Recent content by TheAntsPants

Very nice. 98 Explosif was my first Kona and the best that I have ridden. Atom bombs are very easy to service yourself. No special tools required. Most of the time you just need to replace the oil.

Agreed, for me they peaked in '98. Up to that time their unorthodox (and arguably unfashionable) selection of tubing and components allowed them to offer more bang for buck, while still offering a ride that outshone many higher priced competitors. That came across to me as a creative and clever...

Perhaps not so relevant for a retrobike, but has anyone tried diy grease guard on cartridge bearings? I am wondering if it is worth drilling a hole in the metal/rubber seal that you can often remove from cartridge bearings. If you have a spare cartridge bearing, you could switch seals when...

Hey Fatboy, I'm interested in 2 top caps, one black, one silver. Would you be able to post to Australia? Can you give me a quote. Cheers!

You might like https://bikepacking.com. Awesome photos and long form reads. Quite a retro feel to some of the articles too. https://bikepacking.com/bikes/cjell-mone-and-his-la-roca/ https://bikepacking.com/plog/tallbikepacking-on-one-inbred/

Your choice of spoke and nipple really depend on your wheelbuilding skills, riding style, weight, front/rear, what you want out of the wheel etc. Are you after light weight, reliability, rigidity? Good advice in general, but everyone is going for brass nipples, so I'll say that I've been happy...

Zefal Deflector FM60. Attaches to the underside of the fork crown, works on suspension or rigid, easy to remove and reattach as needed.

Both for 18" frames. You can take 30-50g off both weights as they have mud guards attachments and star fangled nuts included. '97 fork is much more compliant. Other fork purchased in the noughties. Tetris reflective stickers applied later :).

🤣 🤣🤣 You can make a lot of g'n'ts with that! Definitely shaken not stirred. You've got me beat on both the bike and beverage fronts!

Awesome build! Hits the retro modern sweet spot for me. Shades of Cunningham don't hurt either. I must ask though, what goes in the monster cage and do you need two hands to take a swig;)?

Because I threw a 10 speed derailleur in to the mixo_O From the link I posted above, the formula is: Cable pull * Derailleur shift ratio = Cog pitch I wanted 9 speeds (cheap, available and enough range) and a Zee derailleur (ultra short cage, almost as light as XT), so from the maths settled on...

9 speed shimano cassette and chain, 11 speed xt shifter mated to xt m739 v brake levers, stainless single speed chain ring and 10 speed Zee derailleur. In true franken form it doesn't work perfectly, the largest cog needs a double shift to push it over the line, but everything else works fine...

In my experience steel Konas need facing, both headset and BB. Was wondering if Ti frames are the same? Got a second hand frame and I can't get the outboard BB to spin smoothly and I don't know if its the cheap Chinese bearings or the frame.

One way out of this taxonomic mess is for OP's to use hashtags for each thread. Dunno if such functionality exists, but this would allow #neoretro #disc-v #restomod etc without upsetting the grey beards (too much). Personally, I think this is the best way to stay true to our retrogrouch...