96 Kona Kilauea
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claud butler
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very nice, just looking at building my own first build which is a kona, nothing as nice as that tho, i like the forks too! gettin lots of ideas from everyone looking round here!
It's a nice looking build, although it is cheating a bit to have a size 17 because all size 17 Konas look quite good!meyekel":bly2mwbm said:
I agree with Geoff that the fork looks good on it, but I'm puzzled by what you say about the axle to crown length. The frame is definitely 'suspension-corrected', and was designed for a 41cm a-c fork. That's from the centre of the axle to the base of the crown race. So it would have a 71 degree head angle with a 41cm P2 or with your Kelly fork and that is what it was designed for. There's nothing wrong though with fitting a non suspension-corrected fork if you prefer even livelier handling - a 38/39cm fork would give you a head angle of 72-73 degrees.
Thanks Anthony, I know that you're the resident Kona guru around these parts. It could be the rigid fork (which I haven't ridden one in decades) or the gummy Michelin tires or a combo of both but the bike felt like it was pushing around corners and not too confidence inspiring. It rides a lot more snappy with the current forks on the bike but I am sure that it is a fact of getting it dialed in properly for my riding. Thanks again for your valued input! One last parting shot...
It’s worth bearing in mind that although the slightly shorter fork and higher head angle makes for quite lively steering, you also have quite a long, low stem and bars with little sweep back. A riding position with your hands well ahead of the steerer/pivot point makes the steering less lively. So if the combination of that bar/stem position with the shorter fork gives you the kind of steering that you like, then clearly it’s good design.
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Well hello Killy!
