raveydavey
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I joined this site years ago and love it to bits, acquired loads of stuff from various members over the years. The cycling bug has bitten again and I have been coerced into doing my first build thread (thanks ishaw). I am hoping I will enjoy it but equally importantly hope others may benefit from it too.
I've always loved Kona's and I've previously owned a 19" 95 Cinder Cone (Cindy - my first true love!), a 20" 96 Kilauea (workhorse for kiddie child seats and trailers and gator bars) and I did indulge myself in a 20" 97/8 Hei Hei for a while but couldn't justify keeping it (I was always petrified somebody would 'half inch' it!)
Anyway enough of memory lane, I took a punt on this on eBay last week and it came good.
It was listed as a 93 Explosif, which I knew it wasn't, but the absence of a disc mount made me think it was definitely from the 90's.
The buyer said it was OX True Temper and the photo seemed to confirm this, which helped me later narrow it down to a 2002 model.
So obviously I now have to post it in the 1998 > section, rather than the >1997 section which I nearly did to start with!
I wasn't expecting much for my 47 English pounds, but was pleasantly surprised when I picked it up, the picture from eBay as attached just doesn't do it justice at all.
It's got the Ritchey dropouts and rear brake guide (so no dog collar thing or whatever they used to call it!) and is in an almost Marin Zolatone, grey colour.
The plan is a bit of a mish mash of parts from throughout the 90's. I've been into cycling long enough to know what parts I really like and I've broken enough parts to know those that will last the distance! I like understated so that may be a theme but I also like the retro look so that will also feature too! For most of the parts there is no decision to be made, (Marzocchi Z2 forks, Chris King Headset, Flite saddle, Hope hubs, Mavic CD Ceramic rims) but other parts are going to be a bit of trial and error. It would be too easy to slap XTR M950/1/2 and make it look really stealth like, but I'm going to try to shy away from M950 wherever I can.
Anyway watch this space
I joined this site years ago and love it to bits, acquired loads of stuff from various members over the years. The cycling bug has bitten again and I have been coerced into doing my first build thread (thanks ishaw). I am hoping I will enjoy it but equally importantly hope others may benefit from it too.
I've always loved Kona's and I've previously owned a 19" 95 Cinder Cone (Cindy - my first true love!), a 20" 96 Kilauea (workhorse for kiddie child seats and trailers and gator bars) and I did indulge myself in a 20" 97/8 Hei Hei for a while but couldn't justify keeping it (I was always petrified somebody would 'half inch' it!)
Anyway enough of memory lane, I took a punt on this on eBay last week and it came good.
It was listed as a 93 Explosif, which I knew it wasn't, but the absence of a disc mount made me think it was definitely from the 90's.
The buyer said it was OX True Temper and the photo seemed to confirm this, which helped me later narrow it down to a 2002 model.
So obviously I now have to post it in the 1998 > section, rather than the >1997 section which I nearly did to start with!
I wasn't expecting much for my 47 English pounds, but was pleasantly surprised when I picked it up, the picture from eBay as attached just doesn't do it justice at all.
It's got the Ritchey dropouts and rear brake guide (so no dog collar thing or whatever they used to call it!) and is in an almost Marin Zolatone, grey colour.
The plan is a bit of a mish mash of parts from throughout the 90's. I've been into cycling long enough to know what parts I really like and I've broken enough parts to know those that will last the distance! I like understated so that may be a theme but I also like the retro look so that will also feature too! For most of the parts there is no decision to be made, (Marzocchi Z2 forks, Chris King Headset, Flite saddle, Hope hubs, Mavic CD Ceramic rims) but other parts are going to be a bit of trial and error. It would be too easy to slap XTR M950/1/2 and make it look really stealth like, but I'm going to try to shy away from M950 wherever I can.
Anyway watch this space