6 bikes added to the garage suddenly, Kona and Scott

[FluffyChicken]

Re:

That's the thread, good chance these where specifically specced for the 1995/6 market then. Rather than the earlier using old frames method.

 

[keny]

Good find. Look to be in reasonable condition

What are your plans, keep one or two of the best and ebay the rest?

I have a small dream that I will need them to, so I will make them in ridable condission and plan to run guided retro MTB rides in my home city for tourists on weekends incoming summer. If the thing will not be a hit, I might sell the frames that are to big for me.

 

[keny]

Re: Re:

This bit refers to the frames made date.
Fairly (place it is made)
5 1995
06 June

If I have it right
Which would probaby make it a 1996 'model' frame, or late 1995 model year frame. There probably is little difference between them.

It does tell you it's not the high end frames though as Explosif where Hxxx for these years if I remember correctly. That and you can easily tell by looking at it.

Thanks! Have to look at the other frames numbers as well, spechally the older one.

Anyone has some idea of the Scotts age, sizeing?

 

[al-onestare]

The Niihau is interesting (learnt something new today). Is it double butted? I think so, if you could take a picture of the seatpost stickers that would help. If it is double butted I'd be surprised it was made at Fairly but I could be completely wrong!! I can't remember if they'd shipped out all production to Taiwan by then (1994/95).

 

[dirttorpedo]

That Scott is pretty cool.

 

[FluffyChicken]

The Niihau is interesting (learnt something new today). Is it double butted? I think so, if you could take a picture of the seatpost stickers that would help. If it is double butted I'd be surprised it was made at Fairly but I could be completely wrong!! I can't remember if they'd shipped out all production to Taiwan by then (1994/95).

Fairly is Taiwan and they'd been there for a while. The explosif along with sone cindies i believe was Hodaka and only the USA made 'custom' frames where different for most of the 90s.

As far as I am aware.

What did you think?

 

[Kona-Ian]

Nice bikes dude. Why not whip a tape measure out and measure them

 

[keny]

The Niihau is interesting (learnt something new today). Is it double butted? I think so, if you could take a picture of the seatpost stickers that would help. If it is double butted I'd be surprised it was made at Fairly but I could be completely wrong!! I can't remember if they'd shipped out all production to Taiwan by then (1994/95).

Here a pic of the sticker

Fork sticker

The fork stickers look 1995ish to me, different to the other three 1996 bikes.

 

[keny]

Nice bikes dude. Why not whip a tape measure out and measure them

I actually did it, and the Niihau is a 18", the Koa as LawaDome is size 19" and the Firemountain is a 20", that based on the wheelbase.

The CinderCone seem to be a 20" to? but dont have a referense as dont know year. Frame number must be photoed whit a proper camera to make sure of it.

 

[Kona-Ian]

Cinder Cone looks big there matey..gotta be that.