Kona Niihau - any info?
- Thread starter Tsunami
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Well you learn something new everyday.
I love it - really nice colour.
You should keep your eyes open for more Niihaus over there in Finland.
You might get lucky again and find an 18" version. Or that Explosif in disguise.
I'd like to own one here in the UK.
But I think you'd need to find them in quite good condition.
Because it's not a model you'd want to respray - because it would lose it's Finnish novelty value, imo.
I love it - really nice colour.
You should keep your eyes open for more Niihaus over there in Finland.
You might get lucky again and find an 18" version. Or that Explosif in disguise.
I'd like to own one here in the UK.
But I think you'd need to find them in quite good condition.
Because it's not a model you'd want to respray - because it would lose it's Finnish novelty value, imo.
Wow, I found this forum and thread by googlesearching "kona niihau". I have one of those yellow ones, bought it as new in 1995 and been riding it since! After first few years only in summer, and there's also been few summers when it sat in garage while I was too busy riding longboards.
Anyway, I've had to replace gear shifts, saddle, bar grips and rear wheel & hub, but other than that it still has it's original set up. This spring it'll get new shifts again and probably wheels as well, but that'll be about it. I was going to install a suspension fork but I changed my mind.
It was funny to read the story & history of Niihau, I had no idea. Thanks!
P.S. I just measured the seat tube from the center of the bottom bracket to the center of the top tube, and it looks like 17 inches to me. Not sure if I got it right - is there such frame size?
- Ville
Anyway, I've had to replace gear shifts, saddle, bar grips and rear wheel & hub, but other than that it still has it's original set up. This spring it'll get new shifts again and probably wheels as well, but that'll be about it. I was going to install a suspension fork but I changed my mind.
It was funny to read the story & history of Niihau, I had no idea. Thanks!
P.S. I just measured the seat tube from the center of the bottom bracket to the center of the top tube, and it looks like 17 inches to me. Not sure if I got it right - is there such frame size?
- Ville
