ClassicDodo
Kona Fan
Well, that's my dream bike snuck in at the end 
BoTM BoTM May 2022 nominations - Kona Special, dedicated to the memory of @pipmeister
Bike of The Month
2manyoranges
Senior Retro Guru
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Ok, here you go; my:
@magas 1996 Kona Explosif
owned by me from new. During all that years it had some kit on it until I decided to bring it back to OE-spec. some years ago. Somewhere at RB there are pics. of the rebuild but I could not find them.
I'm not into BoTM but for the memory of Pip this is a must for me.
For me, the splatter paint CinderCone is the essence of the early gen trail-smashing steel rigs…whereas this is the ‘feel’ of the really hard-charging days of the late 90s…that colourway is particularly redolent of that blossoming time….
…I remember a day (I‘m saying that a lot now) when Chris was tanking down the bridleway into Alfriston, flints everywhere, a canopy of damp trees above, and we heard him cursing and blinding at the top of his voice, behind us. He’d just built a rig which was almost exactly as the green one here, and a flint had come up off the front wheel and really whanged the bottom bracket shell. He was furious. Really furious. Calm down boy, sh+t happens…..
Once A Hero
Old School Grand Master
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This is just the thread for applying to be in the poll.
A few days after the end of the month @raidan73 will create a separate thread, collating all the entrants, with a poll giving you the ability to vote on your favourite
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C'mon guys, I know there are even more Konas out there!!
Some absolute stunners so far, but I can still think of a few we haven't seen in this thread yet....
Some absolute stunners so far, but I can still think of a few we haven't seen in this thread yet....
A 92 and 93 Kilauea would be good to see, 90 Cindercone, 89 Fire Mountain, if you've got them get them on
Once A Hero
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Almost missed the deadline!
Once A Hero’s ‘Campag’ Kona Explosif
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Once A Hero’s ‘Campag’ Kona Explosif
1990 Kona Explosif - Finished! see Page 4
One of the next on the work stand for me is this 1990 Kona Explosif. Bit of a poster bike for me at the time, but I joined the mountain biking scene a bit too late, and other kit was more affordable for me so I never pursued actually buying one. I did flirt with one around ‘92, by having a...
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1993 was the best year for Konas - Everyone knows that!
Moar 1993's!!
Moar 1993's!!
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