As above, most threaded/bolt on pads will work - I use Kool Stop Supra 2 pads, you can reverse the order of the washers to adjust clearance dependent on rim width etc.
I really want to get on board with the modern cloth bartape thing - it looks cool, is eco/reusable etc, but it also potentially means wearing gloves with padding which either means gel (ugh) or foam…
Not listened yet, but a link to a podcast interview with Heilbron covering the sale to Kent Outdoors up to now has been posted on the Kona site;
https://konaworld.com/blogs/cog/listen-to-jake-heilbron-on-bikes-and-big-ideas-podcast-on-blister
I agree the geometry is similar to an Overbury's Pioneer of the era, though the brake placement on the chainstays and the fork remind me more of a Bromwich (image stolen from @narcotitlan 's thread here - https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1988-fillet-brazed-bromwich-531-sold.379920/ );
Interesting, if it’s a copy it’s a very good quality one. The molding seems near identical and the quality of the plastic and printing is at least as good as a genuine one.
Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere - couldn’t find anything via search.
This morning I acquired an immaculate Crud Catcher in red, only the second I’ve ever seen - the first was ten years ago, also pictured below.
Question is; the logos are different; I now realise I’ve never seen...
May sound strange, but the Cinelli ‘glow in the dark’ C Ribbon would go really well with those tyres and the rest of the colour scheme - it is a weird kind of off white in daylight.
There are a few builders I really admire, but in terms of grail-type rarity the one I’d really love to find would be a Thanet - with the weird bottom bracket and stays… preferably at the bottom of a pile of unloved bikes, ‘just take it away mate’ type price etc…