Kona Hei Hei 1991 British Championship Contender

[1bhp]

Why not full housing up to the V-brake noodle thingy?

On my ‘93 I have cable stops on the front of the TT but not at the rear, so I have to break the outer and add a rear somehow or remove the front…

It’s not ideal but the neatest solution I could find.

Can’t find a pic that shows front and back clearly, but you get the idea…

 

[rigidftw]

On my ‘93 I have cable stops on the front of the TT but not at the rear, so I have to break the outer and add a rear somehow or remove the front…

It’s not ideal but the neatest solution I could find.

Can’t find a pic that shows front and back clearly, but you get the idea…

Guessing my 93 Catalyst has a similar configuration.

I used one of these for the cable stop at the front of the TT:


And two of them


But I made sure to use housing that does not compress as easily as the old Shimano stuff with the coil inside.


Looks like this in the end and works brilliantly.

 

[Yeti7cje]

I wont need to the XT brakes are here, just need to find a suitable cable stop for the front (Kona stem is built in but I'm using Ringle, as per pics

 

[pebble]

Can I enquire as to the cost of the titanium fork. I imagine not cheap.

 

[Yeti7cje]

Can I enquire as to the cost of the titanium fork. I imagine not cheap.

Sorry it wasn’t me who installed it.

 

[wil225]

What a stunning bike!

 

[Yeti7cje]

Guessing my 93 Catalyst has a similar configuration.

I used one of these for the cable stop at the front of the TT:
View attachment 769911

And two of them
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But I made sure to use housing that does not compress as easily as the old Shimano stuff with the coil inside.


Looks like this in the end and works brilliantly.

I have these on my yeti arc, work great

 

[Yeti7cje]

What a stunning bike!

Thank you, brakes are still to be changed but I'll get there all. New parts are minty ;0)

 

[Yeti7cje]

Update:

Brakes are finally changed to XT, fork stickers are removed, swopped out the rear mech cable.
Looking tidy IMHO

Full Specification

Frame: Kona Hei Hei 1991, B19013

Fork: Burls custom Titanium

Headset: Mavic 316 11/8” 28.6 x 26 MTB
Stem: Ringle Zooka
Handlebar: Merlin (Metalworks)
Grips: Onza
Barends: Onza

Brakes: XT BR M732
Brake Pads: Fibrax
Brake Cables: Shimano SLR
Cantilever cable hangers: XT
Brake Levers: XT 732 SLR

Shifters: M732 Deore XT 7 Speed thumbies
Front Derailleur: FD M735
Rear Derailleur: RD M735
Derailleur Cables: Jagwire (modern)
Cassette: XT HG Hyperglide
Chain: KMC (modern)
Cranks: FC M730 (175mm)
Crank Bolts: FC M730
Chainrings: FC M730
Chainring bolts: FC M730
Bottom Bracket: Unknown – Shimano XT?
Pedals: Deore XT

Hub Skewers: Ringle Holey
Rims: Mavic M231 CD

Hubs: FH M732 / HB-M730
Nipples: Unknown (original though)
Spokes: Unknown (original though)
Tyres: Panaracer Smoke Classic (modern reproduction)
Tubes: Schwalbe (modern)

Saddle: Selle Italia Flight Titanium
Seatpost: Ringle Moby
Seatpost Binder: Ringle Holey

Weight: 10.7kg (Circa = bathroom scales)

 

[Yeti7cje]

Few extra images, now I've got it sweet.