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Jones
PostPosted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:55 pm 
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I think its finally finished :roll: apart from champagne coloured xc pro cantis that I need to put on :)

A bit of a hotch potch of parts but I like it :) the weird thing is :? although its only a mid range Kona more people stop me to talk about it than any other bike I've ever owned :shock:

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Beautiful colourway. looks really elegant. How is the charge saddle? Also what is the outer chainring?
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Loving the look of that... I really need a kona...
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Really nice.
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I had one of them BITD and never really lavished the love and attention on it that you obviously have...makes me sad that I got rid of it :(. The saddle and ring really set off the frame colour well, it's looking very cool indeed.
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Sweet 8)

But i'd fit a nicer seatpost.
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Cheers all :) its a Syncros outer ring :wink:

I'd fit a better seatpost if I could fine a decent one in 26.8mm :shock: just can't find one :?
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Superb work Steve, in your usual good taste. I like everything except the big ring and the up-turned bars. Inspired saddle choice too, I wouldn't have thought of that, I must confess.
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Cheers all :) its a Syncros outer ring :wink:

I'd fit a better seatpost if I could find a decent one in 26.8mm :shock: just can't find one :?
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Jones wrote:
I'd fit a better seatpost if I could fine a decent one in 26.8mm :shock: just can't find one :?


If finding 'just the right part' was easy, then this game would be boring :wink:
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