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H He already tried that, but he thinks its chemically bonded to the frame

Its pretty rough, the previous owner tried a couple things, im considering filing it and just using it as a shim 😂

Yeah for sure, any tips for getting a stuck seatpost out 😂

Hey Pip i just picked up a Kona Hot for free just has a stuck seatpost it is TET 640 can you help me id it

Hi, i am selling allegedly max jones’ (2x world champion, Mtb hall of famer) 1993 Kona Hot custom made by Tom Teesdale, it was sent to him with a coat of custom black race paint and no decals except the tange ultimate, it has a fluted down tube, xtr front and rear, a titanium obeam seatpost...

Yeah, there are only 2 pics of him on the web and i just showed this one to say he liked racing on black no decal frames. Also, this kona hot was custom cut for Max

Heres one

Yep, so i got it from a seller in the bc area who picked it up from Max Jones back in the early 2000s, he told me details of the pro rider who got sent the frame from Kona and all the details matched with Max Jones, me and Pip on retrobike deduced that as well, and the seller originally would...

Hi, i am selling max jones’ (2x world champion, Mtb hall of famer) 1993 Kona Hot custom made by Tom Teesdale, it was sent to him with a coat of custom black race paint and no decals except the tange ultimate, it has a fluted down tube, xtr front and rear, a titanium obeam seatpost, various parts...

At last the build is complete, planning on adding a velocity stem and p2 later down the road as money comes. It has shimano paralax hubs, xt hub in the rear, xtr front and rear derailleurs, the original obeam and a plethora of parts from a donor bike including the fork which was serviced...

Hi, my name is Eli, I'm 15 and have a passion for restoring vintage bikes and riding them, i have recently come upon a 1993 Kona Hot TET #769 (there is nothing better than a mid or early 90s steel Kona... except maybe a yeti with a tioga and purple anodized parts) the previous owner was Max...

Yeah, i am planning on saving up for one or willing to have someone give me one :) that being said i am going for og spec, ive already gotten a titanium seatpost an obeam one and xtr front and rear derailleurs How would i go about having a moderator move it, im kinda new here

Yeah i totally will keep everyone updated on here... so far i have most parts gathered, im just waiting for a piece for the headset, i cant afford a p2 at the moment so i am going to slap on this spinner mtb fork from 93 it has a pretty cool black to purple fade... also i put on the og titanium...

Yep, its an expensive past time for a 15 year old but a super fun one!

Thanks! Also me and Pip have found that we believe it to have been ridden by Max Jones! Mtb Hall of Famer, and 2 time world champion!

Hi, my name is Eli, I'm 15 and have a passion for restoring old bikes, i have recently come upon a 1993 Kona Hot TET #769, the previous owner got it from a privateer who was a pro/ semi pro racer from Kelowna, Canada who got the frame custom made and sent to him by Kona for his race season, it...

Also, I went to the lbs today to look for some retro parts for my kona hot build, turns out that someone had given them a try kona hot full xtr group, but the seatposg was seized bad bad, so they gave it away and parted it out, I'm going to try to reach out to the guy who got the frame, and see...

Yep it is a 7 I decided to ask the seller. And he confirmed my suspicions