Well its done and has been ridden around the block.
Super thanks to those that helped with the spec, finding parts and general advice. Special thanks to Steve from Whites Bikes for the build, general knowledge of all things Retro MTB. Also huge shout out to Steve Behr who took the original...
Well its done. Here is a pic of the it before the replacement stickers were applied. Need to go out and take a few pics
Will do a proper write up detailing the build and issues crossed along the way.
A while ago (sept 2016) I decided to build a Kona Hei Hei, thought about what to do for ages and settled on trying to recreate Steve Peats 1993 Kona Hei Hei. Firstly because it was a pretty cool bike and secondly as I wanted something that would be a challenge to source the parts for. Started...
Shot of the Hope Cable pull brake set up. Different mount to the one steve used but this is one for Marzocchi as sold by Hope. The one Steve was using I think was a custom hack of some existing mount for Rock Shox forks.
I tried plastidip the calliper red but it didn't take. You can see some...
Teaser shot of the front end.
Managed to get the fork boots and control centre headset in. Stickers will be on the forks later in the week.
Seat and seatpost with the red clamp parts.
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Well it's beet a while but I am 95% done with collecting parts for this build.
The bike is half together and is looking pretty sweet. Still have to get the hope calliper painted red, looked into anodising but in Australia there is no one doing it. Managed to find a place who can do clear or...
wheels arrived today, had to drop them in with a fork to see how it looks.
Mag21 should be here in a week or so, then will get cracking and build it up.
Image from the 1994 Catalogue
Specs from the 1994 Catalogue
The decals are original as far as I can tell.
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/d/1 ... GT1994.pdf
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