My 1989 kona explosif project(finally after 25 yrs) pic on 5

[Spanky22b]

Re: This is my 88/89 kona explosif project(finally after 25

Quick photo riding back from work

Edit: a few more

 

[Spanky22b]

Re: This is my 88/89 kona explosif project(finally after 25

A few more pics added above.

 

[Spanky22b]

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After being inspired by finishing the 1990 Explosif and also wanting to see what the two would be like to ride back to back,i've finished the Explosif bar a nos HG chain. This was just a quick photo i'm going to start a new build thread of all my splatter paint Konas as they're being rebuilt which should be fun.

 

[Coquitlam Geoff]

Just found the same example today from a local bike mechanic
Love the colour and fillet brazed stem
What bar would have come with it?

 

[Coquitlam Geoff]

This is the cross over year before Kona officially launched- they were initially going to be Cascade Bikes ithink
Hence the TBG decal on headset tube, I believe these are one of the more collected examples

 

[Relliott6879]

Random tangent, but is that Amble Marina in your photos?

 

[Spanky22b]

Random tangent, but is that Amble Marina in your photos?

It's the Royal Quays Marina down on the Tyne mate.

 

[Relliott6879]

Ah, no worries. Some friends of ours in Widdrington Station took us to Amble when we stayed with them, thought it looked a bit similar.