Kona Kilauea 1993

We will need pictures with mud attached 😂, I’m out on a macretro ride this weekend, I’m taking my freshly rebuilt, cleaned and polished Zaskar. The forecast is for rain and mud, should be fun!
 
We will need pictures with mud attached 😂, I’m out on a macretro ride this weekend, I’m taking my freshly rebuilt, cleaned and polished Zaskar. The forecast is for rain and mud, should be fun!
I'd expect nothing less! :LOL:

Let's see if there is mud to be found on my Birch Bay trail, supposed to be a wet one here too 👍

Stay tuned....
 
Just returned from a visit to my happy place in Birch Bay this weekend where I managed to put a few miles on the Kona including adding a bit of dirt 😆

The bike sure handles superbly, not that these photos would be dirty enough to post in the Show us your dirty parts! thread! 😁

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I’ve made a few more updates 😁

One night searching eBay for parts I don’t need I came across a very clean M900 RD for not stupid money and impulse buying happened. Now, which bike to put in on? While I’ve always liked the Dura Ace road unit on the Kilauea and think is a worthy part for use on any vintage MTB nothing tops M900 for my taste.

But now what will I do about the FD?? My OCD will not allow front & rear derailleurs to not match (well except with the Dura Ace setup). So next thing I knew I had an M900 FD on order paying more than I paid for the RD!

My Zaskar has M900 cantilevers and they’re the only M900 parts on it so it made sense to swap the 987s for M900s.

A while back I grabbed some Champagne/Copper cages for the XC Pro pedals, sourcing bearings was a bit tough but eventually managed it 👍

Lastly I swapped the wheels for some nice M737/Mavic units, I have another bike that needed the Kona’s previous wheels more.

So, am I done? I think so. I’ve very happy with the current build. It’s nice to add some of the more visible M900 parts. I was surprised how much better the M900 cantilever brakes feel paired with the Dia-Compe SS-5 levers compared to the 987s and the M900 derailleurs paired with XT thumbies shifts about as good as it gets :cool:

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That’s looking sweet! In my eyes the perfect build 👍. I spotted a 19” 93 Kilauea frame in the for sale section earlier today…. I’m trying very hard to resist! 😂.
 
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