Recent content by cjrretro

Not ignoring advice Tel :? , local branch of EBC is Aberdeen....bought the Allez 16 speed from them in 2006, I am calling the head set the shifters I apologise..was told over the phone that my current Sorta shifters limit what I can do ie like fitting Tiagra 9-10 speed compact crank and rear...

Cheers lads...bike is booked into my local ECB later in month. Fitting a Shimano 2300 compact and new BB. Cheap <£100 upgrades, I will be asking about 8 ring cassettes I can upgrade to. I was told Sora headset limits my choices, bike is 16 speed. I will ask about fitting an SRAM 11/28 onto the...

Chaps, looking at converting my current winter bike (Specialized Allez 2006 Double) into a Cyclocross, are 28mm width tyres as wide as I can go? I know a daft question but I'd have to buy the tyres and if they do not fit a major PITA. Wheelset is Fulcrum 5s. Also changing out the high geared...

Seen those Tim, but having some of the examples sold on this forum (not just Kona ...) I'll hold out for a prime example. Actually the Kona Hahanna (1996) sold a few days ago on for £200 was a perfect condition example. Well maintained derailers and crankset/chain were immaculate ..... was very...

I recall the Shimano DEORE Groupset Anthony on mine......Anyway I am becoing better informed on the years/variants. I never appreciated what I had until I lost it. :( . Wonderfully light, really responsive on any hill, just a perfect bike for my needs. This is the cube that replace it...

Definitely be keeping my eye on the classifieds this is exactly what I'd be looking for ..... http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=223508 Lovely lovely .... so hard trying to find a simple lightweight MTB hence going retro ... some of the bikes I see in here are stunning.

That looks identically like my 1992 LD .... in fact mine may have been a 1993. I hear you brothers about budget - was just not sure of the Kona range after 1995! as I was happily using my LD, my old LD just succumbed to all old allen screws corroding.....never even knew of this site when I...

Cheers Anthony....I noticed a very nice example of a 1996 Kona Hahanna (Gold/Grey P2s) just sold for £200 on Ebay. I actually joined this site after daily droolings on the MTB sale forum.!

I then replaced that with a Cube Ltd Pro CLS ....... but not a patch on my old Lava Dome (so gave that to my teenage son). So I am currently looking at old school retro bikes....looking for a simple hardtail, no shox, nice simple steel chromoloy or aluminium...... I have seen Kona later...