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

[Pipmeister]

Thank you for these two.

Your wife's frame with Serial Number TET 1245 will be a 1994 Tom Teesdale built frame, and I am intrigued about your 1998 frame.

As you can see, we only have nine 1998 models on the list. If it's an Enigma frame, there will be no Chain Stay Bridge down by the Bottom Bracket, whereas the few Hodaka frames that were built do have the Bridge.

Are you able to post a picture showing the Serial Numbers of them, and hopefully some pictures of your bike?

Cheers,

Pip

 

[Kacapizzi]

Thank you for these two.

Your wife's frame with Serial Number TET 1245 will be a 1994 Tom Teesdale built frame, and I am intrigued about your 1998 frame.

As you can see, we only have nine 1998 models on the list. If it's an Enigma frame, there will be no Chain Stay Bridge down by the Bottom Bracket, whereas the few Hodaka frames that were built do have the Bridge.

Are you able to post a picture showing the Serial Numbers of them, and hopefully some pictures of your bike?

Cheers,

Pip

I updated her post with serial # as I made an error trying to post inline first.

Mine is likely an Enigma frame as I don't recall a bridge

 

[Pipmeister]

Thank you very much. I will add the Tom Teesdale frame to the list soon, and look forward to some picture of yours when you contact your cousin.

Pip

 

[al-onestare]

Mine is a 19" 1998 853 white, original paint. I'll have to get other details as it is on loan to my cousin...

Nice, you don't see many white Hot's at all.

 

[Pipmeister]

Mine is a 19" 1998 853 white, original paint. I'll have to get other details as it is on loan to my cousin...

Rightyho, I am very much looking forward to adding your White 1998 Hot to the list when you get some details for it. Meanwhile I have updated the Hot Serial Number List with your wife's bike:
TET1245 – 16” 1994 Metallic Green (original colour unknown) all Top Tube cable routing & and Disc Mount added - No Triangle cut-out Dropout.

If you know the original colour, I can add that too - and perhaps you could conform that I have guessed the correct frame size.

Cheers.

Pip

 

[rrrroberts]

Some detail on TET 040, as built when I bought it. 19" frame. Original paint. Thinking about an XC Pro build but BB is firmly in there so might need to go XT depending on BB length. Will put RC30 legs in the crown. They're pretty scruffy but it's a rider not a garage queen.

 

[Pipmeister]

Thank you very much for the excellent pictures, which I will add to my records. The Red is a bold colour, and would certainly have been an head turner for the new owner in 1991.

I have updated the Serial Number List with the details of your frame.

Cheers,

Pip

 

[al-onestare]

Some detail on TET 040, as built when I bought it. 19" frame. Original paint. Thinking about an XC Pro build but BB is firmly in there so might need to go XT depending on BB length. Will put RC30 legs in the crown. They're pretty scruffy but it's a rider not a garage queen.

Great to see an early one like this and in good condition.

 

[JLSPFOC]

Just picked up another Hot, but it's already on your list so..

 

[Pipmeister]

Just picked up another Hot, but it's already on your list so..

I'm always interested to see some more pictures of any of these bikes, even for documenting in my own records, and for future reference.

Pip