Kona Hot Serial Number List - update 05/11/24

[al-onestare]

Two Hot's in a week - it really is summer!

KH78001 - 18" 1998 Sky Blue, Enigma w/o Chain Stay Bridge (sold as frame and parts only)

More here

 

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Admin update. I now have an offline working Excel list of these SNs. Screw you hackers!

 

[L-Note]

Here is my Kona hot TET I got here off someone last year in Montreal Quebec
Only story I got from the owner is that it belonged to his dad and his dad did not want it anymore
70$ later she was mine
Obviously I made her alil pretier

$70! what a deal

 

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Blimey - another one today! Thanks @NigelFinnighan :

TET 1522 - 18" 1994 Royal Blue, Silver Decals c/wo "Kona custom" decal, No Triangle cut-out Dropout.

 

[riskllama]

greetings all,

long time lurker here & finally had something post worthy :

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3467371/
I recently acquired this fine specimen & will be posting a serial # pic as soon as it arrives. will be keeping it largely intact, although those bars & stem are gonna be going immediately. am also thinking about losing the Bomber and just going w/a Project 2, as I will likely never be able to find or afford a '91 Explosif in my size or price range - I don't really think I'll be doing any serious riding on it anyways, tbh. all that being said, I do have a question or two for any helpful bike geeks out there :

1) what did Race Face call their aluminum flat (very low rise???) bars back in the late '90's- early '00's? been racking my brain trying to remember...same question for their head set. I can remember all their other component names easily enough, but not those two, for some reason.

2) Race Face System vs Prodigy : which was "better"? failing that, which one was lighter?

many thx in advance, llama

 

[riskllama]

also, any input regarding stem length/rise to preserve/enhance those sleek old Kona hardtail lines would also be greatly appreciated. I am 5 "7 & the frame is "17...

 

[al-onestare]

greetings all,

long time lurker here & finally had something post worthy :

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3467371/
I recently acquired this fine specimen & will be posting a serial # pic as soon as it arrives. will be keeping it largely intact, although those bars & stem are gonna be going immediately. am also thinking about losing the Bomber and just going w/a Project 2, as I will likely never be able to find or afford a '91 Explosif in my size or price range - I don't really think I'll be doing any serious riding on it anyways, tbh. all that being said, I do have a question or two for any helpful bike geeks out there :

1) what did Race Face call their aluminum flat (very low rise???) bars back in the late '90's- early '00's? been racking my brain trying to remember...same question for their head set. I can remember all their other component names easily enough, but not those two, for some reason.

2) Race Face System vs Prodigy : which was "better"? failing that, which one was lighter?

many thx in advance, llama

Thanks, myself and @Mortonm spotted this one a while back. It's defo a 97 Altitude built Hot judging by the drop-outs as far as I can tell, so it should start with HO and probably 96 after that.

I reckon it warrants it's own build thread so you can keep us all informed and up to date with your progress One point, if you're going to ride this in anger, keep the Bombers. Simply the best fork ever made in my humble opinion.

 

[al-onestare]

Massive cross-over alert...what on earth is this??!

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads...der-kona-road-bike-model.465241/#post-3432338

 

[Mortonm]

greetings all,

long time lurker here & finally had something post worthy :

https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3467371/
I recently acquired this fine specimen & will be posting a serial # pic as soon as it arrives. will be keeping it largely intact, although those bars & stem are gonna be going immediately. am also thinking about losing the Bomber and just going w/a Project 2, as I will likely never be able to find or afford a '91 Explosif in my size or price range - I don't really think I'll be doing any serious riding on it anyways, tbh. all that being said, I do have a question or two for any helpful bike geeks out there :

1) what did Race Face call their aluminum flat (very low rise???) bars back in the late '90's- early '00's? been racking my brain trying to remember...same question for their head set. I can remember all their other component names easily enough, but not those two, for some reason.

2) Race Face System vs Prodigy : which was "better"? failing that, which one was lighter?

many thx in advance, llama

Nice pickup! Had this been a 19 it would be in my garage! Maybe even had it been closer to myself. Enjoy!!

 

[riskllama]

It's defo a 97 Altitude built Hot judging by the drop-outs as far as I can tell, so it should start with HO and probably 96 after that.

sure does : HO9607042