Kona Kilauea 1997 - now living in Germany
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Re: Kona Kilauea 1997 - experiment time
no frame number!!!!
I wouldnt worry too much about that top tube dent - although that WOULD bug me!
have you tried a back wheel in it yet to see if it runs in the centre of the frame? make sure the rear end is not bent in any way, I had this issue with a 97 Lava Dome a few years ago
all in all though it doesn't look too bad, just sort that chainstay out
looking forward to seeing the build
no frame number!!!!
I wouldnt worry too much about that top tube dent - although that WOULD bug me!
have you tried a back wheel in it yet to see if it runs in the centre of the frame? make sure the rear end is not bent in any way, I had this issue with a 97 Lava Dome a few years ago
all in all though it doesn't look too bad, just sort that chainstay out
looking forward to seeing the build
Re: Kona Kilauea 1997 - experiment time
Yep it passed the wheel and rear mech test
konaben82":1nig6sgi said:
Yep it passed the wheel and rear mech test
parfumisme
Old School Hero
Re: Kona Kilauea 1997 - experiment time
Nice to see another Alonestar project coming together.
So what are the plans concerning the build? A friend of mine has one from the same year and dressed it in period xt parts with thumbies and tan sidewall tires, he shreds the hell out of it! He says it's a very nice geometry and slight difference in stiffness compared to his Explosif never really bothered him. I guess a respray is in order?
Nice to see another Alonestar project coming together.
So what are the plans concerning the build? A friend of mine has one from the same year and dressed it in period xt parts with thumbies and tan sidewall tires, he shreds the hell out of it! He says it's a very nice geometry and slight difference in stiffness compared to his Explosif never really bothered him. I guess a respray is in order?
Re: Kona Kilauea 1997 - experiment time
No no no no no, no respray especially after I preached to a few folks not to respray theirs! Don't get me wrong it's well used on the stays but the rest of it is in good shape. So Krust, proper clean, touch ups - she'll come up well. I've learnt the hard way that nothing matches the original unless you really shell out a fortune and even then, to me anyway, as soon as you remove the paint, you lose the originality.
parfumisme":1wwxoweu said:
No no no no no, no respray especially after I preached to a few folks not to respray theirs! Don't get me wrong it's well used on the stays but the rest of it is in good shape. So Krust, proper clean, touch ups - she'll come up well. I've learnt the hard way that nothing matches the original unless you really shell out a fortune and even then, to me anyway, as soon as you remove the paint, you lose the originality.
parfumisme
Old School Hero
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excuse me for adding insult to injury
I guess you're right about the originality part, patina. Really, I'm a sucker for that too.
I was just a little concerned about some possible rust that might have creaped under the paint down by the chain stays. Maybe a good old xt shark fin is a ought to cover that up
al-onestare":182e9tlb said:parfumisme":182e9tlb said:
No no no no no, no respray especially after I preached to a few folks not to respray theirs! Don't get me wrong it's well used on the stays but the rest of it is in good shape. So Krust, proper clean, touch ups - she'll come up well. I've learnt the hard way that nothing matches the original unless you really shell out a fortune and even then, to me anyway, as soon as you remove the paint, you lose the originality.
excuse me for adding insult to injury
I guess you're right about the originality part, patina. Really, I'm a sucker for that too.
I was just a little concerned about some possible rust that might have creaped under the paint down by the chain stays. Maybe a good old xt shark fin is a ought to cover that up
Re: Kona Kilauea 1997 - experiment time
Just a little update. Managed to triple check the alignment and we're sweet; rear mech hanger and wheels (from the Kula) - all good. Just ordered a new Cyber decal, CK headset incoming from paulswheels. Christmas looks like a good time to get down and start cleaning and treating.
I did check out the stays and compared them with the Explosif; they are definitely chunkier or the size / shape changes are more pronounced. I'll take some dimensions at some point.
Just a little update. Managed to triple check the alignment and we're sweet; rear mech hanger and wheels (from the Kula) - all good. Just ordered a new Cyber decal, CK headset incoming from paulswheels. Christmas looks like a good time to get down and start cleaning and treating.
I did check out the stays and compared them with the Explosif; they are definitely chunkier or the size / shape changes are more pronounced. I'll take some dimensions at some point.
Re: Kona Kilauea 1997 - experiment time
That's a good buy..al-onestare":3jswvahj said:The donor bike is here. I think it's a bit small for me:
Yesterday's horrid wetness met a very, very soggy trip back from Seven Sisters and not at all helped with half of SouthEastern disabled thanks to an evacuation at Charing Cross.
I've learnt that when it comes to builds, sometimes it's better to strip and flip than buy the components separately. In this case, the 98 Kula - the top (minus the Ku) aluminium Kona that year (and indeed in 97) - is kitted out with XT, XTR, Easton bars, X517 rims. All top stuff and all will look very nice and work very well on the Kilauea. If I'd bought this individually it would have cost a shed-ton more than the deal struck on this.
Riding a 16" frame when you're 6 2 = uncomfortable but fun! (Check out the steerer extention - just :facepalm: ) It's so light, I almost fell off when I peddled hard
