Retromod. What happens when an old classic gets a rebirth

[adamgent]

As you can tell it is nothing like we remember!

This is the 2007 Hei Hei which was lauched in Austria this week. Clearly full sus but I don't know if it is Ti or Alu.

 

[Simon]

Scandium, supposedly. I wouldn't touch it with a very long bargepole - everything (or almost everything) that's wrong with modern bikes.

 

[scant]

dont see whats wrong with it? deffo wrong to re-use such a famous old skool kona name tho!

 

[john]

dont see whats wrong with it? deffo wrong to re-use such a famous old skool kona name tho!

Agreed. What's the point in badging it as a hei hei?

 

[scant]

my mate curly saw the retro bikes at the specialized stand at SSMM & asked if they had an epics (steel lugged carbon frames 88-92) & the specialized rep pointed to a 05 XC FS bike. names get re-used even when they have little to no correspondence to the older bikes.. even more amusing when the reps have no knowledge of the previous bikes

 

[cchris2lou]

I read that Specialized are launching a limited edition of a steel stumpjumper .

 

[SLIM]

and reissuing the old ground control tyres ( MTBR )

 

[scant]

ha! retro must be IN fashion

 

[SLIM]

us lot in fashion , NAHH were to old for that now

 

[kingroon]

What is up with those Kona graphics?? That font is one ugly script.. :shock: