nice one wadsy...the man who kick-started my Explosif obsession!

 

[wadsy]

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lovely jubly!

Nice one wadsy...the man who kick-started my Explosif obsession!

 

[yeti_bomb]

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Awesome bike

 

[Ernie]

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looking lovely

Ernie