1990 Kona Explosif

[feetabix]

.....cotton bud in warm soapy water in those bolt heads on the fork crown.........perfectionist??.......moi??

 

[stew-b]

.....cotton bud in warm soapy water in those bolt heads on the fork crown.........perfectionist??.......moi??

and the straddle cable bolt is the wrong way round imo

 

[Tad]

.....cotton bud in warm soapy water in those bolt heads on the fork crown.........perfectionist??.......moi??

and the straddle cable bolt is the wrong way round imo

Back one's on the right way though

 

[feetabix]

......that bean can could do with t-cutting and perhaps anodising too....... :roll:

 

[bedraggled]

......that bean can could do with t-cutting and perhaps anodising too....... :roll:

It's rice pudding (I think)

I'll find out when I open it

 

[feetabix]

ha!!!...."ye olde oak" hot dog sausages in brine is my cycle perch of choice......each to their own though i guess...............sorry,enough now......

 

[bedraggled]

.....cotton bud in warm soapy water in those bolt heads on the fork crown.........perfectionist??.......moi??

and the straddle cable bolt is the wrong way round imo

 

[feetabix]

ha....thats more like it!!!.....great paint job by the way.....

 

[al-onestare]

I wasn't going to post pictures until I got some Suntour pedals and Kona grips but the saddle arrived this morning and I couldn't resist.

By the time I manage to get pedals and grips it probably won't be clean any more.

Except for the pedals and grips the spec is the same as here http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/mai ... emId=12076

 

[hamster]

The front brakes will be pretty dreadful like that as the straddle cable is far too long. All the effort is going to pull the cantis upwards not together. The straddle needs to be as short and low as possible - essentially less than 20mm off the tyre.
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/cantilever-geometry.html