Kona Titanium Serial Number List - update 04/12/24

[Classiker]

A new Kona Score has appeared, it is being sold on Ebay.com and is said to cost 2900 dollars.

KS18164

Description from the seller:

"2000 Kona Score Titanium mountain bike. Pretty rare.
Only 10 were produced out of 100. I believe there was 50 15”, 40 17” and 10 18”. I have a set of factory stickers minus the head tube sticker. 26” wheels with Chris king hubs, and king head set. Thompson titanium riser bar, titanium 80mm stem, xtr m970 crank, xtr cassette, front and rear derailleur and xtr shifters. Fox talas 32, 100 to 140 fork. Might need a service due to the talas portion not adjusting properly. Works well otherwise. Deore brakes."

www.ebay.com/itm/Kona-Score-titanium-mountain-bike-/146158562117

 

[al-onestare]

A new Kona Score has appeared, it is being sold on Ebay.com and is said to cost 2900 dollars.

KS18164

Description from the seller:

"2000 Kona Score Titanium mountain bike. Pretty rare.
Only 10 were produced out of 100. I believe there was 50 15”, 40 17” and 10 18”. I have a set of factory stickers minus the head tube sticker. 26” wheels with Chris king hubs, and king head set. Thompson titanium riser bar, titanium 80mm stem, xtr m970 crank, xtr cassette, front and rear derailleur and xtr shifters. Fox talas 32, 100 to 140 fork. Might need a service due to the talas portion not adjusting properly. Works well otherwise. Deore brakes."

www.ebay.com/itm/Kona-Score-titanium-mountain-bike-/146158562117

What a beaut, and with some nice kit. You could buy it and ride it immediately

This makes it another of the 18" that didn't exist but did exist , the 4th on record in fact. I wonder if it really was as low as 10, running from #160 to 170. It could well be...

KS18164 - Original Decals complete.

 

[Classiker]

A little less than a year ago I got to know the Kona brand. In April I started collecting Retro Kona. Since then I have bought 12 Konas, more than 50 jerseys, almost all the catalogs and a lot of merch.

Three classic Kona Ti bikes are enough for the first year, what else should I buy next year?

I was also just offered a 98 Hot Stars n Bars, you can't have them all at the same time.

Didn't we find out that the score is always way too small for me?

Car los

 

[swannymere]

So glad i'm tall and this is small.

 

[Monkeeee01]

A little less than a year ago I got to know the Kona brand. In April I started collecting Retro Kona. Since then I have bought 12 Konas, more than 50 jerseys, almost all the catalogs and a lot of merch.

Three classic Kona Ti bikes are enough for the first year, what else should I buy next year?

I was also just offered a 98 Hot Stars n Bars, you can't have them all at the same time.

Didn't we find out that the score is always way too small for me?

Car los

Buy the 98 Hot stars and bars!!!!

 

[d8mok]

Buy the 98 Hot stars and bars!!!!

Or tell me where it is so I can buy it

 

[al-onestare]

Cross posting alert.

I'm toying with the idea of producing a weekly IG post of new editions to the list, should there be any in that given week. The post would contain a picture (not the SN) with a brief summary of what it is, calling out any oddities, differences or historical points of note.

The purpose of this approach is to increase awareness of these incredible bikes, and widen the net to capture new stories and knowledge, and broaden and strengthen our network of investigators.

Retrobike (and the offline spreadsheet) would remain the primary port of call for the lists.

What do you think? Your feedback is welcome.

 

[al-onestare]

Cross posting alert.

I'm toying with the idea of producing a weekly IG post of new editions to the list, should there be any in that given week. The post would contain a picture (not the SN) with a brief summary of what it is, calling out any oddities, differences or historical points of note.

The purpose of this approach is to increase awareness of these incredible bikes, and widen the net to capture new stories and knowledge, and broaden and strengthen our network of investigators.

Retrobike (and the offline spreadsheet) would remain the primary port of call for the lists.

What do you think? Your feedback is welcome.

Just a heads up that the first weekly post is up. I'll not spam this or the other threads with it.

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[al-onestare]

A really nice, clean original 1997 HH frame popped up on FB today. It's only ever been used a commuter bike so I hope someone does it justice and get's it onto a trail asap

https://www.facebook.com/groups/465657866918879/posts/3030941357057171







B18610 - Early Downtube Rear Mech Routing, Yellow Original Decals.

Another sequential SN as well with 609 already on the list

 

[al-onestare]

Thanks to @Uncle Grumpy we can update B20594. It's a beautiful 1995 model, with original 1996 decals.

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/hey-hey-its-a-hei-hei-restomod.487763/#post-3666345

What a weapon!

B20594 - Short Seat Tube extension, c/w '96 Blue decals - it’s a 1995 build for the 1996 model year.