Recent content by Troy74

It really is a superior bike - theres no denying that.

Here's the fishy scale welds on my 94 Kileau 😂😂 I'll take a pick of my son's 2003 Lana'l and my 2006 Fire Mountain welds tomorrow - just for fun right ? 😂

I understand that Joe Murray didn't build them and he was just a designer but as an English guy living in Sweden, Scandinavian designers are really respected so even long after they're dead if a design is continued to be manufactured the original designer is always associated with it even if the...

Hang on didn't someone say in another thread that if a Kona doesn't have the fish scale weld joints on the frame then it's post-Joe Murray??

I've owned and enjoyed Kona bikes since the mid 90s and like to think I have a good eye for what's Joe Murray and what came later and I can see it in the evolution of the bike that I bought from the mid 90s onwards that this bike I have is definitely from that heritage - my 1996 Fire Mountain...

That's pretty definitive and that's exactly the story I heard recently from someone else so I guess we can say that 95 is the cut off because we know that he did design for 1994

When I took it into my local bike shop the other day the guy said "oh wow nice to see a Murry frame" and I explained it was a 93/94 frame so wasn't sure it was Murray's design and he said he believed that the cutoff is 95 as the frames pre-95 would definitely still be using Murry specs 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Well this is the bike in question -

Hi is the 1994 Kona Kilauea a Joe Murry designed bike ? Thanks

Ha it was me who bought that one on eBay - before I saw the link here - it was more of a deep scratch than a crack - I'll take my chances with it - didn't have many other options anyway Thanks though !

Hi I'm trying to date this Kona Fire Mountain - I think it's 2004 ? Thanks for your input - have attached pics

Wanted Front 26" Mavic 230 SBP rim - just destroyed mine ! Thing is I'm in Sweden so need it to be posted there Many thanks Troy

Any suggestions for something more modern is still appreciated

Trouble is I'm in Sweden so shipping might be an issue but I'll put a wanted add up thanks

Hi there firstly thanks for helping me date my Kona. However I have just found out in a pretty serious way that the rims on this bike don't like high pressures. It had a 26" Mavic 230 SBP which just exploded on me - see pic. I feel like I'm unlikely to locate a second hand one easily and...