1997 Kona Manomano

[Danone]

Here's my dad's Kona Fire Manomano, he was 34 when he bought it and just got into mountain biking. My friends at school thought he was really cool for riding it!

Cycology (now known as Berkshire Cycles) swapped the original Rock Shox Indy XCs for Marzocchi Bomber Z1s, since then we noticed Kona themselves using Marzocchi forks on most of their XC/DH bikes.

 

[coomber]

Lovely lovely and I like the roox finishing parts.

But please give it a clean. And regrease. Looks a bit sad with all that dried mud!

 

[saltyman]

I'd love one of these

 

[superstu]

Fantastic bike, looks brilliant. Great kit, and Z1s a much better fit than indys

I'd have to agree with coomber, maybe a T cut to get the frame back to its original best, and a good clean, grease and lube up and it would be good to go

 

[al-onestare]

Am I right in saying these are fairly rare? It's the first one I've seen on here anyway.

 

[mrcpea]

Love the Z1's. Rode a pair on my Zaskar for years. Bombproof

 

[Tec Diver]

These photos will give you a blast from the past. Me riding my 1997 Manomano at either the Cheddar Challenge or the NPS DH Round at Cheddar the same year (1997), I can't remember which.
Check out my snazzie Royal Navy Cycling kit over my Xeno Hard Nox body Armour and my old Troy Lee helmet with detachable mouth guard. Old School!!!!!!!!!!

I still have the frame and the body armour actually but am thinking of selling the frame on if anyone is interested.
PM me for details and more photos.

 

[Danone]

That's awesome, thanks for noticing. It still doesn't seem that long ago though! Are those Marzocchi Bombers' too? How well did it handle on that course?

I'd love to take this bike out for a ride one day, i've never ridden it as my dad would never let me.

 

[coomber]

Have you cleaned it yet Danone?!

 

[kirbdug]

i bought one new bitd and put spin wheels on it

only had it for 6 months as it was too boingy on the flat stuff, but it did look good with the wheels and yellow flite

kirbdug