Kona Titanium Serial Number List - update 01/11/24

[We Swipen]

Kona Haole 1992 from Belgium

I'm trying to get the frame number and a photo.

https://www.2dehands.be/v/fietsen-e...2837258-schakeling-shimano-ultegra-kader-kona

I bought this bike exactly at the time of your post 10u11 this morning. The 'Haole' sticker seems to be missing, or more likely, never attached. After some cleaning Haole B57029:

 

[Classiker]

Have fun with it! I also bid on it several times. Which country are you going to? What did you pay? I already have a 93 Haole frame and still need to build it.

Photo from previous owner:

 

[We Swipen]

Have fun with it! I also bid on it several times. Which country are you going to? What did you pay? I already have a 93 Haole frame and still need to build it.

Photo from previous owner:

I live in Belgium, merely a 30 km drive.

I paid 550€. The seller offered it for 150€ before one 'Konalover' started a bidwar . The owner bought it from a bike store that went bust and used it as a regular bike, café cruiser style. It seems the bike did spend some time outside but the frame is impeccable for its age. Great buy, I already love it.

Why did you want another Haole?

 

[Classiker]

I wanted it for my girlfriend.
My Haole frame is also from Brussels.

 

[al-onestare]

I bought this bike exactly at the time of your post 10u11 this morning. The 'Haole' sticker seems to be missing, or more likely, never attached. After some cleaning Haole B57029:

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Thank you for sharing this with us. We now total 11 titanium Haole's and at #29, the 4th oldest on record. Curiously the first 4 we have, all under #30 are 57cm size. 55cm seem to be from #40 onwards, hinting that these were made in size batches.

B57029 - Pre-Bullet, Integral Seat Post Clamp, 1" Headtube. Original decals, missing top tube and seat-tube decals.

 

[al-onestare]

My Haole frame is also from Brussels.

It's not beyond the realms of possibility that both were purchased from the same dealer, almost certainly the same distributor.

 

[Volker]

Kona Hei Hei King Kahuna - pretty early TST model; frame No. K 19 005.

Should be from 1997 (with 6AL-4V dropout?), or?

 

[Sunny6672]

Kona Hei Hei King Kahuna - pretty early TST model; frame No. K 19 005.

Should be from 1997 (with 6AL-4V dropout?), or?

 

[al-onestare]

@swannymere on the case once more.

A lovely 1992 Hei Hei, complete with original decals, canti-bridge and noodle. Super nice

B20397 - Pre-Bullet, Canti Bridge, Long Seat Tube extension, Rear Brake Noodle complete, complete original decals.

 

[al-onestare]

Nice work @swannymere with another one on FB. No picture of the SN, but listed as B18253. Therefore:

B18253 - Bullet, Short Seat Tube Extension, genuine and reproduction 1994 Decals, ’95 Geometry