I’m not a boutique brand kind of person. Had Paul’s and proshift in the past and always sold it on.Paul Components
I think it’s down to the fact I never saw any back in the day but did see XTR everywhere
97 Ku build & now a 98 Ku
- Thread starter d8mok
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I think it’s down to the fact I never saw any back in the day but did see XTR everywhere
Made a start on actually assembling these two. Mainly to find a direction , work out what I need and also actually make some progress.
The 97 is going to be mainly silver parts - M739 , middleburn , SID and likely some X517 wheels or Crossmax.
The 98 is going with black parts as much as possible. Brakes may end up being changed to XTR. Wheels will be Crossmax and it’s likely going to be m950.
I’ve decided to go with a 98 Z2 in this striking metallic red colour to complement the green sparkle in the frame. Thomson stem and post , and hopefully some black Raceface when I get some.
I can’t lie that pressing the CK into this frame made me very nervous even with a slight mod to it.
The 97 is going to be mainly silver parts - M739 , middleburn , SID and likely some X517 wheels or Crossmax.
The 98 is going with black parts as much as possible. Brakes may end up being changed to XTR. Wheels will be Crossmax and it’s likely going to be m950.
I’ve decided to go with a 98 Z2 in this striking metallic red colour to complement the green sparkle in the frame. Thomson stem and post , and hopefully some black Raceface when I get some.
I can’t lie that pressing the CK into this frame made me very nervous even with a slight mod to it.
Monkeeee01
Senior Retro Guru
Both of those colours are difficult to choose a form for. I think I’d be going a Pace or something black/carbon/silver on both
Pace on a Kona? Noooooo…..
I’ve decided this is how they going with forks now . Parts are subject to change though
Monkeeee01
Senior Retro Guru
Fair enough mate, enjoy and build them as you want. They are both very special!!!!
Monkeeee01
Senior Retro Guru
I do like the 1st gen Crossmax on them both though!!
I need to find two saddles (amongst other bits) for these two builds.
Most of my bikes have Flites as they are easy to come by, but i may look at something different for these.
The green one i feel would suit a SDG? Would a cow print one be too much?
Orange build is quite a lightweight one, so maybe a flite is best.
I also need some wheels for the orange one. They need to be silver or black (not grey) and have some fancy hubs or even just XT (not XTR)
Most of my bikes have Flites as they are easy to come by, but i may look at something different for these.
The green one i feel would suit a SDG? Would a cow print one be too much?
Orange build is quite a lightweight one, so maybe a flite is best.
I also need some wheels for the orange one. They need to be silver or black (not grey) and have some fancy hubs or even just XT (not XTR)
