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Anyone have a kona humuhumu 1995 or pre. handlebars for sale or know where I kan get something like it?
Kona humuhumu handlebars 1995
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I have one (actually, the whole bike), but it's a few hundred km away (it's on long-term loan to a friend), so I can't give you exact dimensions on the bars.
But you can see from the 1995 catalogue:
They are chromed steel;
No bulge in the center (you need to use a shim to fit the 254.mm Kona stem);
The bends in the bar are quite angular (no smooth transition or swoopy curves);
The worst bit is that the grip section is quite short, so they only really give one hand position (compared with the many positions of newer "alt" bars like Jones, On-One, Soma, etc.).
Most modern "alt" bars for MTBs don't have the high rise of the Kona bars. So they give a totally different riding position.
Humpert (from Germany) has a huge range of bars in steel/alu/black/polished. Try to find their online PDF catalogue for dimensions and descriptions.
Example:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/handlebars/ ... amp-black/
At the moment, Planet-X in the UK has some lovely Nitto Bosco bars that were designed by Grant Petersen at Rivendale Bikes. They have enough rise, but the bar comes directly back (effectively a 90-degree sweep) like a Dutch Omafiets bike. So still not an exact replica of the Kona bar.
Rivendale link:
https://www.rivbike.com/products/nitto- ... 25-4-16240
Planet-X:
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/HBNIB353/ ... -handlebar
Honestly, the Kona bars are nothing special / unusual (actually they're quite limited compared to the Nitto Bosco, etc., which give multiple hand positions). You just need to find a bar a lot of rise. Similar bars (but often quite narrow) are very common in European bike stores that focus on cheap, upright city bikes, etc.
Hope that helps.
DM
PS: Post pics of the Kona!
I have one (actually, the whole bike), but it's a few hundred km away (it's on long-term loan to a friend), so I can't give you exact dimensions on the bars.
But you can see from the 1995 catalogue:
They are chromed steel;
No bulge in the center (you need to use a shim to fit the 254.mm Kona stem);
The bends in the bar are quite angular (no smooth transition or swoopy curves);
The worst bit is that the grip section is quite short, so they only really give one hand position (compared with the many positions of newer "alt" bars like Jones, On-One, Soma, etc.).
Most modern "alt" bars for MTBs don't have the high rise of the Kona bars. So they give a totally different riding position.
Humpert (from Germany) has a huge range of bars in steel/alu/black/polished. Try to find their online PDF catalogue for dimensions and descriptions.
Example:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/handlebars/ ... amp-black/
At the moment, Planet-X in the UK has some lovely Nitto Bosco bars that were designed by Grant Petersen at Rivendale Bikes. They have enough rise, but the bar comes directly back (effectively a 90-degree sweep) like a Dutch Omafiets bike. So still not an exact replica of the Kona bar.
Rivendale link:
https://www.rivbike.com/products/nitto- ... 25-4-16240
Planet-X:
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/HBNIB353/ ... -handlebar
Honestly, the Kona bars are nothing special / unusual (actually they're quite limited compared to the Nitto Bosco, etc., which give multiple hand positions). You just need to find a bar a lot of rise. Similar bars (but often quite narrow) are very common in European bike stores that focus on cheap, upright city bikes, etc.
Hope that helps.
DM
PS: Post pics of the Kona!
knickering
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Thanks for the answer DM
It is for a humu 1996. They did not have the high rise handlebars but I think it need this to be a nice ride.
I just got this bike and will start the reconstruction immediately
Thanks
Tom.
Thanks for the answer DM
It is for a humu 1996. They did not have the high rise handlebars but I think it need this to be a nice ride.
I just got this bike and will start the reconstruction immediately
Thanks
Tom.
Hi Tom,
Yeah, they are very comfortable once you find a handlebar that raises your hand position upward (and usually backward, too, compared with a flat MTB bar). The front-end geometry is similar to other Kona MTBs of that period (the back end is looong and the bottom bracket is low compared with a rigid MTB). So you can use a flat handlebar on it. But I don't think that riding position is really the main purpose of a Humu. They're definitely cool cruisers, though.
Check the spacing between the rear dropouts. Most Humus have narrow rear ends (except the 2005 Humu Disc, which was 135 mm MTB spacing). So you might need a 100 / 110 / 120 mm wide BMX hub or a hubgear (SRAM, Sturmey, Sachs).
Yeah, they are very comfortable once you find a handlebar that raises your hand position upward (and usually backward, too, compared with a flat MTB bar). The front-end geometry is similar to other Kona MTBs of that period (the back end is looong and the bottom bracket is low compared with a rigid MTB). So you can use a flat handlebar on it. But I don't think that riding position is really the main purpose of a Humu. They're definitely cool cruisers, though.
Check the spacing between the rear dropouts. Most Humus have narrow rear ends (except the 2005 Humu Disc, which was 135 mm MTB spacing). So you might need a 100 / 110 / 120 mm wide BMX hub or a hubgear (SRAM, Sturmey, Sachs).
