1988 Kona Fire Mountain is original/excellent condition

[GoldenEraMTB]

http://cgi.ebay.com/KONA-FIRE-MOUNTAIN- ... 286.c0.m14

entry level old Kona

 

[DoctorRad]

Was that Suntour Rollercam on the rear original spec in 1988? Gotta be worth it to someone for that alone

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

it's pricey for what it is...even for the parts, but condition is everything, right??

 

[Anthony]

I've never seen one of these before. The catalogue '1988' Fire Mountain (which apparently came out in 198 was black. This is the colour of the '1990' Fire Mountain (which apparently came out in 1989), but the specification is much more that of the '88', including the curved forks (but not, as has been said, the rear brake). So could there have been an interim range, between the '88' and the '90'?

As to price, how can that be expensive for a bike of some historical interest and in such fine condition, one might ask? It's interesting though that most people on this site seem to buy bikes to ride them, and it would be almost a shame to ride this, after it has been kept in such a good state for such a long time (especially if you're as clumsy as me). Whereas many of those who do battle on mtbr-vcr seem to be collectors of what are called 'garage queens', so you would think that they might be more interested in this kind of specimen. Except that it's a Kona, and they're more interested in Fujiwadas or whatever, which are extremely rare because only five were ever made (and it might be uncharitable to wonder why). So maybe you're right, maybe it is expensive. Blow it on a bad night out instead.

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

I've never seen one of these before. The catalogue '1988' Fire Mountain (which apparently came out in 198 was black. This is the colour of the '1990' Fire Mountain (which apparently came out in 1989), but the specification is much more that of the '88', including the curved forks (but not, as has been said, the rear brake). So could there have been an interim range, between the '88' and the '90'?

As to price, how can that be expensive for a bike of some historical interest and in such fine condition, one might ask? It's interesting though that most people on this site seem to buy bikes to ride them, and it would be almost a shame to ride this, after it has been kept in such a good state for such a long time (especially if you're as clumsy as me). Whereas many of those who do battle on mtbr-vcr seem to be collectors of what are called 'garage queens', so you would think that they might be more interested in this kind of specimen. Except that it's a Kona, and they're more interested in Fujiwadas or whatever, which are extremely rare because only five were ever made (and it might be uncharitable to wonder why). So maybe you're right, maybe it is expensive. Blow it on a bad night out instead.

expensive...relatively. Add another $125 to that price and nab yourself a mid-80s fat city with cooler spec is my point. But for the Kona fan and as a cool bike to fly around on and lock up with no worries...it's fine.

When space is limited, one must prioritize...this would be a bike I end up selling again, and probably at a loss if I were to buy it at that price. That's what I meant by expensive.

 

[Skeelsie]

Condition is as good as you'd hope for outside of being boxed up in the back of a bike shop.

The specs were always a bit cacky on the early bikes but it looks as it was from factory.

Interesting that the curved forks were still called Project 2, if you're a Kona fanboy not affected by the economy then this is a must have.