Anthony wrote:
It's a 1995 Explosif. The 1995 catalogue isn't anywhere on the web as yet I'm afraid. The frame is similar to the ones in 1996 and 1997, made of Columbus Max OR.
If you do a search on here for Koma, you should find a 1995 Explosif that has been tastefully repainted quite recently. On the other hand, Argos have been Kona's appointed warranty repairer since way back when, so you may well find that they have repainted a 1995 Explosif before and have retained a record of the colour mix. Certainly, nobody in the UK is going to get closer to the original colour than them. It should look very much like the ones below.
The original US specification of the bike is here
http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/Bike ... &Type=bike
Anthony,
Thanks so much your a legend! Is the 1995 Exsplosif "Koma" you mention the one in the pic you attached (light one) or is there another one on the site as i can't find it? (sorry not brilliant on forums)
Going to contact argos today about the paint job/decals etc.....
Also can you advise on me on forks, I want to put a nice clean pair of black carbon forks on it. I am not a small guy 15-15.5stone (variable) and want a nice strong fork that will not fail on me & give me cosmetic surgery.
RC31? White bros? Or orig project 2's (not carbon)
Also can you advise on the size/geomitry required for the 95 exsplosif? guess they will bead threadless? so a-headset rather than the quill i have now in the mag 21's!
Cheers