Kona Explosif Project

Firstly hello everybody, been lurking a while but this is my first post

photo's to follow can't add them to first post apparently

Well as you can see it's a Hahanna not an Explosif! But as the Explosif was the first bike I lusted after as a young lad that is what I'm aiming towards!

Spec (followed by ideal selection):
Frame: Kona Hahanna 16" 1995 (Explosif 16" 93-95)
Fork : Project 2 sport (Project 2 triple butted)
Headset: YST (Impact/Control Centre)

Crank: M-900 XTR
B/B: UN-72
R/mech: M-567 LX (M-900 XTR)
F/mech: M-735 XT (M-900 XTR)
Shifters: M-560 LX (M-735 XT Thumbshifters)
Chain: Union 7 spd (best 8spd chain I can get)
Cassette: Shimano 7spd (best 8spd Shimano I can get)
Cables: Fibrax (Gore Ride-On)
Pedals: Wellgo platform /PD-M540 Spd (PD-M525 Spd)

Brake Levers: M-560 LX (Dia-Compe SS-5)
Brake Calipers: M-560 Cantis (M-900 XTR)

Rims: Mavic 230 SBP 32h
Hubs: Ringlé Bubba front, Hope Ti-glide rear
Spokes: Dt Comp Alloy Nipples
Tyres: Irc Mythos XC 1.95" (modern Nobby Nic's I'm afraid! I want to ride it. Old tyres are scary!)

Bar: Kona Race-Light slim 165
Stem: Velocity (lighter version if there is one)
Seatpost: Kalloy (Silver USE)
Saddle: SDG Bel-air (Flite)
Grips: Onza Ulés

Any help locating parts would be much appreciated, thanks. I will update this thread as the parts (and the money to buy them!) accumulate.

Cheers for looking.

Ben.

Photo's:
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benjabbi":t2iwbf5j said:

Photo's:

[/img]http://flickr.com/photos/jabbi/4938556824[/img]

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Hi.

Thought I'd help you about a bit with the image urls.

Thankyou Mike, where did l Igo wrong?

The url's weren't quite right. In you flickr album select the image you want to use. Right click on the image and select the size you want. The right click again and select 'view image'. Copy the url from you browser to post it here. Click the 'Img' button then paste the url, cclick the img button again and your done.

It should look something like this:




Whats the plans with this bike then matey?

......love the colour.....

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=114225
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=115144
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=112309
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=114901

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=114225

Have to say I think that looks great, the lines are just right. I wasn't a fan of that particular colour at the time (and it's still pretty dull compared to the Fire Mountain's deep metallic red and the Lava Dome's fantastic green) but it's quite classy looking.

Didn't it come with awful gripshift shifters originally? Not a great loss!

The 94 Hahanna was the bike that got me hooked on Konas... A friend got one which I had one shot of and that was it. I couldn't believe how light and nimble it was to ride. Until then I'd thought they were a bit odd looking and just another fad!