Über rare titanium: 2000 Kona Score
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Re: He shoots, he scores!! Kona content
I would say that the chances are very slim but to be honest I'm not sure that I want to!!
konaman1":1rvsaf19 said:Lovely that
Can't be many of these in Britain, are you going to be able to get glow in the dark decals re produced?
I would say that the chances are very slim but to be honest I'm not sure that I want to!!
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Re: He shoots, he scores!! Kona content
Wow. Well done !! Probably the smallest ti kona I ever saw. NICE !! what year is it ? Just received my 2k kk frame this morning !! And not so much models have disk tab.
Will follow your thread to see the finished work !!
Wow. Well done !! Probably the smallest ti kona I ever saw. NICE !! what year is it ? Just received my 2k kk frame this morning !! And not so much models have disk tab.
Will follow your thread to see the finished work !!
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Re: He shoots, he scores!! Kona content
They were only made in 2000 and in very limited numbers - not sure if it was 100 of each of the three sizes or 100 total, this one is KS15022 (Kona Score, 15", number 022). From what I've read, they were so expensive to manufacture that in order to hit a reasonable price point they would've made a loss, so they were pulled from the range.
I've tried to get some better photo's but my skill with a camera coupled with the Ti finish don't seem to make for great pictures.....
They were only made in 2000 and in very limited numbers - not sure if it was 100 of each of the three sizes or 100 total, this one is KS15022 (Kona Score, 15", number 022). From what I've read, they were so expensive to manufacture that in order to hit a reasonable price point they would've made a loss, so they were pulled from the range.
I've tried to get some better photo's but my skill with a camera coupled with the Ti finish don't seem to make for great pictures.....
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Allright, just heard fews words about this mystery/legendery frame. Lovely !!
What about the future built ?
Allright, just heard fews words about this mystery/legendery frame. Lovely !!
What about the future built ?
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Re: He shoots, he scores!! Kona content
To be honest I don't know yet. I was so concerned about actually getting the frame that I haven't really thought about the build. I have a nice period correct Raceface chainset and a pair of XT M750 mechs. Not sure whether to run modern forks or something like Z1's from the correct era. Not even sure whether to run discs or V's. May even go 1x9 :?: :?: :?:
There are a couple of others nearer the top of the list so the only certainty is that this one will take some time!
kikideparis":1nv3yce1 said:
To be honest I don't know yet. I was so concerned about actually getting the frame that I haven't really thought about the build. I have a nice period correct Raceface chainset and a pair of XT M750 mechs. Not sure whether to run modern forks or something like Z1's from the correct era. Not even sure whether to run discs or V's. May even go 1x9 :?: :?: :?:
There are a couple of others nearer the top of the list so the only certainty is that this one will take some time!
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Might I suggest RC31forks and XTR V brakes?
Re: He shoots, he scores!! Kona content
My take on the Score is that it was designed for a 110mm Z1 QR20 with wide bars, 75mm stem (so says the geometry chart) and definitely disc brakes. If it was mine I'd be building it straight away, but first I would want to measure it. Size-wise it looks as though it's way too small for most of the people ogling it in this thread, but I'm guessing it's got a top tube of about 535mm c-c (same as a size 16 xc Kona), combined with a 15" seat tube and a 11cm head tube? Weight is supposed to be over 4lbs, so it must be very stiff by ti standards, but so it should be as it's designed to be a much burlier bike than an xc.
The most important thing though is the head angle. The catalogue quotes 71 degrees, but Kona head angle quotes are totally meaningless, so before building it I would want to mock it up with say a 100mm fork and measure the static head angle to see what you've really got there.
You don't sound as though you actually want it very much, now you've got it!raidan73":1j3kdmrz said:
My take on the Score is that it was designed for a 110mm Z1 QR20 with wide bars, 75mm stem (so says the geometry chart) and definitely disc brakes. If it was mine I'd be building it straight away, but first I would want to measure it. Size-wise it looks as though it's way too small for most of the people ogling it in this thread, but I'm guessing it's got a top tube of about 535mm c-c (same as a size 16 xc Kona), combined with a 15" seat tube and a 11cm head tube? Weight is supposed to be over 4lbs, so it must be very stiff by ti standards, but so it should be as it's designed to be a much burlier bike than an xc.
The most important thing though is the head angle. The catalogue quotes 71 degrees, but Kona head angle quotes are totally meaningless, so before building it I would want to mock it up with say a 100mm fork and measure the static head angle to see what you've really got there.
